Fairy Tales and Folklore

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This film is in a classic fairy tale format in which the alien "fairy" comes to the boy's aid and ultimate comfort (but I will not spoil the movie). Unfortunately, this version is in dubbed English; the original Chinese with English subtitles lends better to the overall universal theme of the story. You can watch the original Starz version of the film on netflix - "watch instantly" tab.

It seems to be reaching a bit to reduce Snow White to an oedipal psychoanalytical frame. Although these are not the only points being made, it is a central troupe that the oedipus story applies to the many tales. I disagree as in Snow White and Cinderella for example, the female heroines are not subverted by their mothers, but by a step-mother. I am sure there are stories which can be interpreted using the ancient tale of Oedipus; however, one must also be aware of their own interpretive limitations as well. An excellent example is given through Bettleheim's brief explanation of the pagan origins of the Snow White story. Knowledge, and the lack there of is particularly dangerous when attempting to critically analysis a work according to a set frame.

I am more apt to understand the Snow White tale as a story of maturity and the perils of maturity rather than one of abject jealousy on the part of the step mother. Human beings pose significant possibilities for harm and destruction both against themselves and those closest to them whether they be children or parents. "The Fantasy of the Wicked Stepmother" is troublesome, not because of the analysis of the stepmother, but of the analysis of the meanings of duality within the tales. Folktales may only do so much in the advancement of the human psyche, thereafter, it can be harmful. The example of the girl who believed her mother to be a martian does not aid her in understanding the meaning behind her mother's anger; and thus helps her to subvert the realities in human emotion. Children must not be robbed of learning early on of the realities of this life, both its brief joys and its many hardships. I suppose the tales I still remember are those that remind me now of how important it was to learn those moral lessons at such a young age, as it is not until I became older that they came into full view.