Thursday Movie Picks: Live Action Fairy Tale Adaptations

Once upon every Thursday...Wandering Through the Shelves is hosting Thursday Movie Picks! 

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That was an awful intro, but this is one of my favorite themes of this year, so forgive my attempt at trying. Before anything else, if you haven't joined in the fun, go head over to her blog! This week's theme is all about the live adaptation of fairy tale movies! There's a lot to choose from, though my choices would be quite known. Last year I joined a fairy tale blogathon and wrote about Penelope (Christina Ricci and James McAvoy), so I won't be including that in my list. Here's what I picked this week:

Snow White and the Huntsman played with Snow White's story, incorporating the details into a war story in which Snow White, with the help of the Huntsman, were trying to reach their allies and run away as far from the queen. Charlize Theron had a wicked turn as the queen, Chris Hemsworth was a reliable huntsman, and Kristen Stewart pulled an all right performance. It's not any of their best work, but I liked how the writing molded the story to show a different Snow White. 

Lea Seydoux and Vincent Cassel's version of Beauty and the Beast isn't the best version out there, but I really liked the production and costume design that was put into the movie.

I haven't seen the movie for quite some time, but Ever After is by far my favorite version of Cinderella. There was more substance to the character, and there was an actual development of the relationship instead of just meeting at the ball and falling in love. Drew Barrymore suited the role, and the whole movie was just lovely all throughout.