Snow White and the Huntsman(2012)
Universal Pictures Jun 1, 2012 | Wide
In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.
Releases
Original Release | Jun 1, 2012
Box Office Results
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$56,217,700
$155,332,381
$241,260,448
$396,592,829
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Technical Specifications
Sound Mix: SDDS,Datasat,Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Other Details
Country of Origin: United States,United Kingdom,Japan
Language: English
Summaries
Plot Summary
- Snow White (Kristen Stewart) is the Princess of Tabor, daughter of King Magnus (Noah Huntley) and Queen Eleanor (Liberty Ross). While admiring a bright red rose blooming during a white winter, Queen Eleanor of Tabor pricks her finger on its thorns. Three drops of blood fall onto the snow, and she wishes for a daughter with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, hair as black as a raven's wings, and a heart as strong as the rose. The queen gives birth to Snow White but falls ill and dies many years later. Snow White was adored throughout the kingdom for her defiant spirit and her beauty. Snow White was also compassionate to fellow living beings.After his wife's death, King Magnus marries the beautiful Ravenna (Charlize Theron) after rescuing her from the Dark Army, an invading force of glass soldiers. The Dark army was defeated and Magnus found Ravenna as their prisoner. Magnus was enchanted by her beauty and married her. Ravenna, who is in fact a powerful sorceress and the Dark Army's master, kills Magnus on their wedding night after noting that men like him exploit the beauty of women and discard them. Ravenna then opens the doors of the castle and lets in her brother Finn and his armies.As Ravenna usurps control of the entire kingdom, Duke Hammond (Vincent Regan) escapes the castle with his son William (Sam Claflin) (also Snow White's childhood friend), but is unable to rescue Snow White, who is captured by Ravenna's brother Finn (Sam Spruell). Snow White is then locked away in the north tower of the castle. Ravenna does not know why she allowed Snow White to live but has a feeling about her. The magic mirror declares upon being asked that Ravenna is the fairest of them all, as yet another Kingdom falls to her beauty and power.Snow White grows up into a young woman. In the tower she befriends Greta (Lily Cole) a young girl, who has been imprisoned by Ravenna. Tabor and its people deteriorate under Queen Ravenna's rule. Tabor is left in ruins as she periodically drains the youth from young women (in one case Greta is that young girl, who is converted into an old woman as Ravenna turns young again) in order to maintain a spell once cast by her mother which allows her to keep her beauty.When Snow White comes of age, Ravenna learns from her Magic Mirror (Chris Obi) that Snow White is destined to destroy her unless Ravenna consumes the young girl's heart, which will make her immortal.Ravenna orders Finn to bring her Snow White. Snow White had found a large nail in the tower wall just outside the tower window and uses that to stab Finn. She jumps into the castle's sewer and reaches the sea. There she is guided by birds who take her to a horse. Snow White rides the horse and escapes into the Dark Forest, where Ravenna has no power. Snow White falls unconscious after being harassed by all manner of evil creatures inside the Dark Forest.Eric the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth), a widower who has survived the Dark Forest, is brought to Ravenna, who orders him to lead Finn in pursuit of Snow White. In exchange, she promises to revive his deceased wife, Sarah. Duke Hammond learns that Snow White is alive and has fled into the Dark Forest. William, Snow White's childhood friend, later infiltrates Finn's band as a bowman to find her.The Huntsman tracks down Snow White in the Dark Forest but refuses to hand her over until he knows Ravenna will keep her word. Snow White repeatedly claims that Finn and Ravenna will betray him and begs him to save her life. When Finn admits that Ravenna cannot resurrect the dead, the Huntsman helps Snow White to escape, promising to escort her to Duke Hammond's castle in exchange for a reward of gold.The two leave the Dark Forest. Snow White saves the Huntsman's life by charming a troll that attacks them and pass through a fishing village where all the women have disfigured themselves in order to escape Ravenna, and where he learns Snow White's true identity. He then leaves her in the care of the women but returns when he sees the village being burned down by Finn's men.Snow White and the Huntsman eventually meet a band of dwarfs - leader Beith (Ian McShane), blind elder Muir (Bob Hoskins) with powers of premonition, Quert (Johnny Harris), Coll (Toby Jones), Duir (Eddie Marsan), ill-tempered Gort (Ray Winstone), Nion (Nick Frost), and the youngest Gus (Brian Gleeson). Muir discovers that Snow White is the only person who can defeat Ravenna and end her reign.As they travel through a fairy sanctuary, the group is attacked by Finn's men, resulting in Gus' death. The Huntsman kills Finn after learning he abetted in the murder of his wife. William reveals himself and helps defeat the soldiers before joining the others in their journey to Hammond's castle.Ravenna disguises herself as William and tempts Snow White into eating a poisoned apple but is forced to flee when the Huntsman and William discover her. William kisses Snow White - whom he believes to be dead - without seeing that she has shed a solitary tear. She is taken to Hammond's castle. The Huntsman professes his regret for being unable to save her, as her heart and strength remind him of his wife, Sara. He kisses her yet does not notice a second tear fall from her eyes, as two kisses of true love break the spell. Snow White awakens and rallies the Duke's army to mount a siege against Ravenna.The Dwarves infiltrate Tabor through the sewers and open the gates, which allows the Duke's army to invade the castle. Snow White confronts Ravenna but is overpowered. Ravenna is about to kill Snow White and consume her heart when Snow White stabs her in the heart instead, causing Ravenna to wither and die. Hammond's army is victorious, and Snow White is crowned Queen of the restored kingdom.
Storyline
- Snow White, imprisoned daughter of the late king, escapes just as the Magic Mirror declares her the source of the Evil Queen's immortality. The Queen sends her men, led by a local huntsman, to bring her back. But upon her capture, the huntsman finds he's being played and turns against the Queen's men, saving Snow White in the process. Meanwhile, Snow's childhood friend, William, learns that she is alive and sets off to save her. — G.C. Bendixen Once upon a time, King Magnus and his Queen have a beautiful daughter, Snow White, who is raised with her best friend William. When the Queen passes away, the King grieves her death but has to fight against a dark invader army. He rescues a beautiful prisoner, Ravenna, and on the next day he marries her. On the wedding night, Ravenna stabs King Magnus in the chest and brings the enemy army led by her brother Finn that destroys the King's army. Ravenna imprisons Snow White in the Northern Tower of the castle while William, his father The Duke and a few survivors escape from the castle. Years later, the kingdom is completely depleted and Queen Ravenna, who is an evil witch, keeps her beauty by draining the youth of young ladies. When the Magic Mirror tells that Snow White would be the source of her immortality, she asks Finn to bring the princess to her. However, Snow White escapes and flees to the Dark Forest. Queen Ravenna brings a Huntsman that misses his wife and she promises to bring her back to life provided he catches and brings Snow White to her. But when he captures Snow White, he discovers that the evil Queen lied to him and he becomes the protector of the princess. Meanwhile William learns that Snow White is alive and he heads to join Finn's men to meet her. The Huntsman and Snow White meet the eight dwarfs that bring them to the magic Fairytale Land. When they are attacked by Finn and his men, William also finds them and the group heads to the Duke's castle with the intention of beginning an uprising against the evil Ravenna. — Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Enchanted by imprisoned Ravenna's beguiling beauty, King Magnus decides to marry her after the untimely demise of kind Queen Eleanor, only to be seduced to his death on the night of their wedding. As a result, the demonic usurper, Queen Ravenna, banishes her innocent stepdaughter, Snow White, to the castle's impenetrable prison, dreaming of becoming an immortal. However, to transform into an everlasting entity, and the fairest of them all, the wicked ruler will need Snow White's pure and untainted heart. Before long, the precious prisoner will escape, and as the deceived huntsman sent to capture Snow White joins forces with the realm's rightful Princess, her loyal and courageous army of insurgents prepares for the final confrontation. But, is valour alone enough against Ravenna's dark sorcery? — Nick Riganas
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