Movies: Mirror Mirror

Movies: Mirror Mirror

INTRODUCTION

The story of snow white is a story that has grown on us since young. At least for people of my generation... Then we have the grimm story version that breaks down the happy enjoyable stories that we are used to... So besides this two? is there any other way you can tell the same story again and again? In fact there are two Snow White related movies to be released this year so far, the 2nd being Snow White and The Hunter. Apparently so, as done by this show. This show tries to be different from the common storyline by focusing on the angle of the queen more frequently. And it also tells the story in a much more comedic way.

Heres the Queen

Heres Snow White

And as according to the recent bunch of Snow White related shows,it seems that snow white has some relationship with the queen who seems to also be the evil witch whom gave the apple to snow in the first place... Confusing huh? This is probably like the broken telephone game that people sometimes play whereby the story starts changing after the passage of time. Well, to answer the question of whether you should see this show, it kinda boils down to whether you are interested in the story in the first place, told in a slightly more comedic way... But lets continue to break it up further

Storyline 3.5/5

I can't really say the storyline is completely identical, but there are some links that tie in to the story that we are so familiar with and for some people this would grant them some joy when they manage to see the links to what they already know. For eg, you still see the 7 dwarves abiet in a different light, but people will be happy and say "OH there are the 7 dwarves." 

Also the different focus and overall comedic feel of the show is a bit more different from the usual story telling methods which helps keep things a bit more interesting. Sadly though, it doesn't feel very engaging in general overall, probably because it is a light hearted story and thus very hard to identify with.

Character 3/5

The characters are portrayed pretty interestingly, and I would say there is quite a good level of background story time given to the characters. Overall, they are all portrayed to be pretty fun, which keeps the show very safe, but also prevents the audience from having any particular hate or love for any particular character which results in little empathizing with the characters. So there is really too little immersion and identification with the characters.

Although the dwarves are different also, in some way it seems like they are trying a bit too hard to make a distinct personality that it seems kinda forced. I particularly didn't like the wolf guy because the script makes it look so forced to find a distinction for him. Just cause he howls like a wolf in random segments doesn't make him cool or fun....

Cinematography 3/5

There are attempts to make very good scenic shots in this show, and also some very good acting as expected from Julia Roberts. But in some way, the script writing is pretty bland and its hard to draw out enough interest to really enjoy the show. 

Music 3.5/5

This is probably the aspect that this show was gunning for, but trying to recollect the movie from this time on, its pretty hard to recall what exactly they did. I remember telling myself that they did put in some effort but for it to be so forgettable so quickly shows how lasting the impression was...

Spectacle 3/5

Well first of all, for this section, we need to be able to guesswork what was the aim that the producer wanted. For me personally, i thought he was trying to go for a entertaining twist on the usual snow white story and taking some liberties to make it different from the original. But because of that, nothing really stands out. There are attempts to be funny, it comes out short, attempts for action, still bit too short, attempts for storyline, its not really that different... So it didnt really stand out enough...

Overall


Storyline              : 3.5 (Tried to be different, but not impressive)
Character            : 3 (Did develop main characters but others seemed forced)
Cinematography : 3 (Good attempts but nothing spectacular)
Music                   : 3.5 (Did put much effort into this field.. just nothing memorable)
Spectacle             : 3 (Didn't excel in anything that they seemed to focus on)


Overall : 3.2 (I won't really say I suffered in the show, it did have some charms here and there, but  in the end it was more like i just sat through the story for the sake of finishing it. The experience wasn't horrible, but it could sure have been better. IF you need to see this show, you probably should not have too much expectations for story or anything like that, and just try to enjoy the little jokes and alternative perspective of the show)


See this if you want, but it seems that the coming Snow White and The Huntsman might be more mainstream.. but who knows.. only when its out.....