It is an enormous task to retell a story, a gentle fairy tale, at that, that has been re-proposed zillion times. The typical Hollywood approach, in the effort of being different, has educated the audience to expecting an increasing dose of violence, crudity, gore and perversions at every remake.
Branagh has chosen to to restore the the tale to the original innocence, an imaginary story of kindness and a little magic, as it was meant to be. I guess he knew this would be much harder than throwing in sensation generating garbage as Hollywood would have dictated, nowadays. And this is the mark of a real artist, with integrity and courage.
The movie retains a rich, impalpable feeling of a fairy tale, that flows naturally and graciously to the expected end. The production is lavish, with great actors and beautiful colors. Even the music is perfect. The choice of the traditional children's song "Lavender Green" adds a wonderful touch of real and shows the attention to details employed in the production.
Overall, the movie is wonderful and offers quite a pleasant surprise for adults and children, as well.
For those who have been so critical in reviewing this movies, I may only suggest they keep trying to find a little magic in the lurid appeasement of senses that Hollywood prefers to offer to their audiences.
Branagh has chosen to to restore the the tale to the original innocence, an imaginary story of kindness and a little magic, as it was meant to be. I guess he knew this would be much harder than throwing in sensation generating garbage as Hollywood would have dictated, nowadays. And this is the mark of a real artist, with integrity and courage.
The movie retains a rich, impalpable feeling of a fairy tale, that flows naturally and graciously to the expected end. The production is lavish, with great actors and beautiful colors. Even the music is perfect. The choice of the traditional children's song "Lavender Green" adds a wonderful touch of real and shows the attention to details employed in the production.
Overall, the movie is wonderful and offers quite a pleasant surprise for adults and children, as well.
For those who have been so critical in reviewing this movies, I may only suggest they keep trying to find a little magic in the lurid appeasement of senses that Hollywood prefers to offer to their audiences.