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What a fairytale!

Released in May 2012 and directed by Rupert Sanders , Snow White and the Huntsman had a lot of expectations which the film did not meet. I like the idea of a revolutionized story of a warrior Snow White and a scorned feminist stepmother. The visual effects of the film are amazing but alas it lacks a plot.

There is no story build-up, no suspense, no nothing. The best part of the movie, which was the dwarfs, was really short. The movie has no sense of purpose. It has some useless scenes like the Queen’s back story. It lacks pace and wobbles from one scene to another.

Charlize Theron played the evil stepmother Ravenna. In this movie the stepmother is a feminist. She knows that men use women and throw them aside when they are done playing so she invade kingdoms, assassinates kings and wreaks havoc on people. Ravenna is a tantrum baby and I don’t blame Theron for the awful character. After all she was the only thing worth watching in this movie.

The dialogues were a bit off, well more than a bit and the casting was almost good. Chris Hemsworth portrays the huntsman. He goes into the dark forest to capture a girl but falls in love with her. William acted by the most handsome and charming Sam Claflin is the love of Snow White.

Remember that almost up there? Well Snow White is played by Kristen Stewart. I’m not in a habit of criticizing actors but one crack and the glass shatters. Throughout the movie Stewart has one singular expression. She acts ‘numb snow white’, even when she is crying she hardly shows any sorrow. My dog has more expressions on her face than Stewart.

William is supposed to be her lost love but out Snow White hardly spares a glance at him when they meet, even the kisses are sisterly. There’s supposed to be chemistry between the Huntsman and Snow White but when Hemsworth is full of emotion Stewart gives him empty eyes. Her encouraging speech is a disaster; C-3PO has better tones in his voice than our warrior princess.

I wasn’t going to watch it but I saw The Huntsman: Winter’s War trailer, which by the way looks very promising. I thought maybe the previous movie was good after all but naw.

If you still want to get a glimpse of this film then my advice is to skip the trailer and watch the Fairy Sanctuary scene on YouTube, it’s the only scene worth watching.