Film Codes And Conventions

According to (Dirks, 2014) fantasy film is unlike scene fiction films that base their content upon some degree of scientific truth, take the audience to netherworld, fairy-tale places where events are unlikely to occur in real life. In mythological or legendary times, they transcend the bounds of human possibility and physical laws. Fantasy films are often in the context of the imagination, dreams, or hallucinations of a character or within the projected vision of the storyteller. Fantasy films often have an element of magic, myth, wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary. They may appeal to both children and adults, depending upon the particular film. Nowadays, many fantasy film which taken from fairy tale such as Cinderella from “A Cinderella

Mirror Mirror fantasy comedy genre, this movie is great for a family movie and people who love comedy. For example, when the reflection of queen evil says “trust me, I am after you all. Merely a reflection of you, I have no wrinkles.” It shows that the reflection of queen evil is mocking queen evil. The scene that should be serious, turned into funny because the babble of the reflection of the evil queen. In addition, there is also a funny incident when Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs destroy the evil queen wedding with Princes Alcott. Guests who attend his clothes stolen by them, and the party had failed held. While snow white and the seven dwarfs is aimed for children because of the visualization is cartoon. The story in snow white and the seven dwarfs are not so complicated because of the feud Snow white with the evil queen does not climax. While in Mirror Mirror, Snow White must fight with the evil queen, before the fight, the seven dwarfs teach snow white to defend

The "Poisoned Apple" is a blood-red apple which, when bitten, will send its victim into the "Sleeping Death". A victim of the Sleeping Death can only be revived by love 's first kiss. It is used by the Witch in an attempt to do away with Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The Poisoned Apple is also well known as Snow White 's trademark object (wikia, 2013). The poisoned apple in Mirror Mirror is shown in the last part, but the apple was given back by Snow White and asked Queen evil to eat that. While in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the poisoned apple eaten by snow white which causes her to Sleeping Death.

As we know that apple given to Snow White was poisoned apple. Both of this film of course contains an element of magic. In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the magic that is used is made poisoned apple. While in Mirror Mirror, the evil queen 's using magic to bewitch the king became a beast, Brighton change into a cockroach, gave the prince Alcott potion that he loves the evil queen, but that is given is a love potion and wooden puppet puppy run by the reflection of the queen evil being used to harm Snow