by Fairy Tale Review | May 8, 2015 | Fairy-Tale Files
Fa MulanAlso known as Hua Mulan, a legendary Chinese warrior from either the Northern Wei or Tang dynasty (accounts differ). The sixth century Ballad of Mulan poeticizes the tale of a young woman fighting in place of her father who does not have an eldest son. She...
by Fairy Tale Review | May 1, 2015 | Fairy-Tale Files
Edward ScissorhandsA cuticle-challenged Johnny Depp plays the incomplete project of an inventor whose death leaves Edward with blades for digits and eyes for Winona Ryder. Violence and unintentional harm are the obstacles he must overcome to showcase his gentler...
by Fairy Tale Review | Mar 27, 2015 | Fairy-Tale Files
Rooting for SerpentsIn the Grimm’s The Three Snake Leaves, a soldier is entombed alive with his dead princess bride. After cutting a snake into thirds and watching another revive it with magical leaves, our hero uses the plant to resurrect his beloved. Later, when she...
by Fairy Tale Review | Mar 20, 2015 | Fairy-Tale Files
(A one-off analysis, mullets and all…)Jareth: The Sexiest Rumpelstiltskin of 1986 David Bowie’s portrayal of Jareth, the Goblin King, is stunning. In the film’s beginning we assume the Goblin King’s role is to simply steal children, giving their caretakers a chance to...
by Fairy Tale Review | Mar 13, 2015 | Fairy-Tale Files
Pinocchio by Enrico Mazzanti. Inked by Daniel Donna.Splinter Me, ItalyDebuting in the 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Florentine writer Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio is a marionette with dreams of becoming a real boy. Though he incurs a wayward start, he performs...
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