Snow white and the huntsman is the battle between beauty and innocence for fairest blood. This is a four star dark twist to the traditional fairy tale of the orphaned princess, Snow White (Kristen Stewart), and her escape from her step mother and evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron).
From the producers of Alice and the Wonderland, An Evil Queen, Ravenna, tricks, seduces, and kills the king; she takes the kingdom and rules with intimidation and magic. She draws her life force and youth from magic which is fuelled by the draining of other beautiful young hearts and souls.
Her life is to be the fairest in all of the land yet another has come of age to surpass even the strongest magic.
“She is life itself”
Snow White, the late king’s daughter, was kept alive for many years in a tower in the castle since she was a little girl. Now she is what stands between Ravenna and immortality. “Be warned, her innocence and purity is all that can destroy you but she is also your salvation”. In a flurry of lust and luck, as well as her connection with Mother Nature, she escapes into the dark forest. The adventure begins as the Queen hires the Huntsman who knows the dangerous dark forest, to bring the princess back to her.
The pursuit of Snow White, on an evil Queen’s quest for immortality – the princesses snow white heart.
The pursuit of the princesses’ heart starts… and ends with the flawless acting of Oscar winner Charlize Theron.
The South African born Theron, known for her blonde hair and revengeful roles in Monster (Alieen Wuornos), and The Italian Job (Stella Bridger), graces the screen in a five star performance. She shows her versatility as a lead actress in her not revengeful but narcissistic character of Ravenna.
This is portrayed in the second Mirror scene. Ravenna asks the Mirror “Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is fairest of them all?” The mirror tells her” My queen, you have defied nature and