“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is a miracle of color, sound and charm. As one of the most influential and popular films of all time, Walt Disney’s pioneering animated feature set insurmountable standards that had never been seen before and have arguably still not been matched by any cartoon ever made.
It’s story is well known and well parodied. In fact, three Snow White films are now officially in production for 2012. Millions of parents now use it as an introductory film for their children, it being one of the few populist old Hollywood masterpieces suitable for children this side of “The Wizard of Oz.” So parents have grown accustomed to it, and children have learned to love it, but maybe to never fully appreciate it.
But audiences in 1937 surely did. “Snow White” won an honorary Oscar that year for being “recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field.” Continue reading “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)”