The classic Grimm’s fairy tale character turned Disney princess, Snow White, just can’t be left alone, getting thrown back again and again into the spotlight.
After countless adaptations like the recent new television series “Once Upon a Time,” this year alone, two very different adaptations will take over the big screen. “Snow White and the Huntsman” (set for release this June) seems to be the darker of the two, whereas “Mirror, Mirror” is sweet and rich—but only in color and talent.
The film’s story rehashes much of the same tale: After the king disappears, his new queen (Julia Roberts) snatches the throne and keeps her stepdaughter, the beautiful Snow White (Lily Collins), hidden inside the castle. After many years, the land and its people have fallen into poverty; even the queen has become broke.
When Snow (how the film refers to Snow White) sneaks out on her 18th birthday to visit the village, she attracts the attention of a wealthy prince (Armie Hammer). But he is the same prince the wicked queen wants to marry so that she can live in riches. Snow struggles to reclaim her birthright while the queen seeks to have Snow killed. She learns how to fight from a group of rebellious dwarfs and vies to win her prince back.
