Friday, September 27, 2019

Grimms Fairy Tales vs Disney

There were definitely some differences when it came to watch Disney's Snow White and reading Grimms. Disney kind of took the fairy tale and made it his own, and here are some ways how:

1. Disney's Snow White largely centers around the dwarfs. There are painfully slow scenes where the main focus was not on Snow White. For example, the scene when they are walking home from the mines is crazy long. And another scene when they're finally bathing after being told too is also a little lengthy. 

2. The prince comes in at the beginning of the film. Although, he doesn't have a very big role until the end. 

3. The father? Who's that? He was never mentioned. 

4. Snow White offers to clean and cook for the dwarfs. In the Grimm's version. the dwarfs tell her that in order to stay that is what she has to do. 

5. The evil stepmother dies by falling off of a cliff. This time, she doesn't have to dance in flaming hot shoes until death comes. 

There are more differences, but those are just a few key ones. Disney didn't change everything though. Here are the things that remained the same. 

1. Snow White is portrayed as innocent, and really isn't the brightest gal out there.

2. She lacks a present proper parent figure. Her mother dies in both versions.

3. The huntsman takes pity on her and doesn't kill her. He tricks the queen into thinking it's her that she killed by killing another animal. 

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