Snow White

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by the Brothers Grimm

I really think Snow White could win the prize as the dumbest princess on the face of the planet. She is also a spoiled little brat that never listens to what she is told. The dwarfs specifically tell her not to open the door because the Evil Queen has many ways of disguising herself, and what does Snow do? She opens the door because this sweet little old lady could never harm me. In the original story, Snow gets poisoned  several times before that final apple. Then she doesn’t magically come back to life with the kiss of the prince, but has to wait until one of his servants jars it out of her throat. I still enjoy the story even if Snow is a doofus.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

I really have to be in the mood for this first full length animated feature. Snow White’s voice really gets on my nerves. But all in all it is genius and I enjoy the story.

Fairest by Gail Carson Levine

In this version, Snow White is not really that pretty until she drinks a magic potion. The story is good though, as is most of Levine’s stories. It is also enjoyable because Snow (who in this verison is named Aza) actually is very intelligent and has a beautiful singing voice. She is just told constantly that she is ugly and has come to beleive it. It is only when a handsome prince comes along that sees her true beauty can she find happiness.

Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)

Kind of a toss up between Snow White and the Snow Queen. The Evil Queen’s Mirror seems to be the same one that the Snow Queen owns. Other than that it follows the same story line. It really is a good version of the story.

Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)

This one is a little more on the horror side with Sigourney Weaver as the evil queen set on killing Snow, the king, and anyone who gets in her way.

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

So Kristen Stewart is awful in this movie and is by no means “fairer” than Charlize Theron. Watch it for everyone else. One thing that does bug me is that we have Snow reciting the Lord’s Prayer to show how pure she is, then God is never mentioned again in the entire story. In fact we have an encounter in Faerie with some sort of weird Pagan god. I don’t know.

Mirror, Mirror (2012)

Same year, but a much more comedic take on the tale. Funny and enjoyable and again Snow isn’t a total idiot.