I saw this on Facebook today: *** The original Snow White film was a Christian allegory. The story centers on a girl who is defined by her innocence and purity, reminiscent of Eve in the Garden of Eden. We first meet Snow White as she draws water from a well—a setting where multiple women in scripture experienced sacred encounters with God. She sings a plea into the well: "I'm wishing for the one I love to find me today." This "wish" is a prayer to escape her abusive situation. And of course, her prince finds her as a direct answer to this song/prayer. (No, Rachel Zegler, he doesn't "stalk" her. And no, it's not "weird.") He arrives on a white horse, which might be a nod to Revelation 19:11-16, where Christ rides in on a horse. Jesus Christ is, of course, known as the of Peace. But the queen, our Satan figure, despises Snow’s innocence and orders her death. As a result, Snow is expelled from the safety of the castle into the dangerous wilderness. This mirrors Eve’s expulsion from Eden into the harsh, desolate world where she faces trials and opposition. The queen’s initial plot fails, and Snow adapts to her new reality. She sings her famous song, "Someday My Prince Will Come." This is not purely a romantic ballad. This is also a song about waiting for God's deliverance. The queen, however, persists in her plot. She conceals her identity and tempts Snow with an apple. Biblical symbolism doesn't get any more obvious than this. Snow takes a bite and dies, just as Eve was warned of death for partaking of the forbidden fruit. But the Prince returns a second time—reminding us of Christ’s promised return—to save her. Through true love’s kiss (or genuine love), he alone could rescue Snow from the apple’s curse. He resurrects her and redeems her from the fall. In the final scene, the Prince carries Snow to his glowy, ethereal kingdom in the sky. The Prince (the biblical "Bridegroom") carries His bride (the Church) to heaven. This is the genius of the original Snow White. It can be viewed as a beautiful love story and nothing more—and there's nothing wrong with that. It's a simple enough story for children to appreciate. But it's also a profound allegory for humanity’s spiritual journey and Christian redemption. Modern writers, in all their arrogance, think they're so enlightened they can improve upon a classic. But in the process, they're proving they never understood it in the first place.
How beautiful, I never realized this. I hear the new Snow White is much worse than you could ever imagine, a big flop. Hopefully a lesson was learned to leave these classic films alone, Disney's arrogance lost them millions.
I can say that at the age of five, few things scared me as much as the Evil Queen from the 1937 classic.
I found this out recently, the motion pictures industry followed a moral code! It was called the "Hays code" and was started from 1934-68. Hmmm, 68, I wonder what happened around that time? Must have been something big... Here is the Wikipedia link for basic info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_Code
Could have been called the Catholic code since the Church in America was key to preventing explicit material coming out of Holywood. Of course, after Vatican II the Church simply became an NGO and in its weakened state could not prevent the slide into debauchery.
With its own slide into debauchery, it would be a bit hypocritical for the American institutional Church to try to correct Hollywood.
