In honor of Mirror Mirror's DVD release today (I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it), here are five observations I made after re-watching it.
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- The movie gently subverts fairy tales through the prince. He begins the movie with sort of classic, fairy tale motivations and attitudes: he travels for no other reason than seeking adventure and he's very traditional in his attitude about the dwarves and women. It takes him longer than the other characters to let go of those ideas, but by the end he's fully comfortable with Snow White's being active in her own story.
- Though Julia Roberts does a lot of hamming in this movie, she's obviously having a great time doing it and it's hard to dislike her for that.
- Someone needs to make an action movie starring Martin Klebba. Seriously. Please. And for God's sake don't make the title a pun about his size.
- Sean Bean is wonderfully humble and awestruck as the king. Most actors would have played him as fully confident and comfortable in retaking his throne at the end of the movie, but not Bean. He's awed by his daughter and her companions and subtly, but visibly embarrassed by his involuntary role in Snow's troubles.
- I could watch Lily Collins and the cast dance Bollywood style to "I Believe" all day long.
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That is terrific. I could watch that Bollywood dance all day long. Lily is wow and meow.
I finally got around to watching Mirror Mirror last night, based solely on your review, and you were right - a lot of fun. And while I love the dance scene, it felt out of place... If they'd slipped in a few others, I probably would have loved it. I'm fickle.
I posted my review on Reviews Of Unusual Size if you want to check it out. Have fun conventioneering.
I'm glad you liked it! I wouldn't have minded some more dancing either, but I also kind of liked how random (yet still appropriate) that credits number was.
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