Despite the worthy talents of Ms. Weaver and company, this film fails to ever develop. The viewer, at the end of this anti-climatic movie is left wondering, "who cares?" This is due to the utter lack of character development.
The loathesome queen is clearly the most intriguing character. However, we never really learn what makes her tick. I was left wondering whether she was simply evil for evil's sake, or was this some sort of allegory for female hysteria?
Snow White a/k/a Lilliana garners little sympathy from this viewer. Puppy dog eyes, and open mouthed innocence only goes so far. In this film, the distance traveled barely gets past the starting gate.
As for the other characters in the film, they are totally under-developed. The good doctor, whom I presume to be Prince Charming, is flung out of a castle window near the end of the film. To be sure, his death had little impact.
The forest people who save Snow White to begin with are only lightly brushed over. Moreover, many of them are conveniently killed off by the evil queen who is trying to do in her daughter in law. It never really occurs to the nonconformist woodsmen that their trouble stems with harbouring Snow White.
It has been said of this film that it is the real story of Snow White. Maybe so. But I can tell you this. The shoddy portrayal of this story makes it cornier than the Disney version.
The loathesome queen is clearly the most intriguing character. However, we never really learn what makes her tick. I was left wondering whether she was simply evil for evil's sake, or was this some sort of allegory for female hysteria?
Snow White a/k/a Lilliana garners little sympathy from this viewer. Puppy dog eyes, and open mouthed innocence only goes so far. In this film, the distance traveled barely gets past the starting gate.
As for the other characters in the film, they are totally under-developed. The good doctor, whom I presume to be Prince Charming, is flung out of a castle window near the end of the film. To be sure, his death had little impact.
The forest people who save Snow White to begin with are only lightly brushed over. Moreover, many of them are conveniently killed off by the evil queen who is trying to do in her daughter in law. It never really occurs to the nonconformist woodsmen that their trouble stems with harbouring Snow White.
It has been said of this film that it is the real story of Snow White. Maybe so. But I can tell you this. The shoddy portrayal of this story makes it cornier than the Disney version.