Celebrate ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ on 4K Ultra HD
Category: Blu-ray's and DVD's
The first ever animated full-length feature movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, started a whole new genre of movies. While it was being produced it was dubbed “Disney’s Folly” because people thought it would be a dud. But they were surprised. The film was loved by young and old and won the hearts of moviegoers around the world. It is now a top classic film among both general and animated movies. To celebrate Disney’s 100th anniversary there is an “Ultimate Collector’s Edition” consisting of two discs: a 4K Ultra HD disc and a Blu-ray disc along with a Digital Code.
4K Ultra HD makes everything sharper than a regular HD version. The colors are brighter and the movie looks like it was just created. Everything is crisp and colorful, and to add to that is the enchanting tale of the little princess who stole the hearts of viewers and that of the prince.
The whole story (spoiler alert for anyone who has not seen this movie)
Snow White was a sweet young girl filled with kindness and beauty. Her looks made the queen jealous and finally this evil woman ordered the huntsman to take the princess out into the woods and kill her. He couldn’t do that to the sweet princess so he told her to run and hide and never return or the queen would kill her.
Poor little Snow White was scared, alone, and confused. Then all the animals of the forest took pity on her and befriended her. Leading her to the cottage of the seven dwarfs, it was there the princess too refuge and although they originally gave her a hard time, all seven of the dwarfs – Grumpy included – grew to love this girl.
When the evil queen disguised herself as an old woman and gave the princess a poison apple, everyone thought Snow White was dead. But loving her so much the dwarfs could not bring themselves to bury her so they fashioned a glass coffin for a resting place for this young princess.
The queen died but the antidote for the poison spell did not. Having met the prince once before when she was living in her castle, they fell instantly in love but. So when he rediscovered her lying in the glass coffin, he was in grief yet kissed her sweet lips. That broke the spell (love’s first kiss) and Snow White awoke. She left with the prince and as they say, they lived happily ever after.
Bonus Features
This new edition is filled with plenty of additional features.There is a fun look at the company during the creation of the film. From everything that is shown, it looks like it was the greatest place to work. Everyone had fun and it did not matter if someone worked in his/her office, on the grass, or wherever. Just having a good time while getting the job done was what was important.
Another feature looks at the story itself. And yet another bonus gives viewers seven facts about the story. By, the way, can you name the seven dwarfs? hint: Doc, Happy, Sneezy, Bashful, Grumpy, Sleepy, and Dopey. (That often came up during The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson – for those of us old enough to remember those good old days).
A storyboard sequence where the prince and princess meet and a wonderful feature about creating the very first Disney Princess are also included. Yes, Snow White was the first of a long and continuing line of Disney Princesses who have taken the world by storm with their many adventures.
Ultimate Collector’s Edition
This animated feature is a true classic that can be viewed over and over again. It is filled with memorable songs including, “I’m Wishing,” “Some Day my Prince Will Come,” “Whistle While You Work,” “Heigh Ho,” “The Silly Song,” “With a Smile and a Song,” and more.
Wonderful songs, a charming tale, spectacular restoration in 4K Ultra HD, and more make this a must-have.
Note: for viewers who wish to watch the movie on Apple TV using MoviesAnywhere via the Digital Code that comes in the set, there have been a few issues, however to resolve them simply alter the Apple TV Video Format setting from 4K SDR to 4K Dolby Vision (HD). That should solve any issues.
So, once upon a time there was a sweet, lovable, and beautiful princess who happened to meet a sweet prince. They fell in love at first sight. Then after some harrowing experiences plus some love from a lot of animals and seven delightful dwarfs, the prince once again saw his true love and the two of them lived happily ever after.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is rated G.
(This trailer is not from the new 4K Ultra HD restoration)
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Francine Brokaw has been covering all aspects of the entertainment industry for over 30 years. She also writes about products and travel. She has been published in national and international newspapers and magazines as well as Internet websites. She has written her own book, Beyond the Red Carpet The World of Entertainment Journalists, is the entertainment correspondent for Good Day Orange County, and has her own TV show, Beyond the Red Carpet, on Village Television in Orange County. She is a longstanding member of the Television Critics Association and is accredited by the MPAA. Follow her on Twitter.