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One of the brightest nuggets from Disney's golden age, this
1937 film is almost dizzying in its meticulous construction of an
enchanted world, with scores of major and minor characters (including
fauna and fowl), each with a distinct identity. When you watch Snow
White's intricate, graceful movements of fingers, arms, and head all
in one shot, it is not the technical brilliance of Disney's artists
that leaps out at you, but the very spirit of her engaging, girl-woman
character. When the wicked queen's poisoned apple turns from killer
green to rose red, the effect of knowing something so beautiful can be
so terrible is absolutely elemental, so pure it forces one to
surrender to the horror of it. Based on the Grimm fairy tale, Snow
White is probably the best family film ever to deal, in mythic terms,
with the psychological foundation for growing up. It's a crowning
achievement and should not be missed. --Tom Keogh
