Snow White and the Huntsman: Difference between revisions

{{quote| ''[[Missing Trailer Scene|Lips red as blood. Hair black as night. Bring me your heart, my dear, dear Snow White.]]''}}

 

 

In a land ruled by tyranny, the [[Vain Sorceress]] and [[It's All About Me|selfish]] Queen Ravenna learns that her stepdaughter, Snow White, is destined to surpass her not only as the "Fairest One of All" but also as the kingdom's future ruler. But then the Queen learns from her Magic Mirror that the only way to remain in power is to [[I Am a Humanitarian|consume Snow White's heart]] and achieve immortality. Snow White escapes into the Dark Forest and Ravenna recruits the Huntsman Eric to find and kill Snow White. Eric, however, takes pity on the young princess and teaches Snow White the art of war. Now, with the aid of eight dwarves and the duke's son William (Sam Claflin), Snow White begins a rebellion to bring down her stepmother once and for all.

* [[The Archer]]: William.

* [[Arrow Catch]]: William does this trick, and then [[Catch and Return|fires it back along]] with one of his own to demonstrate his archery skill.

* [[Ascended Extra]]: The Huntsman's role is much larger and more important than in the original fairy tale.

* [[Attempted Rape]]: Finn tries to do this to Snow White in prison while she's lying on her bed. However, she strikes his face with a nail.

{{quote| '''Huntsman''': ''[[Ship Tease|You're very fetching in mail.]]''}}

* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: See incest subtext below.

* [[The Caligula]]: Ravenna. Also her possible relationship with her brother mirrors ideas about the original Caligula, see Incest Subtext below.

* [[Cape Swish]]: Ravenna turns into a flock of ravens upon doing this.

* [[Covered in Mud]]: The Huntsman when we are first introduced to him.

* [[Creepy Uncle|Creepy Step-Uncle]]: Finn likes to watch Snow when she's trapped in the castle.

* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]: Played with. There is a lot of overt and undisguised Christian imagery in the movie, but in the end, the bishop that {{spoiler|crowns Snow White}} does it not in the name of God (as it would have been in a real-world medieval setting), but "in the name of everything good in the land".

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: {{spoiler|Snow White vs. Ravenna in the climax. Snow White couldn't lay a finger on her until she stopped to gloat.}}

** {{spoiler|Gus the dwarf dies in Snow White's arms after protecting her from being shot with an arrow.}}

** {{spoiler|Subverted with Snow White. She "dies" in William's arms but the Huntsman's kiss revives her later.}}

* [[Does Not Like Men]]: Queen Ravenna. With exception of her brother Finn.

{{quote| '''Ravenna''': “I was once ruined by a king like you. I replaced his queen when she had grown old. And then he would have replaced me with someone younger. You men use us up and then throw us away like garbage.”}}

* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: {{spoiler|Ravenna used to be a normal young girl who lived in an Arctic village. Now she is a powerful immortal sorceress determined to lay waste to kingdoms for the sole sake of maintaining her youth and powers.}}

* [[Gender Bender]]: {{spoiler|The Queen transforms into William to trick Snow into eating the apple.}}

* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: Queen Ravenna seems to be a [[Classic Villain|near-classic]] evil queen.

* [[The Good King]]: Snow White's father is said to have been this.

* [[The High Queen]]: Snow White's mother. {{spoiler|Snow White herself becomes one in the ending.}}

* [[Hollywood Tactics]]: Using cavalry in deep woods or during high tide? Storming a castle without siege engines or at least a battering ram? Don't worry, you'll get by thanks to [[Rule of Cool]].

* [[Hot Witch]]: Ravenna.

* [[Hunk]]: Chris Hemsworth as the Huntsman.

* [[I Will Protect Her]]: {{spoiler|Twice. Once from William, after he learns Snow White is still alive. Then later, from Eric once he learns of Snow White's identity and gets his head together.}}

* [[Ice Queen]]: [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Queen]] Ravenna. As the [[Big Bad]], she never gets defrosted.

* [[Incest Subtext]]: Queen Ravenna's relationship with her brother Finn flirts with incest several times. Especially when Ravenna bathes in front of him and, later, he gives her a not-so-brotherly kiss on the shoulder. She repeatedly reminds him that he vowed to protect her.

* [[Just in Time]]: The Huntsman, William and the Dwarves arrive just in time to stop Ravenna from cutting out Snow White's heart.

** The part where Snow White enters the Dark Forest while fleeing capture. The manner in which she mourns her horse's loss as it gets stuck in the bog is reminiscent of how [[The Neverending Story|Atreyu]] mournfully watching Artax die in the Swamp of Sadness.

** The part where Snow White gets lost in the Dark Forest and gets into a [[Troubled Fetal Position]] is reminiscent of when an utterly dejected Bella Swan gets into that same position in the forest after Edward Cullen leaves her in the ''New Moon'' film.

** {{spoiler|The White Hart}} in the Sanctuary is a clear [[Shout-Out]] to {{spoiler|the Forest Spirit in ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''}}. {{spoiler|He even gets abruptly shot by the bad guys in a similar manner as he's meeting with the protagonist!}}

** One of the dwarves starts singing the Disney film's "Heigh-ho" song {{spoiler|while sneaking into the royal castle.}}

* [[Spikes of Villainy]]: Ravenna's crown sports tall and menacing "spires".

* [[Spirited Young Lady]]: Snow White.

* [[Storming the Castle]]: Snow White and her army attack Ravenna's castle in the climax.

* [[Stupid Evil]]: When the Huntsman is about to deliver Snow White to Finn, Finn gloats that Ravenna will not keep her bargain and resurrect the Huntsman's wife. If he had kept his mouth shut, the bad guy's would have won.

* [[Troubled Fetal Position]]: When Snow White is lost in the Dark Forest.

** {{spoiler|Queen Ravenna writhes into this position whenever her magically conjured youth and/or sorceress powers falter significantly.}}

* [[True Love's Kiss]]: Made obvious by the [[Climactic Music]] that plays after {{spoiler|the Huntsman kisses Snow White.}}

* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: It's surprising how little anyone bats an eyelid when Snow White casually walks out, perfectly alive, of the castle wherein she was laid out ''while dead''. Apparently, in this universes, [[True Love's Kiss]] can just do that.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Ravenna has one rather early one when Snow White first escapes the castle.

* [[Warrior Prince]]: William.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: The Huntsman tries to leave Snow White, and is asked how he can possibly be that cold.

* [[When Trees Attack]]: Snow White is clawed at by trees in the Dark Forest.

* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: Ravenna pulls one to gain the king's sympathy.

* [[Xenafication]]: In this version, [[Jeanne D Archetype|Snow White]] goes [[Joan of Arc]] on her enemies.

* [[Ye Goode Olde Days]]/[[The Dung Ages]]: Both are used, depending on whether times are good or times are bad. In the beginning of the movie under the reign of King Magnus, the kingdom was prosperous, while everything is dirty and grimy when Ravenna is queen.

* [[You Killed My Father]]: Invoked during the climax, by Ravenna rather than Snow.