Snow white and huntsman has a revisionist take on the original tale. It reinvents imagination and tale to an extreme effect. With stunning visuals that keep it afloat for most of the film, the story lacks heavily in the script department with director Rupert Sanders failing to keep us interested in a story that really should have been better.
Snow white has been imprisoned for most of her adolescence, locked up by her cruel step-mother (Charlize Theron) high in the castle, she then escapes from the evil lair and sets off to do right. Meanwhile The huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) a handsome beer drinking man who seems to have lost his soul some time ago is given the task by the queen to hunt snow white and in return she promises him something so dear to him he takes the challenge. Also in the mix of things is Prince William (Sam Claflin) who has been loyal to her since childhood, has this eagerness to save snow white ever since he let her be captured, the story lacks heavily on this part of the film, precisely because its far to short.
For many centuries now the queen has been sucking life out of young women, only because she lives in terror from losing her youthfulness and beauty. Everyone once in a while she looks at her mirror and utters those words that every child would know. Unlike snow white the queen is powerful, her army full of magic, allowing her to materialize everything in site with the click of a finger, men turn into birds and vice a versa. This brings me to my favorite aspect of the film, its visual effects. There is one scene in particular which had me in amazement, snow white and her seven dwarfs encounter a land which is like no other; animals frolic, fairies fly like shooting stars and the sun shines from the sky as if there is no sunset.
To be honest with you i wasn't expecting much from this film, and to be really honest there isn't much, however i will contest that there is a gem somewhere in this films DNA.
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars
Running Time: 127 min
Production Year: 2012
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron,
Chris Hemsworth, Ian Mcshane.
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