Social drama film. It is the Prequel of the 101 Dalmatian dogs where it is slightly based on the first film and uses some characters but with several variations. Unlike the 2 movies with Dalmatian dogs, Cruella is not a humorous / family movie but has more social character, with a tendency towards drama. Young Estella is a poor girl with a brave and untamed character that is not given to anyone, she will hit back her bullies, but also defend others when they are attacked. This part already shows messages against bullying. This little girl though wants much more, she dreams to become a fashion designer, feels she belongs to the fashion field. The rest of her life brings huge reversals and she struggles alone to stand on her feet, she eventually gets some friends and later she manages to get closer and closer to her dream that is the fashion field. There things are even harder and when she discovers an astonishing truth, she gets blinded from anger and hatred and turns entirely to the cruel and strict Cruella de Vil we know from the next films. The whole story of Estella is a survival journey initially in a cruel world and then the fight for the dream of a little girl. Her life has its up and down and though it has mainly dramatic character and reminds somewhat the classic story of Oliver Twist, there are some bright moments where she gets closer to the conquest of her goal until she has her own House of Fashion, and also her characteristic car and her remote castle we met from classic films. Excellent direction, very well made scenery of old times, great performances from the two "opponents" Emma Stone and Emma Thompson, nice effects in the difficult scenes and in total a serious movie with a social character. But a movie that leads to the viewer to take the part of Estella, as opposed to the classic films we know, and also a movie that changes several characters of the first film resulting in plot incompatibility with the Dalmatians movies, so it is recommended not as a prequel but more as an independent movie. A journey of a poor girl for survival and dreaming! It is recommended to everyone.