The color white represents purity, peace, and innocence; Snow White clearly possesses all three characteristics. Throughout the whole movie, never does she do anything to harm the feelings of others. Of course the dwarfs are scared of her at first, but she is quick to win their hearts over. They welcome her with open arms, this may be because she just has this warm feeling about her, you just know that she could never do anything wrong. Also, the color yellow, on her dress, gives you an idea that she is someone who is generally very happy and cheerful, and puts you in the same mood as sunshine might be able to. She always has a smile on her face (except when running in fear) which has the power to make everyone around her smile too.
When Snow White is running away from the man who was supposed to kill her, she is running through a deep, dark, creepy forest.
Forests represent evil, labyrinth, and fear. As she is running through the forest, you can clearly sense that she is frightened, which creates a mood of suspense. Also, the way the tree branches "grab" at her help create the allusion that a forest is a dangerous place to be, especially once it gets dark. I think Disney has created a lot of stereotypical judgments for little children that misleads them into having irrational fears within their life.
The poisonous apple that "kills" Snow White is given to her by the evil queen who is jealous of her beauty.
The color red can represent death, therefore, that may be why they made the apple a luscious red color, instead of a green. In a way, it foreshadows Snow White's death when we see the evil queen creating the apple. Also, in reality, people go for items that look alluring. When choosing an apple, I always try to choose the one that looks the brightest and juiciest, usually the one that is the most red. If the apple had not looked so perfect, maybe Snow White would not have eaten it so quickly? What are your thoughts?
Just like in the movie Sleeping Beauty, princess Snow White is awoken with a kiss from her prince charming. This scene reminded me of the "Death and Rebirth" stage within a hero's journey.
When Snow White takes a bite from the apple that the evil queen gave her, she drops to the floor to, what it seems like, her death. Yet, in reality, she's in a deep sleep that only her true love will be able to awake her from. While the dwarfs are mourning her death, the prince comes along, opens up the glass casket and places a kiss upon her lips. He believes she is dead and lays his head down beside her. However, in a few moments, she opens her eyes and is "reintegrated" into life. Then, of course, her and the prince ride off into the sunset. Yet another happily ever after.
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