Movie Review: Snow White and The Huntsman (#1)

Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth

I enjoyed this movie quite a lot. There were interesting twists in the plot, interpreteations of the fairytale that I wouldn't have thought of.

The setting was very twilighty. Everything was dark, except for the snow scenes, when it was white, obviously. All the trees and mountains were exactly like those in twilight, and the gothic atmosphere was almost the same. The dresses were beautiful, and the queen's hairdoes were so impossibly lovely! I didn't like how they were almost always covered with mud or dirty. I always say that during the Middle Ages everyone- except for the nobility- wore brown, and the stylist in this movie seems to agree with me.

Kristen was absolutely beautiful. Black hair really suits her, and the contrast it makes with her pale, flawless skin. I envy it! What shocked me about her appearace was her eyes. In Twilight she had brown lenses on, so we didn't get to see how her eyes were like in reality. Here, she wore none, and her green-blue eyes were simply amazing. She played her part beautifully, but to me she will always be the sad, depressed Bella (whom I love, don't get me wrong). When she bit the apple and was dying, I thought of the time when James bit her in Twilight. And when she was dead, laying down and wearing a white gown, I had the feeling that any moment she would open her eyes and they would be red, like in the end of Breaking Dawn Part 1. I loved the part when she gave this little pep-talk to all the men, telling them to fight with her. She sounded like she had eaten all of Shakespeare's works, all she used were long and ancient words with weird grammar. It was so good!

Chris Hemsworth, who played the Huntsman, was totally gorgeous.There were times when he looked at the horizon when he got the same expression of his brother, Liam Hemsworth, and I thought of Gale in The Hunger Games all the time. At the beginning I didn't like his character, because he was always drunk and trying to take Snow White to the queen, but later, I fell for him. (By the way, he has just had a child with his wife Elsa Pataky. The baby must be so beautiful, with such parents! Congrats, Chris!)

Charlize was the most evil villain of history (maybe Voldemort beats her, but still). On her youth periods, she was so beautiful! At her wedding, her long blonde hair was amazing. She might have to go to some anger management classes. The times when she got angry- there were a lot- she screamed and opened her eyes so much I feared they would pop out. The way she killed people by putting her hand close to their heart and squeezing was very cool, I loved it. She played the bad-person part incredibly well.

I liked the movie, and I recommend it to you if you liked 'Red Riding Hood' (with Amanda Seyfried) or maybe Twilight. Or if you simply like retellings, then it's for you too.
Piece of advice: if you watch it at the cinema don't buy the big drink, it's nearly two hours long.

Rating: ***+ (3.5 Stars)

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Teaser Tuesday - Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White

Teaser Tuesday is a meme in which I open a random book at a random page and give you some random paragraph (teaser) that catches your attention.
Today's book is Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White

Series: Paranormalcy #1

Pages: 335

Publisher: HarperTeen

Other Books By The Author: Supernaturally

The Blurb: Weird as it is working for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, Evie’s always thought of herself as normal. Sure, her best friend is a mermaid, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she's falling for a shape-shifter, and she's the only person who can see through paranormals' glamours, but still. Normal.

Only now paranormals are dying, and Evie's dreams are filled with haunting voices and mysterious prophecies. She soon realizes that there may be a link between her abilities and the sudden rash of deaths. Not only that, but she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.

So much for normal

I shoved the flat of the blade against his chest and he let go of my hand, backing up a step. Iron is the best against faeries, but they aren’t fans of silver either. ``Enough,´´ I mouthed, pointing to my neck. Glaring, he flicked his hand and my throat tingled.

``Why are you fighting this?´´

``Because you’re a lunatic! I don’t want this! I don’t belong to you! I never will.´´

A half smile twisted his perfect face. ``You’re wrong.´´

Reasons why you need to read this book:

·        Because of the chapter titles. They are the most hilarious ever. (Eg: Faerly Stupid; Dumbbells, Boys and Other Dense Things; Hey, Stupid…)

·        Because Evie’s love for lockers isn’t normal.

·        Because Lend is just too sweet.

·        Because it’s light and so funny, it’s fantastic.

·        Because I want a taser called Tasey that is pink with rhinestones and with which I can capture vampires.

·        Because being nicknamed ‘stupid’ isn’t nearly as nice as it sounds.

·        You know, because I say so. It’s too good to miss it. Like your teacher would tell you, it’s for your own good.

So what are you waiting for? Go read it! And until then, comment and tell me what you think of it!

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I won't be able to post anything more today, because I've been the whole afternoon out with my friends and now it's time to go to bed! I've watched 'Snowhite and The Hunstman' at the cinema, I'll give you a review tomorrow!! Happy Reading!