Disney’s new live-action Snow White was an okay movie. It wasn’t the best live-action movie Disney has made, but it’s not the worst. The evil queen was good. The dwarfs were fantastic, albeit they definitely didn’t cast little people as the dwarfs. The new bandits were good and I liked what they stood for but they took over what the dwarfs were suppose to do. I didn’t like that they took away Prince Charming and replaced him with a Robin Hood wannabe who likes to insult people.
The scenes with the seven dwarfs were my favorite. The “Hi Ho” song and “Whistle while you work” made me dance in my seat. I only wish Snow White and the dwarfs had more scenes together. However, you can tell the dwarfs were CGI. And you can tell they used average sized humans for the roles —Doppie literally looks like a professional dancer.
I was surprised that Disney replaced the prince with the rebel guy. He was definitely not Prince Charming. The opposite actually. He seemed more like a rude Robin Hood. I could not get behind he was the love interest. He did not seem to like her up until he took the arrow for her. I was seriously wondering where her love interest was going to come in until he took the arrow for her. Then after the “true love’s kiss” there was nothing. It was as if the “love” part was an after thought.
The movie also seemed to love unspoken dialogue. For some reason the writers did not want Snow White to acknowledge that she is the rightful Queen. It was the most annoying part of the last thirty or so minutes. When she went back to the kingdom, I liked that the citizens stood by her to over take the evil queen but nothing was said. Which I think was suppose to be the powerful part. But it didn’t work for me. There was an inconsistency there because I thought the citizens hadn’t seen her in years, so how would they know who she was what she was doing there. Plus she didn’t say a word on what she was going to do. I wanted her to say she was there to take back her kingdom and to take her place as the rightful Queen and she’ll rule just like her father did as King. Nothing. I did like her red cape. It reminded me of little red Robbin hood and I believe it’s suppose to symbolize the color/life coming back to the kingdom.
The Evil Queen didn’t seem that evil to me. The only time she looked evil was when she turned into the old evil witch and when she gave the poisoned apple. I was confused in the way she died. Did she die because of the mirror?
The singing was fantastic. However most of the songs were unfamiliar to me and as a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs fan, I didn’t like that they chose to use new songs. Were the songs good? Yes, but not the best.
When the movie ended I thought the movie was good but not great. Disney tried to update the film but it didn’t work. I think they should have stuck to the original. Or I think they should have made the rebel love interest somebody she knew when she was a kid, then when she escaped have him still in the rebel gang but he is still a charming person. I don’t know if my issue with the Evil Queen is because of the actress or the writing or the directing. But overall I think it’s a okay movie.
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