Just this week I finally signed up with Disney + and I do not regret the decision. It has a nice library-some of their 70's and 80's titles are new even to myself, a gigantic movie nerd-and there will be a mix of what will be viewed on the service. It will either be titles not viewed yet (some will be embarrassing as most people would have seen them already) or movies from my childhood not seen in at least a quarter-century. This falls into the latter.
I am sure everyone knows the story (based on the Grimm's Fairy Tale, although of course sanitized to be family-friendly, as Disney has done ad nauseum) of how the titular Snow White has to hide in the forest because her wicked stepmother The Evil Queen wants to kill her for being “the fairest one of all”, according to a magic mirror. She gets to hang out with seven dwarfs-and clean their filthy house-while Queenie uses black magic to concoct a devious scheme; of course there's also a handsome prince... it is a classic fairy tale and the movie is still enjoyable to watch all these years later. That is despite how some moments have been used in memes, sometimes because a clip looks kind of silly in 2020. One of those is so vulgar it can't even be described in polite society... I'll just say it is a .gif which shows what Snow White is thinking while in the midst of The Sleeping Death. Sure, none are He-Man and the other characters of the 80's cartoon singing a dance cover of HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA but then again what is?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is simply a pleasant watch. It is effortlessly charming as there are plenty of furry woodland creatures which interact w/ the title characters... along with the lovely animation that-among other things-had German Expressionist influences-a nice score and a soundtrack which has a few legendary songs but all of them are very nice. Much of it is pretty light with all the funny antics involving all the dwarfs-of course Grumpy and Dopey are the highlights-yet there are still some dark moments. After all, the Queen may be frightening to little children each time she appears, a plot point is that she wants Snow White's heart in a jeweled box, and the villain death is rather brutal. This was the first cell-animated feature length film and beforehand, it was seen as a boondoggle as it cost so much to make. As it is the 10th highest-grossing movie in history if adjusted for inflation... this is why we have had animated feature films since then.
Disney +, there have been no issues w/ it so far. It is easy to navigate & figure out how to use, and there's been no buffering either. Tomorrow (at times different from when I normally post reviews) will be two more takes on Disney cartoons of old.
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