skygiants: Yoko from Twelve Kingdoms, sword drawn (sword in hand)
skygiants ([personal profile] skygiants) wrote2012-06-03 07:48 pm

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Disorganized thoughts on Snow White and the Huntsman!



- that movie made zero sense in a lot of ways
- and yet I am totally okay with that, because it made no sense in all the ways that Classic Epic Fantasy about a Destined Chosen King-To-Be makes no sense, except about a Destined Chosen Queen-To-Be, and you know what, still not enough of that out there! So rock on, movie. COMMIT to your bad fantasy tropes self. I AM WITH YOU
- also it was very pretty
- except when fairies were slithering out of the backs of birds because seriously, WTF
- or when Snow White was communing with random helpful horses and mystical stags because HAHAHAHA and also, again, WTF
- also this movie wanted you to make very sure you knew what it shipped, which was hilarious, and fine by me, I am willing to roll with that!
- especially since I could not manage to pay much attention any time the non-Thor love interest was on the screen
- but I am really happy that the movie ended with Snow White becoming queen without having to Pick A Dude or Resolve The Love Triangle, because that's not the point!
- I am totally on board with the rumored sequel and/or trilogy because I really, really want it to be the fourth book of Twelve Kingdoms, in which the queen doesn't know a lot about ruling, because she has never had any training in it, and then learns about ruling and is awesome and responsible, possibly with the help of a couple of revolutionary teenaged girls her own age, and it's great
- but the rumored sequel and/or trilogy probably will not be that in any way :(
- BUT I LIVE IN HOPE
- (also otherwise I have no idea what you would even do with a sequel and/or trilogy
- (but if any of you have ideas, please do tell me!)
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[personal profile] jothra 2012-06-04 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
I love that gif set a lot.

There were crosses on the castle! I SAW THEM. I am with you. Half the time, no one mentions religion in fairy tales! You could easily get away with not having Christianity at least, especially if you have magic and fairies and are very unclear about where your story takes place.

The patriarchy might have been the start of her problem, but I think she rolled down the misanthropy hill pretty fast. Considering the 'I WILL GIVE THEM THE QUEEN THEY DESERVE' line.