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Snow White and the Huntsman
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rupert Sanders
Produced by Sam Mercer
Palak Patel
Joe Roth
Screenplay by Evan Daugherty
John Lee Hancock
Hossein Amini
Based on Snow White by
Brothers Grimm
Starring Kristen Stewart
Charlize Theron
Chris Hemsworth
Sam Claflin
Музыка by James Newton Howard
Editing by Conrad Buff IV
Neil Smith
Studio Roth Films
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s)
May 30, 2012 (United Kingdom)
June 1, 2012 (United States)
June 1, 2012 (South Africa)
Running time 127 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $170 million[2]
Box office $354,717,347 [3]
Snow White and the Huntsman is a 2012 Фэнтези film based on the German fairy tale "Snow White" compiled by the Brothers Grimm. The film is directed by Rupert Sanders and written by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock and Hossein Amini, starring Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, and Chris Hemsworth.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Development
3.1 Casting
3.2 Production
3.3 Rating
4 Release
4.1 Главная video
5 Novelization
6 Reception
6.1 Box office
6.2 Critical reaction
7 Sequel
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
[edit]Plot
Snow White (Kristen Stewart) is the princess of Tabor, daughter of King Magnus (Noah Huntley) and Queen Eleanor (Liberty Ross). After his wife's death, King Magnus marries the beautiful Ravenna (Charlize Theron) after rescuing her from the Dark Army, an invading force of glass soldiers. Ravenna — who is in fact a powerful sorceress and the Dark Army's master — kills Magnus on their wedding night after noting that men like him exploit the beauty of women and discard them. As Ravenna seizes control of the kingdom, Duke Hammond (Vincent Regan) escapes the замок with his son William, but is unable to rescue Snow White (As the two of them are close friends) who is captured by Ravenna's brother Finn (Sam Spruell). Snow White is then locked away in a tower of the Castle.
Tabor is left in ruins under Ravenna's rule as she periodically drains the youth from young women in order to maintain a spell once cast by her mother which allows her to keep her beauty. When Snow White comes of age, Ravenna learns from her Magic Mirror (Christopher Obi Ogugua) that Snow White is destined to destroy her unless Ravenna consumes the young girl's сердце which will make her immortal. Ravenna orders Finn to bring her Snow White but she escapes into the Dark Forest, where Ravenna has no power. Eric the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth), a widower who has survived the Dark Forest, is brought to Ravenna who orders him to lead Finn in pursuit of Snow White. In exchange she promises to revive his deceased wife, Sarah. Duke Hammond learns that Snow White is alive and has fled into the Dark Forest. His son William (Sam Claflin), Snow White's childhood friend, later infiltrates Finn's band as a bowman to find her.
The Huntsman locates and catches Snow White in the Dark Forest but refuses to hand her over until he knows Ravenna will keep her word. Finn admits that Ravenna cannot resurrect the dead. The Huntsman then helps Snow White to escape, promising to escort her to Duke Hammond's замок in exchange for a reward of gold. The two leave the Dark Forest and pass through a fishing village where all the women have disfigured themselves in order to escape Ravenna, and where he learns Snow White's true identity. He then leaves her in the care of the women but returns when he sees the village being attacked by Finn's men. Snow White and the Huntsman eventually come upon a band of dwarves, formed by Muir (Bob Hoskins), Beith (Ian McShane), Gort (Ray Winstone), Coll (Toby Jones), Duir (Eddie Marsan), Quert (Johnny Harris), Nion (Nick Frost), and Gus (Brian Gleeson). Muir discovers Snow White's identity as the only person who can defeat Ravenna and end her reign.
As they travel through a faerie sanctuary, the group is attacked by Finn's men, resulting in Gus's death when he jumps in front of Snow White to prevent an Стрела from hitting her. The Huntsman kills Finn after learning he abetted in the murder of his wife. William reveals himself and helps defeat the soldiers before joining the others in their journey to Hammond's castle.
Ravenna disguises herself as William and tempts Snow White into eating a poisoned apple, but is forced to flee when the Huntsman and William discover her. William kisses the now comatose Snow White without seeing that a single tear has fallen. Her corpse is taken to Hammond's Castle. As she lies in repose, the Huntsman professes his regret for not saving Snow White who reminds him of his wife and kisses her, breaking the spell as she awakens after a секунда tear falls. Snow White then takes command of the Duke's army and leads them into battle against Ravenna.
The Dwarves infiltrate Tabor through the sewers and allow the Duke's army to invade the замок after opening the gates. Snow White confronts Ravenna, but is overpowered. Ravenna is prepared to kill Snow White and consume her сердце when Snow White stabs her in the сердце instead, causing Ravenna to wither and die. Hammond's army is victorious. Snow White is crowned Queen as the kingdom is restored.
[edit]Cast
Kristen Stewart as Snow White.[4][5]
Charlize Theron as Queen Ravenna.
Chris Hemsworth as Eric, the Huntsman.
Sam Claflin as William, son of Duke Hammond.
Lily Cole as Greta, a young woman who befriends Snow White.
Sam Spruell as Finn, Ravenna's brother and enforcer.
Vincent Regan as Duke Hammond, William's father.
Noah Huntley as King Magnus, Snow White's father.
Liberty Ross as Queen Eleanor, Snow White's mother.
Christopher Obi Ogugua as the voice of the Magic Mirror.
Greg Hicks as Black Knight General
Peter Ferdinando as Black Knight
Анастасия Hille as Ravenna's Mother
Raffey Cassidy as Young Snow White
The Dwarves
The Dwarves in the Huntsman were played by actors who had their faces digitally transmuted onto small bodies. This caused a protest from the Little People of America. [6]
Ian McShane as Beith, the leader of the Dwarves.
Bob Hoskins as Muir, the blind, elder Dwarf, who possesses the powers of premonition.
Johnny Harris as Quert, Muir's son.
Toby Jones as Coll, Duir's brother.
Eddie Marsan as Duir, Coll's brother.
луч, рэй Winstone as Gort, an ill-tempered dwarf.
Nick Frost as Nion,[7] Beith's right-hand man.
Brian Gleeson as Gus, the youngest of the Dwarves, who develops a bond with Snow White.
[edit]Development
[edit]Casting
Theron & Stewart at Wondercon 2012 in Anaheim, California on March 2012.
Film producers considered casting a lesser-known actress for the role of Snow White, with mention of Riley Keough, Felicity Jones, Bella Heathcote, Alicia Vikander and Rachel Maxwell as possible picks. This idea became less likely as known actresses, Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart were later rumoured to be short-listed for the role.[8] On March 4, 2011, the casting rumours were fuelled even еще by a series of tweets from co-producer Palak Patel that confirmed that Twilight звезда Kristen Stewart was offered the role of Snow White.[9] The tweets also stated that an official confirmation would be coming out later that week, but it would be several weeks before her casting was officially confirmed by the studio. At first, Winona Ryder was considered to play Ravenna, before the role went to Charlize Theron.[10] Tom Hardy was first offered the role of Eric, the Huntsman, but turned down the offer which then went to Johnny Depp, who declined the role as well. [11] Viggo Mortensen was in negotiations with Universal for the part, but ultimately turned down the role, too.[12] Hugh Jackman was briefly offered to play the role of the huntsman but also declined.[13] In 2011, Thor звезда Chris Hemsworth was eventually cast in the role of the Huntsman.[14]
[edit]Production
The Marloes Sands filming location for Snow White & the Huntsman
Principal Фото took place in the United Kingdom.[15] The пляж, пляжный scenes were predominantly filmed in Pembrokeshire, on the Marloes Sands пляж, пляжный near the village of Marloes between September 26 and 29, 2011.[16] Though the пляж, пляжный was not closed to the public during filming, as filming progressed, certain parts were advised to be off limits. A computer-generated замок was set on nearby Gateholm island. A field above the пляж, пляжный was used for production purposes, and a special wooden ramp was built for vehicles and Лошади to access the beach.
The English band Florence and the Machine recorded "Breath of Life" exclusively for the film, which was reportedly inspired by Theron's character Queen Ravenna.[17][18]
The film utilised academic consultants from the университет of Chichester and the университет of оксфордский, oxford, оксфорд for back-up research on fairy tales and medieval battles.[19]
[edit]Rating
The BBFC rated the film 12A for "moderate violence and threat."
The MPAA rated the film PG-13 for "intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sensuality". Celebrating the rating, Universal Pictures released three "Roll Call" TV spots with the tagline, "This is no fairy tale."[20]
The ACB rated the film M for "fantasy themes and violence".
[edit]Release
The film had its world première on May 14, 2012, at the Empire, Leicester Square, in London.[21]
[edit]Home video
The film will be released on Blu-ray & DVD September 7, 2012.[citation needed]
[edit]Novelization
A novel based on the film was written by Lily Blake. The novel follows the original plot with very few alterations.
When Snow White escapes through the sewage pipe in the movie she wades through of her own accord and leaps off the rocky cliff at the edge of the pipe, plunging into the sea below where she clambers out and finds the horse by a large flat rock. In the novel she is whisked away against her will and it seems to take ages until she shoots out, tumbling into the sea where she is Рапунцель - Запутанная история in seaweed and struggles to resurface. When she does she navigates a maze of rocks until she finds the horse.
When Snow White rides through the destroyed village she is faced with the entire village, gaunt and pale. She's surrounded and, panicking, urges the horse to canter on, closely pursued by Queen Ravenna's men. In the novel she rides through, never stopping, and sees some children, like skeletal figures, huddled by an old school building. Ravenna's men are still in close pursuit.
In the Movie, Snow White is chased into a thicket of trees then arrives in a clearing, the battlesite at the start of the movie. The horse is nervous and rears and swings its head so that Snow White has difficulty holding on, then races into a pit of mud, hurling Snow White off and drowning, rather like in The NeverEnding Story. She tries to help but he sinks and she runs on into the Dark Forest alone. In the novel she is chased but the horse merely races through until the ground gives way. He rears, throwing Snow White off. When she turns he has run away into the mist. Ravenna's men and her brother Finn rush in. Snow White flees into the forest.
In the Зачарованная forest, she encounters a Stag, white and majestic with towering antlers, in a woodland clearing. One of Ravenna's archers shoots it and it bursts into Бабочки which soar into the sky. In the novel, however, the олень is shown as a Stallion and when shot by the archer, he flees into the woodland.
[edit]Reception
[edit]Box office
Hemsworth at the Snow White and the Huntsman movie premiere, Sydney in June 2012.
Snow White and the Huntsman has earned $150,608,530 in North America, as of July 12, 2012, along with $204,108,817 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $354,717,347.[3]
In North America, the film earned $1.383 million from midnight showings.[22] For its opening day, the film topped of the box office with $20,468,525.[23] It debuted in first place at the box office during its opening weekend with $56,217,700.[24]
Outside North America, Snow White and the Huntsman had an opening of $39.3 million, ranking секунда в общем и целом, общая for the weekend behind Men in Black 3, however, it ranked number 1 in 30 countries.[25]
[edit]Critical reaction
Stewart at the Snow White and the Huntsman movie premiere, Sydney in June 2012.
Snow White and the Huntsman received mixed reviews. The film has a 49% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 169 reviews with a consensus reading, "While it offers an appropriately dark take on the fairy tale that inspired it, Snow White & the Huntsman is undone by uneven acting, problematic pacing, and a confused script."[26] CinemaScore Опросы conducted revealed the average grade that cinema-goers gave the film was a "B" on an A+ to F scale.[27]
David Edelstein of New York praised the film's revisionist tone and says the film was "strongly influenced by a lot of smart, feminist thinking",[28] and Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4.[29] A.O. Scott of The New York Times praised the performance of Theron and also wrote, "Though it is an ambitious – at times mesmerizing – application of the latest cinematic technology, the movie tries to recapture some of the menace of the stories that used to be told to scare children rather than console them."[30] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times сказал(-а) the film is, "an absolute wonder to watch and creates a warrior princess for the ages. But what this revisionist fairy tale does not give us is a passionate Любовь – its kisses are as chaste as the snow is white."[31]
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian сказал(-а) that while the film is "less jokey than the Последнее Mirror Mirror", he thought that "this Twilightified fairytale has the same basic problem. The result is Рапунцель - Запутанная история and overblown."[32] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "A slow, boring film that has no charm and is highlighted only by a handful of special effects and Charlize Theron's truly evil queen."[33] Michael O'Sullivan of the Washington Post also gave the film a negative review: "Overlong, overcrowded, overstimulating and with an over-the-top performance by Charlize Theron as the evil Queen Ravenna, the movie is a virtual orchard of toxic excess, starting with the unnecessarily sprawling cast of characters."[34] Lisa Kennedy of the Denver Post gave the film two out of four stars and said, "Only Bob Hoskins as the blind seer Muir comes close to making us care. We can almost glean Snow White's heroic possibilities through his clouded eyes. As much as we'd like to, we certainly can't from Stewart's efforts."[35]
[edit]Sequel
A sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman is currently planned, with director Rupert Sanders in talks to return.[36]
[edit]See also
Film portal
Mirror Mirror, another 2012 film based on the tale of Snow White.
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