Unlike the MPAA we do not assign
one
inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE
and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest,
depending on quantity and context.
The classic fairy tale, as told by Disney in 1937.
SEX/NUDITY 1 - No nudity, of course. Snow does distribute some very tender
kisses on the dwarfs' heads, and there is The Big Kiss from the Prince which restores
Snow's life.
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - The face which appears in the magic mirror is sort of
scary, and so is the wicked Queen -- especially when she turns into an old hag, and when
she directs the huntsman to kill Snow and "bring her heart back in a box." When
Snow runs into the woods, all sorts of things come to life and threaten her: tree branches
turn into bony hands and logs into crocodiles. Later, Snow is almost killed when the
dwarfs think she's a monster. Then there is some Three Stooges-type slapstick between the
dwarfs, but nobody gets hurt. When the dwarfs chase the witch off a cliff, we never
actually see her fall; yet two vultures swoop down after her, as and indication that she's
dead. The fact that Snow is placed in a glass coffin, may strike some as a little
ghoulish.
A CAVEAT: We've gone through several editorial changes since we
started covering films in 1992 and some of our early standards were
not as stringent as they are now. We therefore need to revisit many
older reviews, especially those written prior to 1998 or so; please
keep this in mind if you're consulting a review from that period.
While we plan to revisit and correct older reviews our resources are
limited and it is a slow, time-consuming process.
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