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Talking about a movie 6 days after it has released is practically criminal. I know. But I just had to talk a wee bit about Snow White and the Huntsman.
I'd like to start with the truth. The movie Snow white and the Huntsman is NOT a fairy tale. Furthermore, I don't think it is about Snow White OR the Huntsman. Not really. They might as well have sub-titled it as: Snow White and the Huntsman: a journey of the step-mother/witch. A lot of time was given to the witch, Ravenna's past, present and emotions.
The story was confused. Just when I thought "I'm going to get seriously bored now", the story picked up; and just when I thought "wow! This is so good", the pace dropped like cow dung. The pace of story kept dwindling. What added to its drop was the acting; particularly Kristen Stewart's. But truth be told, there has been a 5.8282894729% improvement in her acting skills since the Twilight Saga. For the sake of her movie viewers, I hope it keeps increasing.
On the other hand, I think Charlize Theron made for an amazing evil queen (far batter than Julia Roberts). Her features made for the perfect match of beauty and evil. Chris Hemsworth too did fairly well as the huntsman. Another actor who acted befitted to the character was Sam Spruell as Finn, the queen's brother.
The best part of the movie, for which I thought this review was a must-write, was the symbolization included in the movie.
The creative heads did a a great job of including points and ideas were particularly related to fairy tales. In the beginning of the movie, young Snow White's friend plucks an apple, which falls on the ground and the red, bitten apple then rots and simultaneously the scene fades as the kingdom falls into the arms of evil.
The 3 drops of blood in different parts of the movie were beautifully and strategically placed too.
The presence of dwarves was a good touch too. Truly I didn't think there would be any before I had seen the movie. Even the personality of each of them was pretty much like the ones in the original Snow White by Brothers Grimm.
One great addition to the original story was the mirror, which in the movie, took a human form, visible only to Ravenna and had the support of a great voice-over.
Where Snow White and the Huntsman disappointed...
While they took great efforts and reportedly did a lot of research to get fairy tale elements, they failed on some very basic points. Snow White is supposed to have rosy lips. Stewart's lipstick shade was red nowhere in the film. Furthermore, her lip colour was very unbalanced and even uneven in some places.
While the title of the movie is Snow White and the Huntsman, their chemistry is so mildly treated that until the moment that he kissed her, I had no remote expectation of something possibly happening between them.
The script could have been edited a bit more and made for near perfection.
All in all, the whole movie was filled with characters, locations, animals, names, etc. from classic fables. It made for excellent viewing and was a great fairy tale for the eyes. I say, give it a watch. It is a different perspective of the story we have heard since we remember hearing. You might be pleasantly surprised.
Au revoir,
Miss Bee.
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Talking about a movie 6 days after it has released is practically criminal. I know. But I just had to talk a wee bit about Snow White and the Huntsman.
I'd like to start with the truth. The movie Snow white and the Huntsman is NOT a fairy tale. Furthermore, I don't think it is about Snow White OR the Huntsman. Not really. They might as well have sub-titled it as: Snow White and the Huntsman: a journey of the step-mother/witch. A lot of time was given to the witch, Ravenna's past, present and emotions.
The story was confused. Just when I thought "I'm going to get seriously bored now", the story picked up; and just when I thought "wow! This is so good", the pace dropped like cow dung. The pace of story kept dwindling. What added to its drop was the acting; particularly Kristen Stewart's. But truth be told, there has been a 5.8282894729% improvement in her acting skills since the Twilight Saga. For the sake of her movie viewers, I hope it keeps increasing.
On the other hand, I think Charlize Theron made for an amazing evil queen (far batter than Julia Roberts). Her features made for the perfect match of beauty and evil. Chris Hemsworth too did fairly well as the huntsman. Another actor who acted befitted to the character was Sam Spruell as Finn, the queen's brother.
Symbolization
The best part of the movie, for which I thought this review was a must-write, was the symbolization included in the movie. The creative heads did a a great job of including points and ideas were particularly related to fairy tales. In the beginning of the movie, young Snow White's friend plucks an apple, which falls on the ground and the red, bitten apple then rots and simultaneously the scene fades as the kingdom falls into the arms of evil.
The 3 drops of blood in different parts of the movie were beautifully and strategically placed too.
The presence of dwarves was a good touch too. Truly I didn't think there would be any before I had seen the movie. Even the personality of each of them was pretty much like the ones in the original Snow White by Brothers Grimm.
One great addition to the original story was the mirror, which in the movie, took a human form, visible only to Ravenna and had the support of a great voice-over.
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| This scene where Chalize Theron comes out of a milk bath looked excellent too |
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| Ravenna agony at turning old and losing her powers were well shown by Charlize Theron. |
Where Snow White and the Huntsman disappointed...
While they took great efforts and reportedly did a lot of research to get fairy tale elements, they failed on some very basic points. Snow White is supposed to have rosy lips. Stewart's lipstick shade was red nowhere in the film. Furthermore, her lip colour was very unbalanced and even uneven in some places.
While the title of the movie is Snow White and the Huntsman, their chemistry is so mildly treated that until the moment that he kissed her, I had no remote expectation of something possibly happening between them.
The script could have been edited a bit more and made for near perfection.
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| Where are Snow White's famous rosy lips? |
All in all, the whole movie was filled with characters, locations, animals, names, etc. from classic fables. It made for excellent viewing and was a great fairy tale for the eyes. I say, give it a watch. It is a different perspective of the story we have heard since we remember hearing. You might be pleasantly surprised.
Au revoir,
Miss Bee.
I tweet on: https://twitter.com/#!/DevikaBharadwaj
Facebook Fanpage: http://www.facebook.com/shoestopper
Website: http://www.shoestopper.com/
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