In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, I noticed that Snow
White was depicted as the stereotypical woman.
Through the cinematic techniques the audience sees how Snow White encompasses
many of the characteristics of a stereotypical woman, such as being gentle, nurturing,
cleaning house, and having the need to be rescued by a strong handsome
man.
The characteristics of being gentle and nurturing are
portrayed through the sound and lighting.
Snow White voice is higher pitched giving her a friendly feel to the
audience. Her voice is also soft,
letting the audience and characters in the movie know she is inviting, caring,
and gentle. The lighting around Snow White
brings out the warm yellow color of her clothes to give the whole atmosphere a
calm feel to it.
Because Snow White seems to inviting and friendly the
animals lead her to the dwarfs’ home.
When she enters she instantly notices how dusty it is and all the
laundry lying around. This is shown to
the audience from the camera panning around the room and tilting when
displaying the high piles of dirty dishes.
Her first reaction is feeling bad because they don’t have a mother to do
the cleaning and to take care of the house, so she feels it is now her
obligation to do the dishes, sweep the floors, and get rid of all the cob
webs. This depiction is a stereotypical woman
trait.
In the end Snow White is saved from death by the price. In this scene the lighting around her depicts
her beauty that the prince was drawn to in the first place. The price is first seen from a low angle
making the audience feel as if he is powerful and able to help. After the kiss and her eyes open the music
picks up pace for a joyful feeling. Without
question she leaves with the price for a happy ending. Snow White’s stereotypical helplessness and
need to be rescued is what this movie depicts as the only way to have a happy
ending.
Your use of specific example were very clear and easy to follow, and you were able to include the cinematic element nicely into your analysis, but you might have also mentioned why Snow was in the predicament of needing to be saved in the first place, to gather understanding of why she needed to be saved and couldn't help her self. You seemed to want to say that the creator's portrayal of Snow as Stereotypical was wrong, but you didn't go into that as far as I thought you might have, maybe you could have added how there stereotypes make her seem lower to the males in the film and how they form our perception of women into stereotypes that aren't necessarily right or "good".
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