![]() ![]() Ever since he had learned that Snow White was missing at the castle, he was searching for her, far and wide. One day, the Prince happened to pass through. The Seven Dwarfs gently lifted her into a glass coffin. She stayed absolutely still in her deep sleep. All of a sudden, lightning hit the mountain! The Queen fell, and she was never seen again.īut there was nothing to help poor Snow White. Up to the very top of a mountain they chased her. They chased that evil Queen out the door, and into the storm. Shocked indeed they were to find Snow White lying on the floor and what must be her stepmother beside her, laughing! In marched the Seven Dwarfs, home from the day's work. “YES!” shouted the Queen, pumping the air with her fists. Alas, the fruit was poisoned! At once, Snow White fell to the ground in a deep sleep. She took the comb out of her hair and gave it to the old woman, who then gave her the apple. “That fine comb in your hair will make a good trade,” said the old woman. “I would like very much to buy your apple,” said Snow White. She held the red apple close to Snow White’s face. “Take a look at this big red apple,” said the old woman, who as you know by now was really the Queen in disguise. “Poor thing," thought Snow White, "having to go door to door selling apples in the rain." And so she opened the door. “It’s raining out here, my dear,” said her voice through the door. “It’s only a poor old woman,” came a squeaky voice, “selling apples.” Yet it was the evil Queen, disguised as an old woman. She remembered the warning of the Seven Dwarfs not to open the door to anyone. She screamed, “Who does she think she is?! Snow White will not get away with this!”Īt the cottage of the Dwarfs the next afternoon, when the Seven Dwarfs were away at work, there was a knock on the door. And an image was shown on the mirror of Snow White living in the cottage of the Seven Dwarfs. “Snow White lives!” said the Magic Mirror. ![]() “Snow White is the fairest of them all!” said the Magic Mirror. “Mirror, mirror on the wall," she demanded. And so the days passed.īack at the castle, the Queen marched up to her mirror. She also prepared a good hot meal for the Seven Dwarfs when they returned home that night. The princess prepared her first reading lesson. After all, who knows what evil her stepmother might do? The princess nodded in agreement, and the Dwarfs left the house. The next morning before they left for work, the Seven Dwarfs warned Snow White she must not open the door to anyone. So let's not be too sniffy about "truth" or "thespianism" or indeed "realism" - this is a young persons film and looked great, didn't patronise them and had some great ideas brought to life - not always successfully but with a touch of humour and imagination so in my book it's a winner and not to be judged too harshly.To celebrate their new friendship, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs sang and danced the night away. And frankly it is a film aimed more at them than most reviewers here. They were scared, amused, excited and involved throughout the film and left having sat through the credit dance sequence first. But the real reason for leaving this review is really because of my kids - they loved it. But the actors delivering the Dwarf story-line were also in keeping with the piece - OK not hugely polished but capable of delivering in the contexts of fantasy. Of the other characters - as has been noted Snow White stole the show and was a capable lead and will doubtless go on to far grander things. Not being a huge Ms Roberts fan I was unsure as to how I would react to her as a dominant player in fable setting - but she was capable and trod a fine line between villainy and comedy that worked. But to read some of the comments here would be to be mis-led in the extreme in my terribly humble opinion. OK - so this is a major re-working of Snow White and in fact you could say that it is an entirely different story.bar the principle character names. ![]()
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