Snow White (Kristen Stewart) is the daughter of King Magnus
(Noah Huntley) and is known as a great beauty. Her mother, the Queen dies when
she is young and her father remarries a freed prisoner called Ravenna (Charlize Theron). On their wedding
night Ravenna
kills the King and takes the Kingdom for herself. Snow White is locked up in an
isolated tower for several years as the Kingdom is left to rot under Ravenna’s cruel rule.
When she comes of age it is revealed to Ravenna
that she is no longer the fairest of them all and that Snow White’s beauty has
usurped hers. Ravenna
tries to eat Snow White’s heart in order to stay forever young but Snow White
escapes. Ravenna sends a drunken widower
Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) to bring Snow White back but things don’t pan out
the way Ravenna
hopes.
The film appears to be influenced by many different stories
and ideas with the most notable being Snow White (obviously), but there is also
a lot of Joan of Ark in there as well as a little Twilight, Game of Thrones, Royal Wedding and the visual styling of
an acid trip. The castle appears to be modelled on Mont St.Michael in Normandy. The film’s design and effects are amongst its most successful
features. Debut director Rupert Sanders has created a sumptuous world of dark
forests, great castles, dancing fairies, giant trolls and medieval towns. The film looks
stunning.
