Movie Poster Evaluation: Snow White and the Huntsman

Snow White and the Huntsman

                The blue-grey lighting gives an eerie cold feeling showing that the film is quite dark, much unlike the title ‘Snow White’ would suggest. The opposition of the title being a fairy tale and the spooky atmosphere is intriguing.

            We can connote that Charlize Theron’s character is the queen because of her crown. Her costume is black and gothic signifying that she’s a dark and sinister character. The crows coming off her and surrounding her symbolise death, again signifying that the film is dark despite it being a fairy tale and that the queen is the villain. We also see that she is bad because she is holding a dagger, which signifies she wants to kill someone (presumably Snow White). The costumes of the other two characters are softer in colour. The brown gives a warmer feel to them, signifying that they are the good guys. The colours are coordinated to show how they are both on the same side.

            The Queen is bigger and placed higher up than the other characters, signifying that she has the most power in the film. It almost makes the other characters seem helpless against her, which makes the audience want to find out how they try to overcome her and whether they succeed. Both Snow White and the huntsman are level with each other which, signifies that they are both on the same side and that there is no power struggle in their relationship. They are both in the foreground, which makes the audience feel closer with them than with the queen, making us like them more than her. Having the queen in the background, behind and over the good characters gives the feeling of a chase. This tells us that the queen is hunting down the other two characters. Snow white’s serious facial expression is directed towards the queen, signifying that she has a relationship with that character. Judging by the actual expression, she feels hate for the queen and presumably wants to kill her. This makes the film even more intriguing because there’s the idea of a two-way hunt.

            The camera angle facing up to the characters puts all of them in a position of power. This makes the movie attractive because the characters are given a sense of awe. The hunter’s stance signifies that he is a fighter, and the fact that he’s on a level with Snow White signifies that he protects her.