11 Reasons Cate Blanchett Is the Best Part of Cinderella

In the same way that Miranda Priestly saunters into the Runway magazine office in The Devil Wears Prada, Lady Tremaine enters Cinderella with fierceness and finesse. You really can't help but gasp as she sashays her way in.

It's like nails on a chalkboard, in the best way. Which is really saying something. In fact, most of her inflection in general is so on-point, it's eerie.

There's no doubt that Cate Blanchett has not only mastered the role of the wicked stepmother, she's become her. It's quite the spectacle to witness.

Every outfit is just sensational. End of story. And she can rock it in a corset just as well as Cinderella can.

Like, come on. How is this real?

With one look, and one look alone, you can watch her entire diabolical plan unfolding.

Don't you feel so conflicted? On one hand you hate her so much, but you can't help but secretly wish you could be her.

It's true — Lady Tremaine is undeniably vile on the inside. You can't deny Blanchett's beauty, though, and it offers an interesting juxtaposition.

Much like Cinderella's coach, every stepmother moment at the royal ball is pure gold.

One of the most fascinating parts of this iteration of Lady Tremaine is you can't help but feel bad for her. In one of the most intense scenes in the film, she not only interrogates Cinderella about the origin of the glass slippers, but she reveals the tumultuous string of events that turned her into the monster she is.

Never has the term "evil genius" been more applicable. Lady Tremaine is a complicated woman, to be sure, but the way we see her cruelty, her motivation, her beauty, and her determination all at once is truly riveting.