The Adventures of Snow White and Rose Red
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The Adventures of Snow White and Rose Red
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this movie.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Adventures of Snow White and Rose Red is a low-budget episodic film telling six fairytale stories with positive messages. Taken in one sitting, the themes could be hard for younger viewers to grasp all at once, but broken into parts, themes such as kindness, friendship, perseverance, and courage are easily understood. Messages included lines such as "you can never be grateful for too many things," "persistence without a plan will get you nowhere," as well as "friends make compromises." The main characters and majority of the cast are female, but there isn't much racial diversity. Briefly in the Alice in Wonderland story there's a jabberwocky growling and scaring the tea partygoers. The "monster" growls, but it turns out to be a small, harmless animal. Offscreen a brother fairy traps his sister in a trap out of jealousy. At first Snow White and Rose Red don't vary much in interests beyond princess dresses, flower crowns, magic, and fairy festivals, but later the main characters show different layers of their hobbies and skills, including using archery and solving math equations to save others. Though it plays like a home video quality movie with a very slow pace, young fans of fairytale stories may enjoy the short tales.
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What's the Story?
In THE ADVENTURES OF SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED, sisters Snow White (Demetra Zorbas) and Rose Red (Callista Zorbas) get a fairytale story book and explore six stories in the enchanted forest. In each tale, the sisters learn important life lessons. In "The Fairy Queen," Snow and Rose try to collect flowers for a festival in town and learn more about the magic within the forest and that the impossible can become possible if you just believe. In "Alice in Wonderland," the sisters learn bravery when a picnic takes a turn after Alice arrives in need of help. In "Rapunzel," Snow White and Rose Red have to work together to help save a girl trapped by a wizard's spell and they learn the importance of compromise. In "Little Red Riding Hood," the sisters learn being different doesn't mean you can't be friends. The story of "Ella" brings a lesson that everyone should be treated with respect and kindness. And finally, in "The Golden Key" it's up to Snow White and Red Rose to use teamwork to save The Fairy Queen. Will their character strengths help them save her?
Is It Any Good?
The amateurish production quality combined with a slow pace makes these familiar tales a little less delightful than expected, but the positive messages are charming enough to make it worthwhile. More of a series of short 15-minute episodes than a feature-length movie, the stories don't really flow together, but stop and start. This might make it easier for younger viewers to take in one part at a time for easier comprehension, but could be frustrating to others expecting one complete story from beginning to end. The acting is a bit over the top, but the well-known fairytale characters keep things interesting enough as viewers wait to see how "Alice in Wonderland" will compare to the story they already know.
Though the first couple of tales involve a lot of pretty dresses and flower-picking, it's nice to see Snow White and Rose Red learn important lessons and show they can be brave and save the day too -- even with tools like solving as math equations. If you can look past the fact that the movie appears to be something a group of friends recorded together in their backyard, you'll able to enjoy these gentle tales.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the fairytale stories in this movie. How do these versions compare to others you've read or seen? How are they different, better, or worse?
Snow White and Rose Red learn that "the impossible can become possible if you just believe." Do you agree with that statement? What is something you once thought would be impossible that became possible? How do you think having a growth mindset about possibilities can be useful?
What did you notice about the production quality of this movie? How do you think special effects and higher movie budgets can change the final product?
Why do you think so many fairy tale stories involve princesses? How did the different female characters show different qualities such as courage and kindness? What other character strengths did you notice?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming: December 7, 2021
- Cast: Demetra Zorbas, Callista Zorbas, Amina Theis, Andrew Batista
- Directors: Nicole Coady, Andrew Balog, Victoria Batisa
- Studio: Vision Films
- Genre: Fantasy
- Topics: Fairy Tales
- Character Strengths: Courage, Perseverance, Teamwork
- Run time: 74 minutes
- MPAA rating: NR
- Last updated: December 7, 2022
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