I’m a sucker for remakes of fairy tales, and this one grabbed my attention because of the tagline (“Good girls don’t speak to werewolves…”). I’ve also wanted to see more work of the director, Catherine Hardwicke, who directed Twilight.
This movie got a lot of bad reviews, so I wasn’t expecting it to be perfect. But after I let all the bad reviews slip away from my mind, I immersed myself into the plot and enjoyed it.
The sets of the village where the story takes place were amazing. Like, “I totally want to live there” amazing. The set’s browns and monotone colors also made Valerie’s red hooded cape so much more contrasting and beautiful against the village and especially the snow.
The premise of the story was interesting, where the village was plagued by a werewolf who came every full moon and would devour people if you didn’t leave livestock out for it to eat instead.
So you can imagine Valerie’s (played by Amanda Seyfried) surprise when she finds her sister murdered by the wolf, then finding out that the wolf can speak to her, and it’s there for her.
My most favorite parts of the film though are the parts of the original Grimm Brothers’ story still inside this new movie. This is what I love about remakes, because it’s someone else’s take of the fairy tale, but still preserving the tale in its own way.
A woodcutter ends up becoming a love interest for Valerie, and of course the story wouldn’t be complete without the trademark scene everyone knows…
“Grandmother, what big eyes you have.”
“The better to see you with, my dear!”
“Grandmother, what big ears you have.”
“The better to hear you with, my dear!”
I saw this movie over the summer and was surprised. I went into it thinking it would be awful, but the remake was actually decent plot-wise, and I did like the setting as well. It was a solid mystery movie with a small twist at the end.
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for fairytail remakes too, but since I never have money I never go see films. But I saw the trailers for Red Riding Hood, and I wanted to go and watch it so badly. This post doesn't help that feeling.
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ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, Abi!!! D: Just go rent it from Red Box! That place is epic. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know about you, but this looked and felt like a Twilight ripoff. Just mix up some of the werewolf and vampire stuff and out comes this movie. And why was it even called "Red Riding Hood" when it had just about nothing to do with the story? The only thing in it that was anything like the fairy tale was the red cloak. And how did all the guys get hair jell decades before it was invented?
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