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SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (Steelbook) (2012)
BD: September 11, 2012
List Price: $24.99
(buy for $19.99)
Publisher: universalpictures.com
Description
Definitely not your average retelling of the classic Snow White fairy tale, Snow White and the Huntsman
is a dark, action-fantasy film that's based more on the Brothers Grimm
fairy tale than the well-known Disney version of the story. It features
intriguing concepts, impressive special effects, and some
disappointingly lackluster acting. The essence of the "Snow White" story
is preserved in this recounting: the queen's beautiful daughter Snow
White, who is heir to the throne, is displaced and persecuted by an evil
stepmother after her mother dies. Here, the evil stepmother Ravenna
possesses a disturbing power to maintain her own perpetual youth by
stealing youthfulness from the hearts of the young and beautiful, but
her magic mirror warns that Snow White's innocence and purity as she
comes of age will destroy Ravenna's chance at immortality. When Snow
White escapes from the castle prison, Ravenna hires a downtrodden
Huntsman to bring her back so that Ravenna can steal her youth and
achieve personal immortality. But Snow White runs into a dark and
sinister forest where mushrooms disperse hallucinogenic spores, trees
come to life, flocks of bats spring from inanimate objects, and dwarves
lurk in the shadows. The roles of the seven dwarves and the Huntsman in
this version of the story prove to be quite different from the original,
but what remain steadfast are Snow White's inner strength and absolute
goodness, and her stepmother's innate evilness. This film is full of
fascinating imagery that's brought to life through powerful special
effects, great costuming, and captivating cinematography--the scenes in
the dark forest and the fairy-filled wilderness beyond are reason enough
to see it. Unfortunately, the story moves a bit slowly and the acting
by Kristen Stewart (Snow White) and Chris Hemsworth (Huntsman) is rather
stoical and passionless and lacks chemistry, though Charlize Theron
does stand out as a particularly disturbing Ravenna. --Tami Horiuchi
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