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What Disney and Sondheim Understood and Fairy Tale “Modernizers” Do Not

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So Snow White and the Huntsman is not getting great reviews, huh? Inspired by a recent Op Kino podcast, in which the hosts ask why the dark and gritty fairy tale adaptations of the past few years have sucked, I mount a qualified defense of Disney princesses below the break.

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    This is so interesting— read this, it’s great!
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    In short, would-be modernizers need to recognize that at the heart of all fairy tales is a set of pretty much timeless...
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    Really intriguing analysis of fairy tales.
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