Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs need to watch?


Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, it is the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full color, the first to be produced by Walt Disney Productions, and the first in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series.
Although the film is replete with moments of hilarious comedy, it is unique because of other equally potent entertainment features. There is, for instance, the sequence in which the dwarfs, returning to their cottage from a day's hard work in the diamond mines, discover that their little home is spotlessly clean. Someone has intruded in their absence. Dopey is dispatched to the bedroom at the head of the stairs to investigate. There is suspense and anticipation. When the princess awakes and reassures her strange hosts that she is a good cook and housekeeper, a merry dance follows, spontaneous and joyful.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs must be acknowledged as an icon, its characters standing alongside Dorothy, Superman, and a host of other cinematic creations which have indelibly leave their mark on every aspect of American culture.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how characters like Snow White might be different if they were created today, and what elements of the story make it a classic fairy tale.
How is the violence in Snow White different than the violence in other Disney movies?
Snow White is a traditional damsel in distress. How have depictions of princesses and heroines changed since 1937?
Why is the Queen jealous of Snow White? Why is being beautiful so important to her?

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