Not the Disney Princess We Know: Snow White and the Huntsman
The first question that may have popped in your heads upon seeing the trailer for that new non-Twilight Kirsten Stewart movie, Snow White and The Huntsman, is: “where are the dwarves?” Where’s Grumpy, Sleepy or the beardless one, Dopey? Only after we noticed the lack of cute, singing bunnies, deer and all sorts of woodland creatures that we realized something: this wasn’t the 1937 Disney movie, which is by far, the fairy tale’s most famous retelling. 
Snow White And The Huntsman, helmed by British director Rupert Sanders, stars Kirsten Stewart, Chris Hemsworth (Thor, The Avengers) in the titular roles, and the stunning Charlize Theron (Aeon Flux, Monster) as evil stepmother/power-obsessed matriarch Queen Ravenna who longs to gobble up Snow White’s precious, little heart to be the one, and the only, fairest of ‘em all.
Sounds like a familiar tale? Well, it’s still Snow White, only a fair deal grittier, and bloodier than the pleasant trappings offered by the Disney animated classic. How the two compare, we’ll find out when the movie opens in local cinemas, June 1.
Meanwhile, since it’s rare that we get to talk about Disney princesses, we’ll take this chance to do so. In the gallery below, we'll dissect a couple of them, and maybe even suggest future gritty remakes! So put your Prince Charming hats on everyone, and revisit these tales.
Cinderella
Once upon a time: There was a massive party in town orchestrated by a handsome prince looking for a wife. A girl treated like a muchacha wants to join but her evil stepmom and stepsisters prevent her. So the girl does what every sensible fairy tale heroine does: resort to magic. She gets to join in on the fun—dressed in a fancy gown and fancy little slippers, no less. One night, in her haste to leave, a slipper falls off, which the prince then uses to search for the mysterious girl. The prince’s plan succeeds, and they live happily ever after.
The Disney version: The 1950 film stays true to the version told by French author Charles Perrault published in 1697, complete with the fairy godmother, the pumpkin carriage, and the glass slippers.
The Grimm Brothers’ version: One stepsister cuts off her toe while the other slices off a portion of her heel to fit into the shoe. During the wedding, the magical birds that have been helping Cinderella all along (no Fairy Godmother in this story) peck out the stepsisters’ eyes. How’s that for revenge?
Possible title for the gritty remake: Cinderella and the Angry Birds
