Snow White Films- Spoilers

So I've recently seen Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror. The former was a waste of time, a plot that barely existed, too much reliance on CGI, a thrown in, pointless romance and a total disregard for Greek mythology. The latter however, brilliant. It was entertaining for all ages, funny and dramatic with a few unexpected scenes and a brilliant cast. I was particularly surprised with Lily Collins, as Snow she's sweet, emotional and tough, you really believe her sorrow and her joy. The costumes were magnificent, I was sad to hear that costume designer Eiko Ishioka recently passed away, that woman had true talent. I genuinely feel that the film is different and interesting enough to deserve a watch and that the critics are being unfairly harsh on it. It was also intriguing to learn that Lily Collins originally auditioned for the role of Snow in Snow White and the Huntsman but lost it and that the prince in Snow White and the Huntsman, Sam Claflin, auditioned for the role of the prince in Mirror, Mirror.

I think with Mirror, Mirror it was nice that her dad was alive in the end and that she outwitted her evil stepmother before being poisoned with the apple, however I was a little disappointed since the apple poisoning is so iconic. Yet if it had happened it would have taken away from Snow's empowerment and determination to not be saved by the Prince, and also we wouldn't have had her returning the line of knowing when one is beaten. Still, for the sake of familarity it might have been nice. It will be intriguing to see how it pans out in Huntsman since there we have another empowered Snow, this one in armour whilst Mirror, Mirror gave us bandit Snow. Still too much change isn't always good, I mean the story should still bear some semblance to the fairytale that inspired it. I think Mirror, Mirror did it just right.

Speaking of Snow White and the Huntsman, I've noticed a couple of slight similarities between in and A Tale of Terror, just slight of course but it amused me nonetheless. One is the implication that Snow in Huntsman might just be going off with someone other than the prince and yet there is a prince. In Terror, Snow ended up going off with one of the miners, Will, rather than going off with her prince, her fiance Dr. Gutenberg. Also, their dresses bear some similarities too, for me anyway.




Try as they all might I don't think they will surpass Disney's first motion picture, the most infamous Snow White, even now you google that simple name and Disney's first princess is what pops up first, not Lily Collins or Kristen Stewart. Disney gave us the story close to its original format, minus the Queen dancing in heated shoes and the prince being into corpses. We have a beautiful, young, innocent princess who was cheery even when forced to be a lowly maid. She won over even Grumpy with her sweet and gentle nature. The dwarves were given personalities and names for the first time and have become eternally memorable as a result. Yet for all its happiness this film still gave us moments of darkness and horror, hinting at the original twisted nature of fairytales with the unforgettable Queen Grimhilde.