Who Is the Toughest of Them All? Snow White?

Snow White just ain't the same gal she used to be...is that good? We'll see what women's lib has done for fairy tales this summer with films and television. I must say to clarify to young readers, they probably should read the originals first (and I don't mean Disney, that revisionist.)

There is, of course, the Grimm Brothers. Not the one living in Portland. Is this confusing enough yet?

Here is an online library link:

http://openlibrary.org/works/OL3050267W/The_Classic_Grimm%27s_Fairy_Tales_%28Children%27s_Storybook_Classics%29

Snow doesn't look that tough.

And you can buy one. Its marked down.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Classic-Fairy-Tales-Grimm?r=1&utm_medium=cpc&sort=R&store=book&fmt=PHYSICAL&utm_campaign=C_3&utm_source=google&cm_mmca1=13d525b4-8312-2f88-eaea-000060bf3fb1&view=list&utm_term=+grimm%20+classic%20+fairy%20+tales&imkwid=22967033&cm_mmc=Google-_-C_3-_-Classic%20Fairy%20Tales%20series,Grimm-_-%2BGrimm%20%2Bclassic%20%2Bfairy%20%2Btales

The Brothers wrote rather eloquently.

Here is an online version translated from the German.

The Story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/snowwhite/story.htm

There are also stories from France, like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood, by Charles Perrault in his 'Mother Goose Tales.'

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/perrault.html 

And there's always Faerie Tale Theatre from the 1980s that were relatively faithful to the stories and legends. They're on hulu, or you can buy them. They are very entertaining for kids younger than about 15.


http://www.hulu.com/shelley-duvalls-faerie-tale-theatre 
http://www.amazon.com/Shelley-Duvalls-Theatre-Complete-Collection/dp/B00077BPH8


I found the collection for about twenty bucks--but don't remember where.

Man, not more magic in Maine!

There is one television series with uncountable fairy tale characters that won't help you understand anything about the who's who in the land of wicked queens and handsome princes. The Mad Hatter and Snow White? That's kind of a mixed metaphor. Here's the link to "Once Upon A Time," the TV script that probably is plagiarism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_%28TV_series%29

I like how they handled Cinderell

Another fairy tale based television show, Grimm , highlights the story's original form at the beginning of each episode, and has created lots of 'artifacts' tied to the Grimm brothers' stories, legends, superstitions and myths. It's very creative, and I like the characters, especially Monroe, a blutbad. 

Monroe the blutbad.

The premise reminds me of Warehouse 13 on SyFy that spotlights urban legends, and folktales, too.That series is not so grim (pardon the pun.)

Claudia's getting a little steampunkish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimm_%28TV_series%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warehouse_13

Hey, Tink!

There are two, count them, two movies out currently about Snow White. I don't know why, maybe no one does. Here are the trailers.

I'm kind of fatigued with the cool, hip (tired) language inhabiting lots of kids' movies.  Like this Julia Snow White one. I really did like Julia when she played Tinkerbelle (Hook)

Mirror, mirror, who the evilest queen of all? Man, Charlize got some crazy eyes



I will call this the Julia Roberts one.

'Mirror Mirror' Trailer 2012 Julia Roberts Movie - Lily Collins as Snow White - Official [HD] 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35EGNolcxEg 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the Kristin one. Somehow I don't think she's singing, "Someday My Prince Will Come." Maybe to polish her armor.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY67V0wOlz8

 I'm going to see the Kristin one today, I like the Shakespeare sound of their language in the trailer. I hope CG effects doesn't interfere with the story.