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While Snow White is technically the latest in Disney's endless line of live-action remakes, it's more of an adaptation than just a sentimental imitation. Director Mark Webb not only recreated the basic framework and styling of the classic '1937 animated "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (although the reproduction was unevenly completed) – he also created a fresh interpretation of Broadway. In the process, the new version of "Snow White" not only fleshes out the plot, but also fleshes out the image of the protagonist - Rachel Ziegler gives an excellent performance and creates a more three-dimensional Disney heroine.
In an original opening song that explains the character and background, we meet young Snow White and see her distributing food and spreading joy in the kingdom with her parents. The Snow White sees kindness as the most important quality, but her notions are challenged after the death of her mother and the marriage of her father to the evil queen (Gal Gadot). In this film, the setting of the magic mirror has changed, and the queen is still obsessed with asking the magic mirror "who is the most beautiful person in the world", but the magic mirror's evaluation criteria for beauty are no longer limited to appearance, but also include compassion and kindness.
For a while, the queen gets the answer she wants with harsh justice, but after Snow White shows her generosity to the hungry, handsome thief leader Jonathan (Andrew Bernap), the magic mirror changes its answer. We are all familiar with the follow-up to the story: the queen sends a hunter (Ansu Kabia) to kill Snow White, but the princess escapes into the forest and lives in a hut where Angry, Pistachio, Sleepy Bug, Shy, Sneezer, Fool, and Know-It-all.
But in the castle, where the queen rules with an iron fist, a new unfolding appears. The most affected of them is Jonathan, a cynical Robin Hood-esque character who corresponds to the prince of the original story, who is no longer an unportrayed character and gives Snow White a chance to truly develop a relationship with the man who is destined to save her.
This makes the whole story fuller and makes the length of 109 minutes reasonable.
The addition of original songs, as well as rearranged and lengthened animated songs, all play a role in balancing the tempo. They make Snow White feel more like a group drama, but the end result can be awkward at times. The lengthened version of Heigh-Ho leaves room for a separate introduction to the dwarfs, but only half of them get the treat.
Another downside of expanding the playlist is that Gal Gadot has to sing not one, but two solo songs – if you've ever heard her sing "Imagine," you've probably learned her bland, unbuoyant voice.
But at least the "Wonder Woman" star gives the queen the right amount of nobility to her body language and movements. Gadot played the majesty and evil of the queen very well, but unfortunately her singing and line skills prevented her from showing the operatic sense that this role should have.
Rachel Ziegler, on the other hand, presents a delicate performance full of soul, portraying a Snow White who has the same graceful manners as in the animated version, but at the same time has a new courage. Few Disney live-action remakes can be seen, but by focusing on the theme of "standing up for goodness in the face of adversity," Snow White carries on the spirit of Disney's best live-action remake, Kenneth Branagh's version 2015 of "Cinderella."
It's a pity that the picture of "Snow White" is quite spicy to the eye. The CGI critters have some cartoon charm, but the dwarfs, who have been criticized before the release, still haven't made it out of the Uncanny Valley, and the costumes of the human characters look cheap and cheesy even when put into the parade of floats at Disneyland.
Webb tried to use the tonal difference to represent the difference between before and after the queen's usurpation, but the difference was almost imperceptible due to the graying of the film's overall image: the queen's seizure of power brought dark clouds and a more gloomy atmosphere, but it didn't look much different from the slightly brighter scene that preceded it. However, Webb is creditable for his dazzling portrayal of the Queen's plot and the expressive psychedelic vision of Snow White escaping into the forest.
Although it took time for the dwarfs to get used to, they eventually became an integral part of the story, but after Jonathan's fellow thieves appeared, the characters became too numerous. By the time the positive characters planned to rebel against the Queen, the number of supporting characters had almost doubled, but there wasn't enough time to portray any of them.
Among them, the thief Quigg (played by George Appleby) is a human with dwarfism, and his existence seems to be entirely in response to criticism that "Snow White" discriminates against dwarfs, but the dwarfs in the fairy tale appear together with the real-life dwarfs, which is quite eccentric.
Fortunately, Ziegler's role as Snow White is plump and three-dimensional enough to support the entire movie. She shows the tenderness of this character in a heartfelt way, and she understands the importance and significance of each act of kindness, and how it drives the story.
As the world around her becomes darker, the reflection and introspection she shows in her performance become more and more important, reflecting that this version of Snow White has her own thinking and judgment, and her behavior is a response to her own situation, rather than a pattern of behavior no matter what she encounters. Even the climax of the story is built on Snow White awakening people's consciences.
Despite the many problems in the movie, the characterization of Snow White is always a plus. She is still the protagonist of a simple and straightforward story for children, but at the same time she shows a refreshing attitude that does not stick to faithfully reproducing the animated version. The end result is a fairy tale film that is more free and uninhibited in terms of theme and music than other Disney live-action remakes.
Snow White is the best Disney live-action remake of the last decade (though the bar is low), and it follows the rough framework of the 1937 version of the animation and fleshes out the theme of goodness. Rachel Ziegler portrays Snow White as a beautiful, memorable, and kind-hearted Snow White, but her CGI friends are hard to look at.
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