Synopsis (according to imdb.com)
Snow White, pursued by a jealous queen, hides with the Dwarfs; the queen feeds her a poison apple, but Prince Charming awakens her with a kiss.
LET ME EXPLAIN...
I hadn't seen this one in quite some time. The story is certainly a classic, but the entire 84 minutes really only has about 15 minutes of actual story (if that). The rest is just songs and doing mundane things like cleaning a house and washing up before dinner (I can understand the songs since it's Disney, but the other stuff?).
It's also pretty incredible what kind of freaky stuff Disney included in their classics, such as the Queen telling the huntsman to cut out Snow White's heart and give it to her in a box, the freaky branches-turning-to-hands that kept grabbing at Snow White as she ran away through the forest, etc.
It's a classic story and introduced the iconic seven dwarfs, but - except for its animated groundbreaking-ness - it's not all that great of a film.
What makes this a "Top 100" Movie?
It was the first ever animated feature film. That's it. It was nominated for Best Musical Score in 1938, and won an honorary award from the Academy for "a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field (one statuette - seven miniature statuettes)" the following year.
Complaints?
I know it's just a fairy tale cartoon, but the story rarely progressed and was pretty boring. First, you get the story setup via the "Once upon a time" book opening, then Snow White sings with animals, then a little progression in the story, then Snow White sings with animals, then the dwarfs sing, then Snow White sings with the animals and dwarfs, then Snow White sings with just the dwarfs, then progression to the story's climax, then the dwarfs are sad, then a quick wrap-up ending. I like a little more story than that...
LET ME SUM UP...
The first animated film in history, of course it's on the list. It's a classic fairy tale that's fun enough, but there's virtually no story and too much singing for me to really enjoy.
MY RATING: 4/10 (No change from my previous rating)
1 comment:
I'm trying to watch AFI's 100 greatest love stories and believe me, I question some of THOSE on the list. Many people are Disney fans, but I think some of the movies are quite frightening for kids.
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