A Grimm Tale

SPOTTED!  Snow White....in various different forms. 

I'm curious to know if the copyright on the Grimm Fairytales is expired and all their stories are considered public domain because all at once they are everywhere this season. 

I'm hoping here that everyone is aware Disney did not create Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty. And also has at least an idea that their stories are not as colorful as they have been portrayed. In fact they are a bit...wait for it... grim in nature.

But what I'm noticing is a sudden spark of interest in the characters of The Brothers Grimm in both film and television. 

Mirror Mirror vs. Snow White and the Huntsman 

Mirror Mirror appears to have a lighthearted, fun approach to the story. Comical characters, magic posions, and satirical humor drive a fitting cast. Julia Roberts as the queen is an age appropriate role for the Pretty Woman, although I'm curious to see if she can maintain the comedy while being the "evil queen". Most have probably never heard of Lilly Collins who is playing Snow White, and I think it's better that a fresh face play the lead. No huntsman in this story, just a daft prince played by Armie Hammer who seems to have sprung up from the woodwork with his strong, all-American charm.

Snow White and Huntsman takes the more serious, dark route of this fairytale spin. I will never agree with casting Kristen Stewart as Snow White, since I feel like the "fairest in the land" should at least have more than one facial expression and some confidence, but I'll consider this role to be a test of Stewart's acting abilities. I'm confident in Charlize Theron as an evil, beautiful queen since her range of abilities is phenomenal, and Chris Hemsworth certainly fits as the huntsman, coming from his role as Thor. 

Once Upon a Time vs. Grimm

There is really no comparison between these two, although both stem from the Brothers Grimm. Grimm takes the name of the Brothers and turns it into a family legacy to hunt the villainous supernatural creatures of fairytales, inherited a the detective as his aunt fights for her last breathes of life. This show doesn't focus on the classic story either, but incorporates it still into the episodes. For example, little girls wearing red hooded sweatshirts were going missing and the culprit was a werewolf. Every creature has a human form and only the Grimms can see what they truly are to stop them.  


Once Upon a Time takes all the famous fairytale characters, Grimm or not, throws them into present day while flashing back and forth to "once upon a time". It mixes their stories together, overlapping with twists, and coming from the creators of Lost there is a lot to keep track of like how Rumpelstiltskin is Belle's beast and Little Red Riding Hood is the wolf in her own story. Regardless of not keeping to the original plots, the way the show is built is still intriguing, with Snow White as the main character with the evil queen ruling the town as mayor.