Snow White - The Disney Version

It has been years since I have seen the Disney movie of Snow White. Now that I have watched it again being much older, it was difficult to not watch the movie from a different perspective. After reading the original story, the background behind it, and learning of Disney’s life and influence, you begin to notice certain things in the movie. First thing that I noticed as the movie began, is that the mirror is a male and that she seems to call him her “slave.” I just found it interesting and ironic that this powerful, all-knowing male that causes the queen to feel inferior is called her slave. In a way the mirror in the story (which supposedly represents a male or the male gaze) is an all powerful being that, for all we know, was lying to the queen about who was the “fairest of them all” and therefore purposefully causing trouble in attempt to make the queen feel vain.

Another aspect of the movie that I really payed attention to was the role of the dwarves. I really like how Disney decided to give the dwarves names in the movie. It really made the story much more entertaining and happy. I especially love how he assigned them their own unique personality based on their names. It was also really cute to see how these little dwarves cared for Snow White. In the dwarves’ house, it seemed as though Snow White was in control especially when she tells them all to wash up before dinner. I found this to be very interesting. Also in the original story, it was the dwarves who told Snow White that she had to clean and cook while she stayed there, but in the movie it was Snow White who offered up this idea and the dwarves quickly agree to it because they don’t know how to cook good meals for themselves. In the Disney movie, the dwarves seem to act almost like children, besides the fact that they have beards, which I find very funny. After reading different annotations and meanings behind the dwarves and the prince, I couldn’t help but notice those things as well. The dwarves noticeably represented the working class and seem to do most of the work in the story. The dwarves are the ones who protect her all throughout the story, even chasing away the evil queen to her death, and then care for her even after “death.” Nevertheless, it is the prince who randomly swoops in, kisses Snow White, and is suddenly labeled a hero. As a child I always thought this was a cute story where the prince finally comes to rescue the princess thats in trouble, but I never really seemed to notice that he didn’t actually do much or play a significant role in most of the story. I always found it funny and strange how the prince and Snow White met for literally a second and in that second she immediately ran away. Then somehow in the end and all throughout the story, they were so in love. However, as silly as it is, I do like Disney’s touch of adding the signature “true love’s kiss.” This is one characteristic that makes the story cute, romantic, and happy despite the hidden connotation that a woman needs a man to save her and live happily ever after. 

Another aspect of the movie that is obviously different from the original story is the singing and music. In my opinion I love this about Disney movies and definitely think that they add to the happiness and entertainment aspect of them. I personally know most of these Disney songs and sing them a lot with my siblings. However, Snow White has an incredibly high voice so I don’t end up listening to her songs often.

I was caught completely off guard when I saw Snow White praying next to the beds. I never noticed this as a child and if I did I probably didn’t think much of it. She seems to represent the ideal white, Christian American.

There were also obvious differences in the encounter between Snow White and the evil queen dressed as an old hag. In the movie I feel as though they made the queen look creepier than she is suppose to be in the story. Also instead of just making the poisonous apple look super irresistible, the queen made Snow White believe that it was a “wishing apple.” I guess they created the “wishing apple” as a way to incorporate the idea of the prince and true love into the storyline. However, in both versions Snow White was her usual naive and gullible self. I also noticed that while the queen was making the potion to turn herself into an old woman she mentioned the three main symbolic colors red, white, and black. 

In Disney’s version of Snow White there was also the added component of the animal side kicks. Disney seems to always add an animal sidekick or helper in his Disney princess movies. You seem them helping her to clean, protect her, and even warn the dwarves of the queen’s evil plans. 

It is fascinating to see the progression of animation, especially in Disney, throughout the years. It has been so long since I have sat and watched the oldest Disney movies such as Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, or Cinderella because I usually end up watching the newer ones such as Beauty & the Beast, Mulan, The Little Mermaid, Tangled, and now Moana. 

Overall, I do love and enjoy watching this movie. Without a doubt, Disney created an industry that would revolutionize story telling and film making with his amazing animation technique and his famous “happily ever after” and “true love’s kiss.”

Snow White - Disney Version

    As I watched Disney's "Snow White" with a critical eye, I noticed that the movie was conservative in a slightly subtle way than the Grimm's version, and it was much more kid-friendly.
    In the movie, while the women (especially Snow White) seem to be more capable than in the literary version, patriarchal themes are still widespread. For instance, when we first see Snow White, she is busy completing her tasks as Scullery Maid. Yet, instead of longing for a way out, she simply seems to accept her current circumstances. Her only goal is "for the one [she loves] to find her"(Disney, 1937). Here, Disney seems to suggest that marriage is suitable for women -- an idea also portrayed by the Grimm's Brothers. It also subtly suggests that it is fitting for women to be passive and to allow men to save them. On the other hand, Snow White takes on extreme motherly characteristics in the movie. In the literary tale, Snow White seems somewhat reliant on the dwarves to keep her alive, but in the movie the Seven Dwarves clearly benefit and rely more on Snow White than she does on them. She is also a more proactive mother figure in the movie, as she cleans up the house without being asked and even appears disciplinary toward the Dwarves when asking them to "wash-up". Perhaps, this transition toward a more matronly (and somewhat more independent) Snow White is simply a product of changing values. After all, the movie was finished around 50 years after the literary tale. On the other hand, Disney could simply be attempting to draw in the children through more child-like dwarves. Either way, the clear image that should be taken away here, is the image of the female character cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the house and the people within it. This idea, again, is closely related to the idea of the Grimm's.
    Walt Disney and his crew also manage to create a happy environment within the story despite it containing many frightening events. For example, the deaths of both Snow White and the Queen occur off camera. Of course we see the lightning strike the rocks, an event which eventually kills the Queen, but her dead body is not actually seen. Also, we hear Snow White fall and see the apple fall, but do not actually see her full body hit the ground after she bites it. In fact, we only see her body once it is beautifully preserved in the glass and gold coffin. It seems to me that Disney is trying to get a message across in a significantly more subtle way than the Grimm's. As such, Disney does not need to rely on brutal death scenes to teach the children. In fact, Disney uses bright colors, cute animals, and upbeat music to keep children engaged while attempting to get across a conservative agenda. This idea is evident when considering the scene in which the dwarves sing and dance with Snow White. The scene, which has no clear counterpart in the Grimm's version, is filled with rhyming lyrics, fun dances, and smiling faces. It does not seem coincidental that it follows the scene in which the Queen creates the poison apple. Of course I do not know what exactly Disney's intentions were here, nor do I know a thing about psychology, but the scene seems to provide a stark contrast to keep the children watching from becoming too frightened.
   After completing Disney's "Snow White", and having a moment to gather my thoughts, I tend to agree with the claims of Giroux and Zipes. There is clearly a conservative agenda at play within the movie, and I can see how the movie might make one passive; although I tried my best to stay engaged at all times, I found myself taking some scenes at face value. Hidden beneath the sounds, colors and playful animals are definite messages about class and gender that Disney sneakily to relays to children and the rest of his audience.

George's Snow White Movie Blog

The majority of this blog will be written while watching the movie, so expect most of the comments and observations I have to be made chronologically as I come across different parts of the movie.

Right off the bat, before we even see any of the characters, you can already feel the Disney vibe with the upbeat orchestral music and bright colors. Also, you've got the classic "Once upon a time..." start. Lowkey, Snow White's voice is kinda annoying, but the singing is not that much of a surprise given that this is a Disney movie. Oh wow, also, I guess the prince is introduced a lot earlier in this story so it's not as abrupt as in the Grimm's fairytale. Additionally, "love" as a theme seems like it's going to play a much bigger role in this movie than the story.

Generally, forgetting the exception of the early introduction to the prince, the movie has stuck to the original story fairly well. The anthropomorphized trees are kind of strange, but I think it's meant to be more of just Snow's imagination than actually magical trees. That being said, magical trees would definitely not be out of the question for Disney. The animals helping Snow White are definitely a Disneyfied addition, one that has been repeated in a lot of Disney movies since then, it's just interesting to see how it started.

Snow White's exploration of the house remains very similar to the story as Snow finds different things coupled in sevens. Also, I think it's interesting how while in the Grimm's fairytale, Snow is very much seen as a "spouse" figure to all the dwarves, in the movie, Disney tries to portray her as a more maternal figure. Of course, at the end of the day, the takeaway is still sexist, I thought it was noteworthy.

The dwarves' introduction is interesting as they represent the typical working class (they literally stop at 5, representing a 9-5 job), and they're singing about how much they enjoy their monotonous jobs, but also how easy it is to get rich if they keep working. I don't think the story went that far, but this is definitely Disney pushing the idea of the American meritocracy pretty heavily, which is certainly in character for a Disney film considering Walt's own rags-to-riches, American Dream story. I actually really like how the dwarves get their own characterization in the movie which is emphasized by their names. Giving them personality and seeing them interact with each other makes the whole story more enjoyable in my opinion. Wow. Dopey's voice did not sound like I expected at all. The dwarves are kind of like children, the way they're lying about washing. Grumpy is really out here perpetuating sexist ideas, however, I do think the way he's characterized, it's done in an ironic way as to show how those thoughts don't have any validity. So in a sense, by making Grumpy overtly sexist but obviously an incredible source, Disney is discrediting those sexist thoughts.

So in this, the Queen immediately jumps to a poison apple, skipping the first two attempts. I wonder why Disney decided to cut out those two attempts? Also, I can't definitely see part of what Zipes meant. A lot of this movie is just a show of technology animation for the sake of animation even if it doesn't specifically add to the plot of the story. I think for the past few minutes, it's just been singing and dancing for no reason. To be honest, that's been a good bit of this movie, but I suppose that's how you turn a tiny short story into a full-length film. A lot of Giroux's criticism against the conservatism is very obvious now though.

Also, of course, the one thing Snow was told not to do (let anyone in) is what she does. The Eve and the apple parallel is coming in very strong now especially seeing it on screen. Instead of an apple that gives knowledge, this apple is marketed as an apple that will give Snow White all her wishes, but the parallel still stands. And of course, Snow White's one wish is to have a man fall in love with her, implying that women can't have other ambitions than to be cared for by men. What a way for the Queen to die in this one though... Strange, I feel like she definitely could've used her dark magic a bit better in that.

So now, of course, Snow White is in the glass coffin just like in the original story. However, in this case, she is saved by the Prince's true love kiss. I think it's funny how it's true love even though they've literally met one time beforehand, but that's Disney for you. And of course, gotta end it with that "happily ever after."

Not gonna lie, Snow White just definitely was not my favorite Disney film. To a certain extent, it was more entertaining than the original story because there was more character development added, but also, it was much more tedious to go through because a lot of the movie felt unnecessary and was just a show of the animation and music. Obviously, I think this was a factor of the time the movie was made because Disney does have a lot of better movies now, and this was their first go. I didn't hate it, but I just wouldn't watch it again. I was also just curious to see how it performed and it apparently has a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.6 on IMDb?? I don't know about that one chief. Sometimes I feel like critics just highly rate a movie to be pretentious and I think that's the case here but I guess maybe I just don't have as refined of a movie taste. Like, if these were reviews were given at the release of the movie, I'd also be more okay with them, but Rotten Tomatoes was made in 1998, so it was then at the earliest. Like I said, I don't think it was a bad movie by any means, and I think it was great for its time, but 98% is just pushing it... I'll give it a 4/10 as a movie made today and a 9/10 as a movie made then, and with that, I'm out.

Mussafer Snow White Film (Disney)

I was surprised by how similar the Grimms story is to Disney's version. Before I rewatched the movie, I thought that the stories would be similar but Disney's version would be much less dark, however, this was not the case. The film may have seemed less dark to me when I first watched this movie as a 7 or 8 year old, but there are many references that I am only now seeing. When the evil queen is making the apple poisonous, there is a skeleton reaching for water. I don't know if there is much significance to it but it was just a little offputting. Also, the queen repeats that if Snow White is not kissed, then she will be buried alive. This is a very horrifying thought and seems pretty intense for a children's movie.
The queen says that in order for Snow White to be revived, she must receive "loves first kiss". This seems to refer to the importance of virginity and purity. Snow White is the essence of innocence and purity and she is seen as the most beautiful in the land. The story references the fact that beauty is connected to purity and seems to imply that if one is not pure/innocent anymore (premarital sex), then they are no longer beautiful. Snow White is put in a case to be shown off so everyone can see her untouched, pure beauty. While the glass case acts as a coffin, in society it could symbolize the want to keep girls locked away, unable to be touched, leaving girls innocent and pure.

Throughout the entire film, Mother Nature helps Snow White: the animals are constantly helping her clean, cook, and try to warn Snow White and the dwarves of the Queen disguised as an old woman. In the end, when the dwarves are chasing after the Queen, the Queen is about to throw a boulder onto the dwarves, lightning strikes, sending the evil Queen into the abyss. As I have just written about, Snow White symbolizes purity, and just as she is pure, so is Nature. Nature helps Snow White and the dwarves because they are all innocent and pure.

Overall I enjoyed the movie but I definitely thought it was a little slow. When you are little you would never pick up on something like that but I think I lost interest a little faster when I rewatched it as I knew what was going to happen. I also thought that while the movie was slow, the ending was very fast. The prince kissed her and the next thing you know she is riding away into the sunset with him. I know that I could go into a lot of detail about how unrealistic it is and how wrong it is for her to go with this stranger that she had barely even spoken to... but this film and text are very old and times have now changed.

Disney's Snow White

Disney's Snow White surprisingly stays fairly close to the Brothers Grimm source material. The main antagonist is still the step mother of Snow White, which definitely makes more logical sense than the biological mother. As well, the story arch remains generally the same, as no new characters are introduced, simply that their roles are made more significant. Other than the animals that assist and care for Snow White, a clear sign of “Disneyfication”, the main characters generally do stay the same.

However, there are some differences between the original text and Disney’s feature film, although they usually do not interfere with the main plot of the story. Mainly, the entire story is made less gruesome and gory. The Queen does not eat the remains of the pig thinking that it is Snow White’s remains like in the tale. The queen’s death also is offscreen and the viewer simply assumes that she was smashed by the large boulder she attempted to kill the dwarves with. This definitely appeals to a wider audience than having the queen dance in red hot iron shoes until she dies. Snow White also is limited to only one “death”, in this case caused by the apple. In the Disney version, Snow white only encounters the queen in disguise once and her “death” is mostly offscreen, with the viewer only seeing her arm fall to the ground. Again this is to maintain an appeal to a wide age range for the audience. Disney also improves the roles of the 7 Dwarves in the story. While giving each of them names makes them more identifiable in the story, Disney also focuses the majority of Snow White around her interactions and relationships with the Dwarves and the animals. This shifts the story away from its original setting, where the main two characters were Snow White and the Queen and the Dwarves merely served as background characters. The Prince also shows up more than just at the end. It serves to establish him as a character before he “saves the day” in the end; however, his entrance into the beginning and into the end of the movie still seems too abrupt to flow with the rest of the movie.

I did pick up something in the movie that I had never thought of while reading the story. At the end of the movie, Prince Charming suddenly shows up to pay his respects to Snow White’s casket. Eventually, his kiss (true love’s kiss), arises Snow White from her slumber and they eventually live happily ever after. However, the cinematography presents a new idea about this ending, one that is vastly more sinister. In the original tale, it is clear that all that needed to be done to save Snow White was remove the piece of poisoned apple that was lodged in her throat. This semi-plausible explanation coupled with the vengeful wedding scene at the end created a sense of finality in Snow White’s success. But, in the movie, the kiss to wake Snow White up does not present any sort of plausibility. Prince Charming also shows up to the vigil singing and seemingly in a better mood than someone who is going to see the casket of their lover. Finally, when Charming leads Snow White away on a white horse (the color is important), they head toward a golden kingdom in the sky. My theory, and one that is apparently alive on the internet as well, is that Prince Charming is some form of angel that has come to deliver Snow White from her physical body to heaven. The white horse and the heaven-like appearance of the kingdom align with this. As well, Snow White’s initial reaction of fear towards Charming in the beginning of the movie would make more sense.

Snow White - Disney

I found the Disney film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” a lot more entertaining than the Grimm Brothers’ original version. First off, it was a film with a lot more content compared to the written story, so that immediately made it easier to consume and a more upbeat experience (w/ all the colors and what not).

I think the main reason I liked it better, and one of the biggest differences between it and the Grimm version, is that the dwarfs play a much bigger and more significant role. They all have individual names and personalities, which makes them much more likeable and enjoyable compared to the Grimm version, in which they represent non-individualistic things. I think this was done in the Disney version because it makes the story more entertaining, and it also provides examples of men being hardworking, which could be used to influence young male viewers.

Another difference I liked was the introduction of the animals as characters. They represented “good,” and there weren’t really any negative aspects to them. They tried to warn and help Snow White. I’m curious to as to if there’s something they can represent.

Throughout the film there were meaningful “Disneyfications,” in which changes were made from the book. One of the first examples is that Snow White meets the prince before she even goes into the forest. Instead of him being there when she wakes up, she already knows who he is and is “in love” with him. I like this change a lot. It makes it a lot less creepy that he is the one who helps her wake up and then marries her. He doesn’t just buy her body like he does in the text. Also, Snow White is wishing for the Prince to come and for her to be with the Prince throughout her time in the cottage. This makes is a little more okay that he ends up kissing her when she’s asleep. I can see how some people would argue that the movie teaches wrong ideas about consent, mainly because there isn’t any when he kisses her, but I don’t think it is as big of a deal as some people make it. According to the film they were already in love and it was “true love’s kiss.”

I think another notable change is the fact that the house was a mess when Snow White got there. It was neat in the text, but in the film the house being messy, along with the dwarfs, is a big plot point. She ends up cleaning it because she wants to, not because she makes a deal with the dwarfs to maintain the house. In a sense, I think this is more of a negative message. It’s saying women should want to clean the house, as opposed to cleaning being viewed as work that she’s getting compensation for, i.e. staying in the dwarfs’ house in the text. Both portray sexist gender roles, but I’d argue that the Grimm version does less so in regard to domestic housework.

 The last difference I’d like to comment on is the way the Queen dies. She’s running from the dwarfs, when a bolt of lightning destroys the ledge she’s standing on and she falls to her death. I strongly believe this is a message about justice through God. I think Disney was trying to comment that justice gets served in the end due to a higher power, and so people shouldn’t do things that are wrong and unjust. It’s a similar message to the text, but the reason for justice is God and not other people.

Snow White Movie Blog

My blog will be a progression of my reactions as I watch the movie , Enjoy:

The mirror appears to be a male . Very interesting that the mirror which gives the queen her vanity is a male. It actually is quite astonishing to compare the quality of animation from 80 years ago to what Disney does today. Considering the time it was made, the quality is pretty good. In the Disney version the prince meets Snow white early on instead of until the end like in the version of the brothers Grimm. Where is the king ( Snow white's father) this whole time?? Disney added Snow White's connection to wild animals which wasn't part of the story before. The animals are the ones that led Snow white to the cabin of the dwarfs. The animals seem to play a big part in this version. Maybe that has something to do with the pure and innocent theme that Disney is going for. Haha, Snow white thinks the owners of the house are little children. I wonder how the Dwarfs would feel if they could hear. In this version Snow White gets straight to cleaning instead of falling asleep. The animals seem to be doing most of the work though.

Each Dwarf has a name related to its personality. The written versions did not assign names to dwarfs. The dwarfs got very excited when they realized that the intruder was a female, sends a strong message about the power of beauty over men. In this version Snow White is the one that proposed to clean and cook for the Dwarfs. The cooking got the male dwarfs very excited. The dwarfs are not used to being clean and tidy. Snow white is the one who is telling them how to be clean and seems to be in control already. It's funny how the Dwarfs say they would do anything for Snow White as they are about to wash. In this version the queen uses a spell in order to disguise herself as an old woman instead of just painting herself.It is unexpected that the queen is willing to let go of her beauty in order to get rid of Snow white. It really shows how much she hates Snow White.

There are a lot of songs and dancing in the Disney version. This must be where the songs in movies began for Disney in an attempt to make their movies more children friendly and to possibly give the audience another reason to remember the movie.  Wow I did not know that Snow White actually prayed in this movie, I don't remember Disney including religion in most of their movies. All the dwarfs seem to snore at night, maybe another men aspect?  In this version , the spell on the poisoned apple will fade away with the first love's kiss, no mention of a kiss is needed in the Grimm's version.

The queen got Snow White to eat the apple by telling her that all her dreams will come true if she eats it. This gives strong Adam and Eve vibes as when the snake tempted Eve with the same promise. Snow white also mentions how she wants her happily ever after with her prince. Maybe this is where that line first originated. In this version the Queen dies right away when lightning strikes where she was standing and she fell to her death. This seems like a much more pg way for her to die than the brother's Grimm's story. In this version the prince heard of Snow White and at once went to go find her. Snow White woke up at once with the prince's kiss. Its crazy how Snow White fell in love with him after one awkward experience at the well.

Over all the movie was pretty good and I can tell how Disney's legacy of a happily ever after began from this movie. I enjoyed watching it.

It is interesting that the Queen thinks that Snow White will be prettier than she will be at such a young age and makes her wear rags and do chores. I like how the Prince is introduced early in the movie, so it establishes a less weird and abrupt love connection. I think it’s a little weird that Snow White is in a nice dress and heels when she goes off into the woods when she thinks that she is going to be picking flowers and doesn’t stay in her raggedy dress. I like how in this version the huntsman doesn’t kill Snow White because he can’t bring himself to do it and its not just because of her beauty. I also like in this version that Snow White is friends with the animals, and I like that they help her with all the household chores. I think that this makes it a little more kid friendly, humorous, and cute. I also think that a teenaged girl should know better than to trespass into a random house in the woods when no one is there. I like how all the seven dwarfs have names and play a larger part in the movie. It’s interesting that the dwarfs all have grey beards, so I guess they are old, but they still work hard everyday in the mines. If the dwarfs know that the Queen has black magic, then the King probably knew that before he remarried, and I feel like the King probably wouldn’t have married someone who could do black magic. However, the King is not shown or even mentioned in this version, so there isn’t much we really know about him. I like how in this version the Queen doesn’t eat what she thinks is Snow White’s heart. It is interesting that in this version the Queen uses her black magic to temporarily change herself into an old beggar lady and makes herself ugly, which is what she dreads the most instead of just disguising herself. Since in this version the Queen only attempts once to kill Snow White it doesn’t give Snow White the opportunity to make a better decision the second and third time and to grow. However, since Snow White is twice as old in the Disney version maybe there was only one attempt because she probably would listen after two failed murder attempts from the Queen. It’s kind of funny that Snow White is a child and she is telling the dwarfs that it is their bed time, when they are much older than she is since they have beards. This version has more religious aspects since Snow White prays before she goes to bed and is enforcing Christian ideals to those who watch Snow White. It is interesting that the Queen chooses a spell on the apple that can be reversed and not choose another spell that is not irreversible. I feel like Snow White should be a little more skeptical of a random old lady in the woods that is trying to give away apples for free. I like how in this version Snow White “dies” by eating an apple that would supposedly make her wishes come true rather than for beauty reasons. In this version the Queen dies due to falling and a boulder falling on top of her. I like her death better in this version because Snow White seems nicer since she doesn’t sentence the Queen to death. Again, I think that it is weird that they made a glass coffin for her so they could continue to admire her beauty and not so that they could see her and be reminded of all her good qualities. It is gross that a Prince would kiss a dead princess on the lips because no one knew that a true love’s kiss would wake her up from the sleeping death. However, I do like how Snow White doesn’t get married as a child in the end and they just walk into the sunset, and it says that they live happily ever after.

Movie Version of Snow White

• At this point the standard shooting star logo has not been established. When did it begin appearing at the beginnings of the movie?
• I like the book in the beginning, why do they not do that nowadays?
• It is odd that the castle is so bright and light when a supposedly evil queen rules it.
• Lips-rose
• Hair-ebony
• Skin-snow
• Why do all the animals gravitate to Snow White in the movie version?
• Could “Wishing Well” be similar to the different cultural suspicions that you find your soul mate by doing different things.
• It’s a bit unrealistic to have someone you love, who you have never met, to come save you.
• The pigeon blushed. ;)
• The huntsman in the movie objected in front of the queen, not after he had taken her out to the forest. Also the queen asked for her heart not to eat it but rather to make sure the man killed her.
• The movie portrays her kindness more than the literary tale did.
• It also emphasizes how disturbing a forest would be if you had never been in one before, or rather only in one.
• Interestingly this movie does not have the princess crying on some statue, bench, etc. She is curled up on the floor.
• She is ashamed of her crying. Is this not teaching to be happy/pleasant all the time, and to basically never break down. The common ideal of grin and bear it. Just lovely.
• The animals are similar to the ones from Bambi.
• Those deer of quite small for full grown adults.
• How many days actually passed before she found the dwarfs house?
• If she was truly treated like a maid, how would she know what a doll house looked like? I doubt the queen had one.
• Because no one was home she decided to break into their house. Strange.
• The little bird always makes my days.
• In the movie she also enjoys cleaning.
• It’s ironic that she comes to the conclusion that the dwarfs have no mother since their house is dirty. Especially considering all the early movies there is an absent mother for the protagonist.
• Would the dwarfs really had an organ in their home? Those were not cheap, but I guess since they are successful miners they would have the money.
• Would the turtle have even felt the cloth on its stomach? Through its shell?
• The mine is quite sparkly.
• “It ain’t no trick to get rich quick” ?
• Why does the seventh dwarf not talk at all?
• How would leaving the key beside a Vault be safe? Just Why? Especially in that period with no alarms, no security, etc.
• Poor turtle. It is always being left behind. Turtle and the Hare reference?
• The dwarfs’ names are all personality traits of people, mostly those that they did not want in women.
• The animals just abandoned her to the dwarfs mercy, no warning.
• Why would a ghost need a fire and light?
• Doppy is carrying a hoe not a pickaxe.
• Their shoes are so squeaky, and they are so loud why did she not wake up.
• Grumpy actually has a decent head on his shoulders.
• That sneeze was quite over dramatic.
• If they lived in the woods, would the birds have not sounded exactly like the woodpeckers?
• The poor doppy, they obviously value his life the least, or see him as expendable since they forced him to face the perceived threat even though he would have been the least prepared for it.
• How did they not know now what a girl was, but then suddenly have ideas about them?
• Grumpy also spouts the common ideology that women are evil.
• Snow White kind of sounds ditzy.
• Grumpy has some interesting ideas for what black magic could do. Honestly his ideas are better than the queen’s.
• The movie emphasizes the importance of cleanliness. Hilariously they would not have cared much for washing hand before eating in that time.
• Why would they need courage to wash their hands?
• Some of the lyrics are quite interesting when you are older.
• Even the doc had his breaking point with grumpy.
• Now that Snow White is gone the castle seems dark.
• The huntsman’s life would be forfeit after that.
• Those are interesting ingredients for her magic.
• Now the queen looks like the stereotypical witch instead of a peddler.
• In the movie she the apple puts her in a sleeping death, not actual death.
• What country is this supposed to be? Germany? The music has a germanic feel.
• Again how would Snow White know court dances if was treated as a servant, and where are the other servants in the movie?
• The scene with the dancing is similar to later movie Sleeping Beauty
• Unlike what she says Love is not easy, and only charisma does not make for a good relationship.
• Those are some well oiled henges.
• A raven lives in her cave area. That normally means bad things.
• This is the introduction of the Love’s First Kiss scenario.
• Isn’t the only red apple a bit obvious?
• Vultures are never a good sign either.
• So now the animals decide to save her from danger.
• The typical men have to save the women attitude.
• Isn’t it ironic that the queen says Snow White has a little heart when most would say she had a big heart.
• Lightning is also a bad sign.
• If they were that worried about Snow White why did they not look after her first?
• So, lightning striking the rock platform, making the queen fall with the falling rocks was her death in this movie. This Snow White had no “flaw of character” like the one in the story where she ordered the Queen’s death.
• In the movie he truly seemed to be respecting her corpse, and truly saddened.
• Was the Prince’s Castle truly only ever on the other side of the forest?
• Also it is in the clouds, so is it a representation of heaven?