So a while ago I wrote a post about The Little Mermaid but I never finished writing it and so it is in my drafts. Eventually, I will finish it.
Today I want to write about Snow White. I am a huge Disney fan, or at least I was a huge Disney fan. They're live action remakes and their lack of being able to produce new wholesome content is turning me off from them.
When Walt Disney was alive he had high values and held his employees to those same high standards. The Walt Disney Company today is disrespecting Walt Disney's legacy.
So I, like so many others, am extremely disappointed with the negative comments made toward the 1937 Disney Classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. There are so many times I just want to say, "The Prince was not a stalker" and "The seven dwarves did not live in a cave."
Many people have already spoken about this topic. I don't need to repeat what has already been said.
What I want to talk about is the Daily Wire's version of Snow White that they are making. "Snow White and the Evil Queen." One of the things they have claimed is that they are sticking to the original content from the Brothers Grim. This made me realize I had never read the original. But in reality, I think I did, decades ago. But it was worth reading again because I couldn't remember the exact story.
I found the story online and read it. To be honest, I laughed when I read the story. First of all, I thought the original Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarves did a very good job adapting the original story making the necessary changes and keeping true to the story. Due to the fact the movie was intended to be a family movie, I am so glad that Disney omitted the part where the queen eats what she thinks is the lungs and liver of Snow White.
When the Daily Wire says they are keeping true to the original text, I'm not sure I really believe that. Will they include the part where the queen eats what she thinks is Snow White's lungs and liver? They say they are including, "true love" in their movie but the "love story" is a love at first sight and marrying right away type of movie. Given the fact it was written in the early 1800s most people didn't really marry for love - it was more for status and political alliances and such. Don't get me wrong, people did marry for love, but for many, many years that was the exception, not the rule (i.e. Fiddler on the Roof) - especially for the ruling class - and men of high ranking usually married whom ever they liked and solely based on their wealth, they were rarely turned down - the women wanted to be well provided for (i.e. Pride and Prejudice).
If a movie was made today following the text exactly, it wouldn't be a classic. The prince doesn't awaken Snow White with loves true kiss. Nope, the poisoned piece of apple gets dislodged in her throat and she was revived.
Now we all know the quote about how the "original" was written in 1937 and that the prince was a "stalker." Well, the original was in 1812/1819 and that prince is more of a stalker than the 1937 Disney version, especially the 1812 version - the 1819 version was toned down a bit... a bit.
Anyway, I am all about the prince saving the princess and love's first kiss and living happily ever after. No, that it is not real life. It is pure fantasy. But isn't that why we go to the movies? To leave the real world for a bit and experience a bit of fantasy?
That's what I want. . . Where's my Mr. Darcy? I'll even settle for a Colonel Brandon. Most women want to be swept off their feet. (okay not those so called "feminists" but those who embrace their femininity do - you can read my article about femininity for more info about that.)
