Snow White and the Huntsman

[DarthSkywalker]

And Mirror, Mirror doesn't resemble anything else before it? It doesn't look like a balloon parody of Alice in Wonderland : Snow White Edition?

This "genuine" attempt you speak of maybe only works in a sense that it's a live-action adaptation of the story. But then again, Mirror, Mirror is supposed to be............a comedy. Perhaps The Princess Diaries with 10X the budget and special effects, I suppose, is what ppl want.

Whereas with Huntsman, we have a adaptation of an originally dark story being made into a dark film. I'm not quite sure what films you're thinking of when you blame it for 'ripping off" but this fits more with what I want to see than what we've always seen with Snow White.

Maybe ppl don't take the story of Snow White seriously enough to think it can have any merit or worth being anything other than a light fantasy. Ugh.

Alice in Wonderland?

What is wrong with comedy and "light fantasy"? Some of the best and most poignant films belong to those two categories.

This Huntsman movies doesn't look dark in the least bit imo. Finding an gray filter and and having your actors make "serious" faces on the screen doesn't make something dark. The film looks typical. A combination of pretty much everything that has come after Gladiator/LOTR ( see King Arthur and Robin Hood), the fascination of "reinventing" things by making them "dark and gritty" (When most haven't a clue what those word mean), and yes, Twilight.

There are plenty of different kinds of "dark" films, but this doesn't fit any from the look of it. Dark is Drive. Dark is the final 20 minutes of OoTP. Dark is No Country for Old Men. Dark is Hanna. Dark is Game of Thrones. This doesn't look dark, this looks typical.

BTW, I don't want to sound like I'm completely against the other film. Mirror, Mirror is actually a fantastic title for it, and one I wouldn't have thought of myself. And I like the actress playing Snow White. But other than that, I want to see Snow White get down and dirty for once (that sounds filthy, I know). And seeing as she doesn't want to be the typical damsel in distress anymore, I like that newer ballsy approach to the fairytale.

It's the very irony of her character; a young beautiful girl who's supposed to be sweet and lovely and fragile, like snow, has no choice but to learn (from the man sent to kill her, ironically) how to toughen up and fight. Kill. Survive.

Why, so she can be just like all the other young beautiful girls who have kicked butt since Buffy? Do you not see the irony of making that Snow White movie now?

That story hasn't been ironic in over a decade. It is the most obvious approach you can take. Oh, the fragile pretty little girl isn't so fragile after all? No way!

You have just turned Snow White into this past decades Buffy, Beatrix Kiddo, Jen Yu, Guinevere, Hanna, Aeon Flux, Lara Croft, Maid Marian, Elizabeth Swan, Hit Girl, so on and so forth.

 

[Project862006]

^actually the script is very dark and guess what the writer of Drive rewrote the script

 

[BestGirl]

Why do I get the feeling this is going to be like Burton's Alice in Wonderland?

The dark tone and the army on Charlize's side of the poster have me convinced this is going to end with a massive battle a la AIW. Good thing someone who's read the script is excited about it otherwise I would completely write this movie off as an inferior AIW imitation.

 

[kickass]

^actually the script is very dark and guess what the writer of Drive rewrote the script

Thank you

 

[kickass]

The dark tone and the army on Charlize's side of the poster have me convinced this is going to end with a massive battle a la AIW. Good thing someone who's read the script is excited about it otherwise I would completely write this movie off as an inferior AIW imitation.

It does end with a massive battle. It's a fantasy action film. You'd be hard-pressed to find one that doesn't

 

[kickass]

Alice in Wonderland?

What is wrong with comedy and "light fantasy"? Some of the best and most poignant films belong to those two categories.

This Huntsman movies doesn't look dark in the least bit imo. Finding an gray filter and and having your actors make "serious" faces on the screen doesn't make something dark. The film looks typical. A combination of pretty much everything that has come after Gladiator/LOTR ( see King Arthur and Robin Hood), the fascination of "reinventing" things by making them "dark and gritty" (When most haven't a clue what those word mean), and yes, Twilight.

There are plenty of different kinds of "dark" films, but this doesn't fit any from the look of it. Dark is Drive. Dark is the final 20 minutes of OoTP. Dark is No Country for Old Men. Dark is Hanna. Dark is Game of Thrones. This doesn't look dark, this looks typical.


Why, so she can be just like all the other young beautiful girls who have kicked butt since Buffy? Do you not see the irony of making that Snow White movie now?

That story hasn't been ironic in over a decade. It is the most obvious approach you can take. Oh, the fragile pretty little girl isn't so fragile after all? No way!

You have just turned Snow White into this past decades Buffy, Beatrix Kiddo, Jen Yu, Guinevere, Hanna, Aeon Flux, Lara Croft, Maid Marian, Elizabeth Swan, Hit Girl, so on and so forth.

1) Nothing wrong with "light fantasy" but don't knock a movie for being a "dark fantasy" when it's coming from a story hundreds of years old that began as a DARK FANTASY.

2) This movie may look "typical" to YOU, but we have yet to see Snow White in this kind of world and fashion, therefore it isn't typical to SNOW WHITE and her STORY. Why would we want to see a "light fantasy" of a live-action film when we already have the "light fantasy" of the cartoon? Why can't Snow White be given a change or an overhaul on her tale? Everyone always complains they want something new from Hollywood and then when we get it, people don't want it. This isn't an original story, might as well flip it on its ass to make it relevant and interesting again.

3) Again, when it comes to making our female lead a more stronger kick-ass version of her formal self, it IS quite different when the character - in all her versions - hasn't been that way ever before. You cannot compare Snow White to Buffy THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, a girl who isn't named after something as fragile and soft as SNOW. She's known as a VAMPIRE SLAYER. That doesn't scream fragile pretty girl to me. And even though she may have started off "normal" and all that jazz, she was a tough cookie from the beginning. And to even mention Lara Croft, Hit Girl, and Kill Bill..............none of those females started off as helpless characters in their respected films. They were already kicking ass and taking names due to their professions. AND even if you're right, why can't Snow White be just like them? She hasn't ever before. This is a welcomed change. I mean, females in general now in movies and literature are far more stronger, it's just the times we live in now.

If you don't like the idea of Snow White learning to become a warrior that's fine. But like I said before, I think people just don't like Kristen Stewart and are writing off this movie based on that and her affiliation with Twilight. I didn't like Thor, so I guess I should write this off based on Hemsworth?

I also believe ppl don't think (unknowingly) the story is good enough to branch out and dare to do something different for once. Mirror, Mirror doesn't do anything new for the tale, does it? Or maybe it does since I heard it's more the evil Queen's perspective on the story (I could be wrong but that's what I remember hearing). And if that's the case, then why is that an acceptable change and Snow White and the Huntsman isn't?

I would also like to point out that the script reads more like an assemble cast rather than Snow White being the focus 100% of the time. The story is really split between her, the Huntsman, and the Queen. But of course, who knows with the rewrites.

 

[jmc]

Dude, are you funding this movie in part? You're defensive about it like you're invested in it.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Why do I get the feeling this is going to be like Burton's Alice in Wonderland?

I don't see it having that quirky goth Burton feel. I think it's going to be more like LOTR's meets Snow White personally.

 

[Raiden]

Kristen Stewart aside, I'm actually more interested in this movie than the other Snow White movie. I just have a feeling that both Hemsworth and Theron will deliver a really good performance.

 

[Boom]

What is that Demon Looking THing next to Chris Hemsworth?

Kristen Stewart.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Kristen Stewart aside, I'm actually more interested in this movie than the other Snow White movie. I just have a feeling that both Hemsworth and Theron will deliver a really good performance.

I'm going to be the first in line to watch Breaking Dawn because I'm obsessed with the films for some reason (hot guys and some other mysterious reason) but out of all the poor performances I can stand her's the least.

I don't know what happen because she was a pretty effective child/teen actor IMO but now she just flat out can't act anymore because of her annoying ticks and high as a kite act. She has absolutely no charm to her anymore and that's sad.

Hemsworth is like a real life Adonis who oozes charm so the movie will be watched by me for that very reason.

 

[PowersOfMind]

I love the idea of a fighting, rough-and-tumble Snow White, I just don't see KStew pulling off the stong female lead aspect. Seems like they just hired her because she would bring over a good chunk of the Twihards. That makes sense from a financial standpoint, but what about picking an actress that could actually carry the role.

Makes me want to throw up my hands and scream: "Way to turn a good and interesting idea into a mediocre one."

 

[kickass]

ET has a tiny preview of the trailer and MAN.........I'm so excited! I think Charlize is going to ROCK!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7cGvREXQmk&feature=player_embedded

 

[flickchick85]

It IS looking pretty good. I must confess, I'm interested in both Snow White projects mainly because of their directors. The other one I'm seeing because any Tarsem film is appointment viewing for me, simple as that. With this one though, Rupert Sanders is a FANTASTIC commercial and music video director, so I'm extremely curious to see if he can translate that talent to film since plenty of big-time directors came from that arena (Ridley Scott, David Fincher, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Tarsem, Gore Verbinski, Alex Proyas, etc.). Theron and Hemsworth's involvement heightens my interest to be sure, but for me the big draw is Sanders.

Examples of his work for those unfamiliar:

 

[Authorize]

Stewart proves she CAN act. She was great in this.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_runaways/

 

[KRIM]

As someone who was very lukewarm on this production thus far, I was impressed by this footage -- particularly Theron's scenes. I was worried it would delve too far into gritty realism. Nice to see the fantasy and magic remains, just in a darker tone.

 

[JakeSully]

MSN Exclusive: Snow White and the Huntsman - trailer
http://video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/msn-exclusive-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-trailer/2tk3tzqb

 

[Raiden]

MSN Exclusive: Snow White and the Huntsman - trailer
http://video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/msn-exclusive-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-trailer/2tk3tzqb

Nice to see Stewart finally shown wearing a dress; I think they've been highlighting this Snow White in a chain mail way too much.

Btw, is it available on Youtube?

 

[BestGirl]

It's weird that it was basically a trailer for the Queen. Stewart didn't say one word. Other than that, dare I say, it looked really cool.

 

[Lencho01]

Maybe they feel they don't need to advertise her so much just yet. Probably to show how different this will be from what most people associate with Snow White when it comes to why the Queen wants her dead.

 

[Electrix]

Youtubed

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[dark_b]

complaining about this trailer is pointless. it looks like in the pictures. the look and feel is what we expected. noone is suprised that ''alice '' is in the trailer.

-i dotn understand why they didnt make it clear that Kirsten Stewart is in the movie. the trailer is before a Twilight movie .
-i dont understand why they didnt focus on the main character who is also in a Twilight movie.
-i dont understand why Snow White has red lipstick while fightign in an metal battle armor.

 

[Micromind]

I like that they got perfect cast of Charlize Theron as Queen and Chris Hemswoth as Huntsman but Stewart as Snow White is just not good enough, and the whole dark, gritty setting can take the original story in a totally different diection, so it may or may not turn out to be good.

 

[Lencho01]

complaining about this trailer is pointless. it looks like in the pictures. the look and feel is what we expected. noone is suprised that ''alice '' is in the trailer.

-i dotn understand why they didnt make it clear that Kirsten Stewart is in the movie. the trailer is before a Twilight movie .
-i dont understand why they didnt focus on the main character who is also in a Twilight movie.
-i dont understand why Snow White has red lipstick while fightign in an metal battle armor.

Another thought, besides showing how different their Queen is, they probably wanted to focus on the action aspect to attract males.

This could be a case of the villain outshining the hero in marketing (and maybe even in story).

 

[dark_b]

Another thought, besides showing how different their Queen is, they probably wanted to focus on the action aspect to attract males.

This could be a case of the villain outshining the hero in marketing (and maybe even in story).

Kirsten Stewart was not cast becasue she is the cheapest best actress on this planet .she was cast because Twilight is still hot and they can use her to promote the movie. the exposure with her would be insane.t: