Directed by: Rupert Sanders
Cast: Kristen Stewart as Snow White
Chris Hemsworth as the Huntsman
Charlize Theron as The Queen
Rated PG-13
Seen: May 18, 2012
The story of Snow
White is not a new one. Unfortunately, it’s generally remembered as a
Disney cartoon one with a girl who sings to birds. No thank you.
For everyone who hates that image (like myself), Snow White and the Huntsman is here to
save you. Retelling the classic tale brings us a Snow White tale worthy of the 21st century, with
battles, romance and decent visuals.
What I Liked
This is Snow White
for adults. A little more realistic in its violence and character reactions,
this Snow White is entertaining the whole way through.
This new story also approaches the love story in a new way,
drawing the focus away from men saving her and letting it rest on Snow White
herself, somewhat empowering the feminist and making it her that is fighting
for her own destiny, as opposed to letting the men save her as she is usually
doing.
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The Queen is also a new version. Darker and a lot more
creepy and deadly, she helps ground this in realism and makes the entire
journey seem more important. A good antagonist is always a great help in making
movies better.
Chris Hemsworth also does a good job in his first big role
since becoming a Norse god and Kristen Stewart proved she can actually act, but
…
What I Didn’t Like
I felt like both actors were a bit under used. With Chris
Hemsworth, it seemed like he was only there because he was in the title and
made a love triangle, not for any other real purpose. And Kristen Stewart
proved she could act…when she finally got around to her dialogue. She spent the
first three-quarters of the movie in silence, leaving us to read her very
emotional face.
I also wish that the
Queen’s character had been explored better. They went into her background a
little bit, but I wish they had done more with it.
Closing Thoughts
Overall, I was a lot more impressed with this movie than I
thought I was going to be. To be fair, I went in with almost no expectations,
but still, I liked it.
Entertaining with just enough spooky, Snow White and the Huntsman is a worthy
replacement for the 1920’s Disney movie as the go-to Snow White reference. It
helps that there is a lot less singing to woodland creatures.
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