
First, I am going to touch on the self-figuration
of Walt throughout the film. This is first seen when the princess (Snow White)
is in rags. This notion of rags to riches is seen multiple times in the history
of Disney films and throughout different characters. You may be asking why there
is such an emphasis on rags to riches? Well, it all links back to Walt himself.
Walt was the definition of rags to riches with his early beginnings of a lower
class lifestyle to the founding of one of the biggest empires the world has
ever seen. Another example of this self-figuration is seen in the knight and
shining armor. The knight is Walt himself, charming enough to whisk Snow White
away and high enough in society to deserve recognition. Now, while I am
talking about the knight and shining armor, let’s talk about my favorite part
of Snow White. THE BOY MEETS GIRL ROMANCE!!
I am such a sucker for a cute love
story let alone finding one’s true love. This is where Disney has come in and
added magic and more of a “fairy tale” ending. Snow White meets her love and it
is only fitting for her to be swept away by her prince charming. Today, society
views love as magic and relationships as what makes the world go round. So,
what a perfect idea as to incorporate the magic of what love can bring into the
magic that Disney already represents!!
Now, even with the cute animals, heavens
opening, and love in the air; there are still some bits of Snow White which are
a bit more twisted. From the gender role assumption of Snow White as practicing
a “woman’s role” in the home such as tidying up and cooking to the envy and
lust seen from the Queen as she looks at the mirror. However, even with the darker twists and turns, the film finished and I still was left with a sense of magic, a longing for my
true love, and a love for Disney.
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