This is a new segment in the blog where I will rate every Disney movie based on 4 factors. The factors are plot, entertainment, characters, and music. The plot will be rated based on how good the story is. Entertainment will be based on how invested I was in the movie and how interesting I found it. The characters will be based on if they were likeable/memorable or if they were a good villain in the story. And the music will be based on how memorable the songs are and how much I enjoy them. I will also rate each factor. I might also add side notes which could affect the ratings.
These ratings will also only be based on movies, not Disney shorts. I will probably also only do movies that have popular sequels or were released in theaters. For example, Bambi 2 isn’t very famous and I don’t think it was released in theaters so I won’t be reviewing that movie. Lastly, I am pretty much only reviewing animated films, unless it is a super popular live action movie. I’m also going to give a spoiler warning to anyone who hasn’t seen the movie. This article will heavily spoil the movie. Enjoy!
Plot: The plot in Snow White is one of the best plots I have ever seen. Snow White’s evil stepmother is jealous of Snow White and decides she wants to kill her. Snow White has to escape and runs into the forest. She becomes friends with the animals and finds a house in the forest. Later, Snow White learns this house belongs to the dwarfs. So Snow White’s stepmother doesn’t find her, she makes a deal with the dwarfs. She will do their chores and in return she can stay in their house. Later the stepmother disguises herself and gives Snow White a poisoned apple. The only thing that could bring Snow White back was a kiss of true love. Snow White loved the prince and the prince loved her so when the prince kisses her, it brings her back. The movie ends with Snow White and the prince living happily ever after. My only complaint about the ending is that the dwarfs stay in the woods and keep mining. I think that Snow White should have taken them into her kingdom and let them live with no more work. I also felt bad for the dwarfs because they helped her but it feels like she didn’t help them in the end. Although, this is a pretty minor complaint and it is my only complaint about the plot. I will give the plot a 9/10!
Entertainment: When I was watching Snow White, I was in the car where lots of things could have distracted me, but this movie kept me interested the whole time. Even with the 1930s animations, the movie kept me intrigued. The music and story together helped me keep watching and never get bored. I will give the entertainment a 9/10!
Characters: There weren’t that many characters in this movie. The important characters are really only Snow White, the evil stepmother, the seven dwarfs ( Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Bashful, and Dopey), all the animals, and the prince. Snow White was a very good protagonist and the voice actor did a good job with all of Snow White’s emotions. Whether she was scared, crying, or singing it felt relatively real, especially for a movie that is about 90 years old. The evil stepmother was a very memorable antagonist. You could tell she was very evil and was very jealous of Snow White’s features. She was also very memorable because of the story with the poison apple. The seven dwarfs were my favorite characters from the movie. I love how, pretty much, whenever they are in a scene the whole mood lights up. Dopey was also my favorite character because I liked his goofy kind of humor. It is also super cool that all the characters had completely different personalities based on their names. I could probably do a whole article on how much I love the dwarfs, and they were a great way of adding comic relief to the movie. Then, the animals were also fun to watch because they helped Snow White with her chores in the house. It was super cute seeing the animals wash clothes and dishes together. Lastly, I have the prince. He wasn’t in the movie much, and didn’t even have a name. Although, I still think he was a good addition and was a perfect partner for Snow White. Even though there weren’t that many characters, I didn’t mind it. I will still give the characters a 10/10!
Music: Lastly, we get to the music. I thought the music in this movie was catchy and likable. Some of the songs sung by Snow White are still really popular today, like “I’m Wishing”, “A Smile and a Song”, “The Silly Song (The Dwarfs’ Yodel Song)”, “Whistle While You Work”, or, my personal favorite, “Heigh-Ho”! These songs also helped bring life into the movie. And it didn’t have to be a big name song to bring life to the scene. It could have just been the orchestra playing a song with no words. No matter what song was playing, it always brought some sort of emotion. The movie did a great job with the music, which is why I will give it a 10/10!
If you don’t like old movies, I wouldn’t suggest this movie for you, but if you do, this is an incredible movie for you! My sister (Izzy) doesn’t like it because it is too old, which is completely fine with me, but if you give this movie a chance it could make you fall in love with Disney films. I also think you need to give this movie credit simply because it is almost 90 years old! The graphics and animation are actually very impressive when you remember how old the movie is. It is also crazy to think that the Walt Disney company had to hand draw the whole movie!
Because of this, my final rating is a 9/10! After I watch all of the movies, I will rewatch all of the 9/10s and give a 10/10. This could actually end up being my 10/10 movie but I guess we will find out! I hope you enjoyed the blog! I will keep posting about the movies! Next up is Pinocchio!
