More suitable for children than the original

Hilton 2021-10-22 14:33:10

Comparing all the prototypes of the Disney princess movies, Snow White is undoubtedly the silly and most naive one. I can't even imagine how low IQ was that she was deceived by similar tricks three times in a row. In the movie, the screenwriter drastically cut off two murders and only kept the poisoned apple, which not only reduced Snow White's stupidity, but also weakened the dark atmosphere of the original. The rest of the story is actually quite thin, but Disney actually used his traditionally good song and dance scenes and funny clips to hold up for 80 minutes, and it didn't make people feel bored.

The main reason is probably the successful setting of 7 dwarfs with different personalities. Thinking about it further, these seven people also constitute a very interesting community. The doctor is an intelligent leader who rules not through force but through experience. When working in the mine, he was the only one who identified gems without manual labor. Grumpy is the de facto second-in-command. His role can be understood as whip, which regulates the behavior of everyone else through provocation. The rest constitutes the bottom layer in the community, but there is the bottom layer below the bottom layer, the fool who has no beard and can't speak. This role seems to represent the apprentices in the traditional craftsman group, indicating that young = inexperienced = incapable = no right to speak.

As for the princess and queen, according to the current aesthetic standards, Snow White is probably too sweet and greasy, but the queen may be more pleased.

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Extended Reading
  • Vaughn 2022-03-24 09:01:24

    The previous cartoons were so boring and the gag characters were so bland. .

  • Elza 2021-10-22 14:41:36

    9.0/10. Roger Ebert is right. The focus of this movie is not Snow White, but the world she lives in. Audiovisual: ①It is the first time in the history of animation to use a mature multi-plane camera. This technology makes the animation truly have a sense of parallax and depth of field for the first time, thereby innovating the visual experience of animation; ②Many paragraphs are full of animation's unique expressiveness and unique visual experience that uses animation to detach from the laws of physics. Such as the pigeons when the princess drew the water, the monsters when they fled into the forest (the setting was obviously influenced by German expressionism), cleaning the house with the animals, the dwarves checking the house, the dwarves collectively cleaning their bodies, the dwarves riding the animals Hurry back to rescue Snow White who is about to eat an apple; ③As always, exaggerated body language designed according to the character at a high level, such as the seven dwarfs, various animals, Snow White, the two eagles, etc.; ④The limitations are very limited. obviously. As a traditional melodrama, the rhythm of the film is too slow, and the climax part is not dramatic enough.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs quotes

  • Snow White: [singing] I'm wishing.

    Snow White's Echo: I'm wishing.

    Snow White: For the one I love / To find me.

    Snow White's Echo: To find me.

    Snow White: Today.

    Snow White's Echo: Today.

    Snow White: I'm hoping.

    Snow White's Echo: I'm hoping.

    Snow White: And i'm dreaming of / The nice things.

    Snow White's Echo: The nice things.

    Snow White: He'll say.

    Snow White's Echo: He'll say.

  • Queen: And because you've been so good to poor old Granny, I'll share a secret with you. This is no ordinary apple. It's a magic wishing apple.

    Snow White: A wishing apple?

    Queen: Yes! One bite and all your dreams will come true.

    Snow White: Really?

    Queen: Yes, girlie. Now, make a wish and take a bite.