Snow White and the Hunstman
Visually Breathtaking though story wise all over too many places
The visuals on this movie were truly breathtaking and coupled with the music created a very engaging experience. the contrasts of the world affected by Ravenna's thirst for power with the world as it could and should be, the Sanctuary, the Dark Forest.
The script itself tried to tell too many backstories and had very little space to expand the mythologies properly, though they made a valiant effort. we got to know at least a bit of background on all main characters and it helped but I wouldn't mind to get to know the characters better. The relationships were only touched upon as well, though, surprisingly, I didn't mind the lack of proper romantic line much.
I loved Kristen in this, she had very little dialog (and to be honest, her war speech made me cringe something awful), but she conveyed the innocence and purity and the pure wonder at the world and the amount of love for everything and everyone beautifully.
Charlize, just wow. she was evil and imposing but also broken and scared.
I liked the juxtaposition of outer beauty destroying everything in the effort to preserving itself versus inner beauty bringing life to everything around.
I really liked the Prince Charming they created for this story. he genuinely cared for SW and did so for very long despite thinking her dead. and I liked that he was more than a pretty face. Sam was awesome in the role. I'm firmly on Team Will in this one.
I'm not sure what to think of the relationship of SW and Hunstamn, I hoped for more of a father/daughter type of thing, him being her mentor not a potential suitor, therefore the way she came back to life after eating the apple baffled and saddened me a bit. but Chris was truly amazing in the role. he was a tough man with a broken heart who lost all purpose and then found it in a wisp of a girl with wonder in her eyes
and I like the dwarfs. they were a lovely bunch
I had rather high expectations for the movie and was only mildly thrown by some little things such as the out-of-nowhere prayer, the battle speech or the above mentioned awakening of Snow White. but other than that I enjoyed myself tremendously and cannot but recommend the movie
The visuals on this movie were truly breathtaking and coupled with the music created a very engaging experience. the contrasts of the world affected by Ravenna's thirst for power with the world as it could and should be, the Sanctuary, the Dark Forest.
The script itself tried to tell too many backstories and had very little space to expand the mythologies properly, though they made a valiant effort. we got to know at least a bit of background on all main characters and it helped but I wouldn't mind to get to know the characters better. The relationships were only touched upon as well, though, surprisingly, I didn't mind the lack of proper romantic line much.
I loved Kristen in this, she had very little dialog (and to be honest, her war speech made me cringe something awful), but she conveyed the innocence and purity and the pure wonder at the world and the amount of love for everything and everyone beautifully.
Charlize, just wow. she was evil and imposing but also broken and scared.
I liked the juxtaposition of outer beauty destroying everything in the effort to preserving itself versus inner beauty bringing life to everything around.
I really liked the Prince Charming they created for this story. he genuinely cared for SW and did so for very long despite thinking her dead. and I liked that he was more than a pretty face. Sam was awesome in the role. I'm firmly on Team Will in this one.
I'm not sure what to think of the relationship of SW and Hunstamn, I hoped for more of a father/daughter type of thing, him being her mentor not a potential suitor, therefore the way she came back to life after eating the apple baffled and saddened me a bit. but Chris was truly amazing in the role. he was a tough man with a broken heart who lost all purpose and then found it in a wisp of a girl with wonder in her eyes
and I like the dwarfs. they were a lovely bunch
I had rather high expectations for the movie and was only mildly thrown by some little things such as the out-of-nowhere prayer, the battle speech or the above mentioned awakening of Snow White. but other than that I enjoyed myself tremendously and cannot but recommend the movie