Live-Action ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’

[LittleBuford]

If it were her real age, she would have already flown the coup. Queen mother didnt like any challengers.

Would you rather have her depicted as a fourteen-year-old who ends up marrying as in the 1937 film? Wouldn’t that sit a bit strangely with today’s audiences?

 

[Ghost93]

Would you rather have her depicted as a fourteen-year-old who ends up marrying as in the 1937 film? Wouldn’t that sit a bit strangely with today’s audiences?

She's never actually referred to as 14 in the film itself. I don't know when that number was arbitrarily and retroactively added to the Snow White lore. It makes more sense for her to be late teens or early 20s.

 

[LittleBuford]

She's never actually referred to as 14 in the film itself. I don't know when that number was arbitrarily and retroactively added to the Snow White lore. It makes more sense for her to be late teens or early 20s.

You’re right that her age is never explicitly revealed. If you’re talking about the original film, I disagree with your last sentence given that Aurora is 15/16 and Ariel 16. Snow White really doesn’t seem any older than those two princesses; on the contrary, she’s rather more childlike in her portrayal.

 

[Ghost93]

You’re right that her age is never explicitly revealed. If you’re talking about the original film, I disagree with your last sentence given that Aurora is 15/16 and Ariel 16. Snow White really doesn’t seem any older than those two princesses; on the contrary, she’s rather more childlike in her portrayal.

I feel that all of the Disney Princesses (with the exception of Ariel and Merida who very much like teenagers), tend to look and act about 5 years older than their canonical ages.

The impression I got from Snow White wasn't so much that she was young, but just incredibly sheltered/naive about the the world. I always felt like other than cleaning and doing chores for the Evil Queen she never really left the palace much.

 

[LittleBuford]

I feel that all of the Disney Princesses (with the exception of Ariel and Merida who very much like teenagers), tend to look and act about 5 years older than their canonical ages.

The impression I got from Snow White wasn't so much that she was young, but just incredibly sheltered/naive about the the world. I always felt like other than cleaning and doing chores for the Evil Queen she never really left the palace much.

I tend to agree, but Snow White has always read to me as a teenage girl no older than 16. It isn’t just her behaviour that’s immature; her physical portrayal is likewise very young.

 

[Consumer]

Looks like garbage. Everybody involved should be fired from the company.

 

[Chi84]

Looks like garbage. Everybody involved should be fired from the company.

Wow, your slogan is "secure the existence of Disneyland for the future of our children?" A paraphrase of the 14 words? Well alrighty then. Thanks for weighing in.

 

[BrianLo]

She's never actually referred to as 14 in the film itself. I don't know when that number was arbitrarily and retroactively added to the Snow White lore. It makes more sense for her to be late teens or early 20s.

The conceit is that she's going through puberty and that's what suddenly puts her in contention with being the fairest.

 

[The Mom]

I just got back from vacation - after having a flight cancelled due to snow in Paris, so arriving home later than expected. So no, I'm not allowing people to vent and yes, I will try to clean up this mess.

You all know the rules against social/political posts, and also those against insulting, belittling, and otherwise being rude to other posters, so just give yourselves a warning or two (or more.)

I'm going to lock this for a bit as I have several pages of posts to review.

And why only a handful of moderators? We get accused of taking sides and inconsistency enough already - imagine if there were more of us!