With the live-action remake just around the corner it's time to review the classic.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is an animated musical fantasy film based on the Brothers Grimm's 1812 fairy tale. Walt Disney Productions produced with RKO Radio Pictures distributing. The writers were Ted Sears, Richard Creedon, Otto Englander, Dick Rickard, Earl Hurd, Merrill De Maris, and Dorothy Ann Blank and Webb Smith, with directing duties handled by David Hand, Perce Pearce, William Cottrell, Larry Morey, Wilfred Jackson, and Ben Sharpsteen. It's is also the first in two categories. It was the feature length animated film and the first cel animated feature film.
The story is, the Evil Queen has been told by her magic mirror that the fairest one of all isn't her, but Snow White. Driven by jealous the Queen sets a plot to kill Snow White and be crowned the fairest of them all.
- Negatives
I've got nothing.
- Mix
If there's one mix bag it's character. Let's start off with our the best ones, those being the Dwarfs. I don't know if I can add any more praise to them? Cause everything has already been said. They are charming, they can be funny, and the best dwarfs are Doc, Grumpy, and Dopey. Okay that last one was my bias opinion but those previous statements are true. Then we got Snow White and Evil Queen. We don't get too much about them BUT, we can identify what their characteristics are. Snow White is kind and seems to be able to make the best out of a bad situation. The Evil Queen is extremely vain and cold. So their characters are simple but it works. The worst definitely goes to the Prince. We get nothing with him. He shows up for a couple of minutes in the beginning has like three or four lines, disappears, then we don't see him until the end. Sure he's part of an iconic ending but that's all he's got.
- Positives
Now for the fun stuff starting with humor. There are quite a few moments that'll get a good chuckle out of you. Not a full belly laugh, but still enough to get a laugh out of you. Some of the best, unsurprisingly comes from the Seven Dwarfs.
The next thing I'll touch on is the more dark moments. I forgot how dark it can get. I knew about the Huntsman and the poison apple, but I completely forgot about stuff like the Queen demanding to have Snow White's heart be put in a box. Yeah, that's actually in the movie, pretty shocking isn't it?
The last aspect I'll praise is the animation. I get some could argue it's a little rough but keep two things in mind. 1) Disney's VERY first animated feature film and 2) 1937 technology. But even with those factors it's still amazing with what they made. Like I said previously, this beautiful work was done in the 1930s. They were no where near close to the tech we have now. Hell a simple ripple effect for water looks fantastic.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is an essential film to watch. Not just in the animation genre, the fantasy genre, or etc. It's movie making history that has to be seen if you're gonna have a love for movies.
My final rating is, A MUST WATCH!
That's all for now. Come back on Saturday, Mar 22nd, for my review of the live-action remake of Snow White. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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