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BIANCANEVE E IL CACCIATORE

Snow White and the Huntsman

2012 US HMDB
maggio 30, 2012

Re Magnus è in guerra contro un terribile nemico. Ma armi e battaglie non lo distraggono dal doloroso ricordo della moglie perduta. Di lei gli rimane solo la piccola Biancaneve. Fino al giorno in cui, nella Foresta Tenebrosa, il re incontra una donna bellissima, capace di farlo innamorare di nuovo: la malvagia Ravenna. È la regina del Male, che con le sue arti di magia nera, assorbe dal cuore delle fanciulle l'eterna giovinezza, uccidendole. La prossima vittima è Biancaneve. Ma sotto il candore della pelle e l'ingenuità dello sguardo, la ragazza cela un animo guerriero. Ed Eric, il cacciatore destinato a sopprimerla, si troverà di fronte una donna coraggiosa, affascinante, e decisa a combattere... nonché una banda di nani ribelli che darebbero la vita per lei. La perfida Ravenna ha i giorni contati.

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Produzione: Sam Mercer (Producer)Joe Roth (Producer)Gloria S. Borders (Executive Producer)Palak Patel (Executive Producer)
Sceneggiatura: Evan Daugherty (Screenplay)John Lee Hancock (Screenplay)Hossein Amini (Screenplay)
Musica: James Newton Howard (Original Music Composer)
Fotografia: Greig Fraser (Director of Photography)

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Roberto Giacomelli
Vedovo e con una bambina piccola di nome Biancaneve, il Re si infatua di Ravenna, una bellissima donna che in poco tempo porta all'altare. Ravenna però è una donna perfida e votata alla magia, uccide il Re e fa rinchiudere Biancaneve in una torre. Gli anni passano, Ravenna costruisce un regno di terrore e rimane sempre giovane e bellissima grazie alla sua facoltà di succhiare la bellezza alle cortigiane, finché si rende conto che Biancaneve l'ha superata in beltà, così la donna decide che la sua prossima vittima sacrificale sarà proprio la figliastra. Biancaneve però riesce a fuggire nel bosco e Ravenna incarica un cacciatore di recuperala e portargliela, così da poter ultimare il suo rituale. Non è ancora chiaro se dobbiamo lodare o maledire Tim Burton e il suo “Alice in Wonderland”, dal momento che il grande successo di pubblico della sua rivisitazione di “Alice nel paese delle meraviglie” ha (ri)lanciato la moda delle favole al cinema. Burton ha realizzato il peggior film della sua carriera e il trend non è proseguito proprio nel migliore dei modi, visto che il passo successivo è stato lo stucchevole fanta-romantic-teen-horror “Cappuccetto Rosso Sangue”. Poi è arrivata “Biancaneve” in duplice veste con l’omonimo film diretto da Tarsem e “Biancaneve e il Cacciatore” di Rupert Sanders; se il primo è un coloratissimo film per famiglie piuttosto fedele all’immaginario Disney, il secondo è un fantasy dark che si prende tante libertà sulla fiaba tramandataci fino a toccare il genere horror. Non siamo dalle parti del deludente “Biancaneve nelle foresta nera”, in cui un certo immaginario horror era quasi forzato nel contesto favolistico, piuttosto gli sceneggiatori Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock e Hossein Amini sono riusciti a trovare il giusto compromesso tra generi che fa di “Biancaneve e il cacciatore” un film d’avventura, con alcuni momenti di azione spettacolare (in particolare il lungo finale con assedio al castello), immancabili innesti romantici (meno di quello che ci si potrebbe aspettare) e inaspettate punte di violenza e suggestioni tipiche del cinema horror. Quello che paradossalmente funziona meno è l’elemento fantasy. Se è di grande impatto la scena con lo spaventoso troll nella foresta, è altrettanto fuori contesto e francamente irritante la parte in cui i nani conducono Biancaneve e il cacciatore nella zona del bosco fatata. Al di là delle belle scenografie in digitale, il tripudio di esseri fatati che affollano questa sequenza è realmente gettato dentro senza cognizione di causa, creando un effetto straniante che fa emergere l’inutilità controproducente di tale scelta. Fortunatamente parliamo solo di una manciata di minuti, poi il film torna su binari più consoni all’iconografia dark di cui si fa forte. A proposito di suggestioni dark-orrorifiche, “Biancaneve e il Cacciatore” contiene una lunga parte nella foresta che circonda il Castello capace di risultare realmente inquietante, in cui le spore che aleggiano nell’aria causano terrificanti allucinazioni capaci di materializzare i peggiori incubi di chi le respira. Apprezzabile e curioso, inoltre, il parallelismo implicito tra la regina cattiva Ravenna e il personaggio storico di Erzsebet Bathory, la celebre contessa sanguinaria che faceva il bagno nel sangue delle cortigiane per mantenersi giovane e bella. Qui non si parla di sangue, ma il concetto non cambia e la regina cattiva impersonata da una sempre bravissima Charlize Theron è il vero motore e punto focale del film. Nel resto del cast si contraddistinguono Kristen Stewart, anomala Biancaneve guerriera che seppur lontana dall’ideale disneyano che tutti abbiamo in mente (invece perfettamente incarnato da Lily Collins nel film di Tarsem), risulta convincente e dimostra una reale crescita nella carriera dell’attrice di “Twilight”. Buona anche la caratterizzazione data da Chris Hemsworth (“Thor”; “Quella casa nel bosco”) al suo Cacciatore, mercenario vedovo e rancoroso meno stereotipato di quello che si potrebbe aspettare, ma soprattutto Sam Spruell (“The Hurt Locker”; “Defiance”), che ha l’aspetto perfetto per incarnare il viscido e malvagio Finn, fratello di Ravenna. Parata di volti noti (digitalmente elaborati) per i sette nani, tra i quali riconosciamo Bob Hoskins, Ian McShane, Ray Winstone e Nick Frost. L’esordiente Rupert Sanders confeziona dunque un’opera apprezzabile e dal look impeccabile, non memorabile ma curiosa nel mescolare la favola con un immaginario macabro caro al genere horror. E il filone delle fiabe rivisitate continuerà con “Maleficent”, ovvero “La bella addormentata nel bosco” dalla parte della perfida Grimilde, e “Il grande e potente Oz”, versione firmata Sam Raimi di “Il mago di Oz”.
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Dark Jedi

8 /10

This is not the fairy tale from Walt Disney that we have become used to but a rather more mature dark and sinister movie. I have to say that I enjoyed this movie.

Despite that a lot of the world is much darker and filled of despair in this movie the photography is nice and the film is beautiful to watch. The film focuses a lot more on the huntsman than previous Snow White movies that I have seen and I think this is also the first one that I have seen where snow white mounts up in full battle armor. I think it worked quite well.

There is quite a few special effects in the movie but not enough to overdo it and they are reasonably well done as far as I am concerned. As I mentioned earlier the plot is somewhat different although it follows the general lines of the original story. It is still a fairly simple adventure/action plot but it holds together well enough.

The dwarfs are present of course and, although the film takes much more serious take to the Snow White story, they still give you a laugh or two. There are a couple of scenes which more or less seemed to be fillers with not that much to add to the story but they did not really disturb the flow of the movie either.

When the credits started to roll I was quite satisfied with my movie evening.

DoryDarko

DoryDarko

8 /10

Ever since I saw the first photographs of Snow White and the Huntsman surface on IMDb about a year ago, I've been extremely excited to see this film. And over the past few weeks, that excitement only built op more and more to the point where almost no film can meet such high expectations. See, I have always loved the fairy tale of Snow White and the evil queen, but never before had anyone attempted to make it into what I believe it was always meant to be: a Gothic tale of fantasy and horror, rather than a sweet night time story. And now, with a much promising trailer, it appeared that Rupert Sanders had fulfilled my wish. And even though he has claimed quite some artistic license story wise, the end very much justifies the means. Snow White and the Huntsman is a film worth watching.

Literally everything I ever imagined about this classic story is there. The Dark Forest is actually Dark. It's creepy and spooky in the best kind of nightmarish way. Funnily enough, throughout the film there were some analogies with the classic Disney film. For instance, in the Dark Forest, the tree branches move autonomously towards whoever dare enter their territory, grasping around like freakish clawing fingers. The mushrooms spew poisonous fumes when you touch them. And the hills literally have eyes... The Evil Queen's castle is every goth kids' dream house. And the dwarfs are rugged, mean little men. Graphically, there's simply nothing not to love.

However, without the key elements perfectly worked out, the pretty pictures alone wouldn't have made this film work. Let me start with the leading lady. I don't know why Kristen Stewart is getting so much hate, honestly. Not only is she a very talented young actress, she is the perfect Snow White. I can't imagine anyone doing a better job with this than her. She doesn't just have the right look (pretty face, pale skin and raven dark hair), she also has the right attitude to play Snow White the way her character was written: smart, daring and independent. This is no damsel in distress, this is a girl ready to kick some ass and get revenge. She just needs a little help from her friends. First and foremost friend on the list is Eric, the Huntsman. He is initially hired (or rather, commanded) by the Evil Queen, to hunt down Snow White. However, when he finds out that he has been deceived, he turns on the Queen and decides to help her instead. This character is played by Chris Hemsworth, and he is perfectly cast. He is all the Huntsman needs to be; rugged but charming, complete with a husky Scottish twang. Lastly, there is Snow White's childhood friend William, played by Sam Claflin, who sets out on his own personal mission to help her.

Of course, the tale of Snow White would not have been complete without the notorious 7 (or 8, in this case) dwarfs. It seems the casting director pulled open a can of Britain's finest for this occasion. Bob Hoskins, Ian McShane, Eddie Marsan, Ray Winstone, just to name a few. These characters are a delight to watch and also bring some much needed comic relief to the story, without actually turning it into a comedy (which is a good thing).

And then there's the Evil Queen, Ravenna, played by Charlize Theron. Ms Theron is a great actress, and I was really looking forward to her playing this purely evil character. And as such, the Queen was everything I had hoped for; a heartless, sadistic beauty who relies on dark magic to remain forever young and beautiful, sacrificing whosoever crosses her path for this purpose. Though strangely, viewed solely as a performance, I caught Charlize doing something I had never expected from her: she overacted. Personally I feel that her performance would have actually been much more intense had she decided not to spend half her screen time screaming at the top of her lungs, but rather just some of it, carefully dosed. However, Ms Theron has garnered a more than sufficient amount of brownie points in my book, so I'll just chalk it up to excitement. It's obvious she had a lot of fun playing this character, so she's easily forgiven. Besides, physically she fit the role perfectly and I still really enjoyed watching her.

Visually, Snow White and the Huntsman is truly stunning. The CGI is top-notch, especially the Mirror is quite awesome. It transforms into a human-shaped mass of liquid gold in order to speak, and it's one of the best visual surprises in the film. The Dark Forest is the closest thing I've ever experienced to an acid trip, and all the fantasy creatures are really cool (my favourite was the angry forest troll!).

I don't need to tell you about the story, we all know how it goes (although I've never seen Snow White in a harness before...), so there's no really big surprise anywhere, and of course you get the happy ending (trust me, that's not a spoiler). Still, it's the way this story is told here, that makes it a very exciting ride. There's only one point of critique I have, and that's the pacing. They really could have kicked it up a notch here and there.

I think, in the end, Snow White and the Huntsman actually did live up to my expectations, and that's quite an accomplishment, considering how high they were. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed this film and I highly recommend it if you're in the mood for Snow White: The Gothic Version. Beautiful, awesome, cool! (June 2012)

Kamurai

Kamurai

8 /10

Great watch, will likely watch again, and do recommend.

This is probably my favorite Snow White story version to date. I'm a fan of Kristen Stewart, and both Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron are both top tier actors giving amazing performances.

A dark and gritty tale with plenty of money to fuel the amazing CG effects of the movie. The story is well laid out with complex multi-threading, Each story thread is actually interesting and I've always thought fairy tales like Snow White needed more fight and military battle scenes.

Charlize Theron really steals the show, not only as a villain, but she embodies the insanity of the character and is worth the watch all on its own.

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