Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs

2019 film by Sung-ho Hong

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs

Korean theatrical release poster

Directed by| Sung-ho Hong
Written by| Sung-ho Hong
Produced by|

* SuJin Hwang
* HyungSoon Kim

Starring|

* Chloë Grace Moretz
* Sam Claflin
* Gina Gershon
* Patrick Warburton
* Jim Rash

Music by| Geoff Zanelli

Production
company

Locus Corporation

Distributed by| Next Entertainment World[1]

Release date

* July 25, 2019 (2019-07-25) (South Korea)

Running time

| 93 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| English
Box office| $9.7 million

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs, known in Korean as simply Red Shoes (Korean: 레드슈즈; RR: Redeu Syujeu), is a 2019 English-language South Korean animated fantasy film produced by Locus Corporation. It is based on the 1812 German-language fairy tale "Snow White" by the Brothers Grimm, and its name is derived from the 1845 Danish fairy tale The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen. The film features the voices of Chloë Grace Moretz, Sam Claflin, Gina Gershon, Patrick Warburton, and Jim Rash.

## Plot

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A group of heroic princes called the Fearless Seven—Merlin, Arthur, Jack, Hans, and identical triplets Pino, Noki and Kio—save a Fairy Princess from a dragon. However, once they see her green face, they assume that she is a witch and attack her. To teach them a lesson, she curses them to transform into green dwarfs whenever people look at them, and the only way to undo the curse is if they receive a kiss from "the most beautiful woman in the world".

Seven years later, the King's overweight but strong daughter, Princess Snow White ("Snow"), returns to her family castle, where her stepmother, Queen Regina, has taken over. She finds a diary about how Queen Regina had taken over the kingdom with a warning from her father, the rightful king, not to touch the shoes she finds hanging on a tree. Snow puts on the shoes regardless, and they transform her into a slim version of herself. Queen Regina suddenly attacks her, unaware that she is Snow. Snow escapes but crashes at the dwarves' house, alerting the seven nearby. They prepare to attack, thinking she is the Fairy Princess, but welcome her into their home upon seeing her. In the dwarves' house, Snow is shocked when she sees herself in the mirror and introduces herself as "Red Shoes". The seven are immediately smitten by her and strive to impress her so she might kiss them. Regina hires the selfish Prince Average of a neighboring realm, who sends his soldiers after Snow, though she is saved by Merlin. Average attacks the dwarves and tries to abduct Red Shoes but fails. That night, Snow and Merlin grow emotionally closer. Regina gives Average and his bodyguards a magic apple and turns them into monsters.

In a secluded forest, Snow tries to give Merlin a hint about her real self but instead confesses her feelings for him, and they kiss. Merlin is shocked to see that the kiss did not undo his curse as he still thinks Snow is the prophetic beautiful woman. He fights off an attack by Average, who falls into a river, taking Merlin with him. Snow saves Merlin but accidentally loses her shoes, exposing herself as Snow White. She tells Merlin that he would not have helped her real self, so Merlin leaves, ashamed. She then puts on her shoes again in an attempt to reconcile with him, knowing Merlin likes her for her looks more than herself. Merlin talks with his dwarf self and, realizing that Snow White likes him for himself, decides to help her. In the forest, Queen Regina disguises herself as Merlin and asks Snow to eat the apple and take off her shoes, but the real Merlin arrives, and the exposed queen escapes with Snow.

Queen Regina tries to force Snow to eat the apple. When her stepdaughter refuses, she threatens to kill a captured Merlin. Snow tells Merlin to save her father and eats the apple, transforming her into an apple tree. Merlin fails to escape from queen's mirror until the other dwarves save him. Merlin sacrifices himself by falling down the castle with Regina to save Snow. Pino, Noki, and Kio take him to Snow, and he admits his sincere romantic feelings before dying in her arms. Snow gives Merlin one last kiss, reviving him and restoring his human form for good. They happily accept each others' appearances, while the other dwarves remain confused by Snow White's true appearance.

In the end credits, Snow and Merlin marry, while the other princes find their own unusual-looking girlfriends. The Fairy Princess fishes Average out of a river and turns him into another green dwarf after he makes a rude remark.

## Voice cast

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* Chloë Grace Moretz as Princess Snow White/Red Shoes; an overweight version of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale character, who is kind, selfless, and a strong hand-to-hand fighter. Her alias, "Red Shoes", is based on a Hans Christian Andersen story of the same name.
* Sam Claflin as Merlin; a heroic, athletic, but somewhat conceited prince and the leader of the Fearless Seven, who fights using magical lightning and initially judges women based on their looks.
* Gina Gershon as Queen Regina; Snow White's stepmother and an evil witch seeking to steal back her stepdaughter's shoes to achieve immortality and eternal youth.
* Patrick Warburton as the Magic Mirror; a snarky, talking mirror based on the Evil Queen's mirror of the original story. He is part of a magical tree and controls its branches.
* Jim Rash as Prince Average; a selfish, weak-willed prince who tries to force Snow White to be his birthday date.
* Simon Kassianides as Arthur; Merlin's closest friend, his rival for Snow White's affection, and the second-in-command of the Fearless Seven, who fights with swords.
* Frederik Hamel as Jack; an arrogant, French-accented prince in the Fearless Seven, who fights using an invisibility cloak and believes women are most interested in diamonds.
* Nolan North as Hans, the Twin Guards, and King White.
* Hans is a pastry chef and one of the Fearless Seven, whose main weapon is a shield that doubles as a frying pan and believes women can be won over with confectionery.
* The Twin Guards are two muscular but dim bodyguards of Prince Average.
* King White is Snow White's slightly overweight but loving father and Regina's husband.
* Frank Todaro as Pino, Noki, and Kio; inventive, identical triplets in the Fearless Seven who fight using a giant wooden robot of their creation.
* Brian T. Delaney as Big Bunny and Sculptor.
* Piotr Michael and Benjamin Diskin as two armored knights sent by Regina to find Snow White.
* Ava Kolker, Asher Blinkoff, and Juju Journey Brener as the Wooden Bear Cubs.

Additional voices by Brian T. Delaney, Benjamin Diskin, Terri Douglas, Piotr Michael, Amanda Troop, and Kari Wahlgren.

## Music

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Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Soundtrack album by

Geoff Zanelli

Released| June 26, 2020
Recorded| 2019
Length| 56:50
Language| English
Label|

* Locus Creative Studios
* Next Entertainment World

The music was composed by Geoff Zanelli, and was released on streaming services on June 26, 2020. The soundtrack contains 20 songs, with three promotional singles: "Start of Something Right", "This is Me", and "Something So Beautiful", with the former two sung by Jordyn Kayne and the latter by Giuseppe Izzo for the English version, which was also sung by Raon Lee [ko] and Yongzoo for the Korean version respectively.

All music is composed by Geoff Zanelli

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Artist| Length

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1.| "Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs"|  |  | 5:33
2.| "Snow Escapes with the Shoes"|  |  | 1:56
3.| "Seven Princes"|  |  | 4:08
4.| "The F7 Decide to Help Snow"|  |  | 1:55
5.| "Prince Average"|  |  | 2:02
6.| "The Cursebreaking Plan"|  |  | 1:20
7.| "Excalibur"|  |  | 2:17
8.| "Something So Beautiful"|

* Ben Roberts
* Brandon Steward
* Brayden Deskins
* Cameron Marygold
* Colton Fisher
* Isaac Lucas, Jason Rainowitz
* Jordyn Kane

| Giuseppe Izzo| 2:58
9.| "Town Escape"|  |  | 2:50
10.| "Big Guns"|  |  | 3:31
11.| "The Real Me"|  |  | 1:25
12.| "Flying Machine"|  |  | 1:46
13.| "The Three Bears"|  |  | 4:12
14.| "Merlin Falls"|  |  | 1:34
15.| "The Real Snow"|  |  | 2:38
16.| "Start of Something Right"|

* Ben Roberts
* Brandon Steward
* Brayden Deskins
* Cameron Marygold
* Colton Fisher
* Isaac Lucas
* Jason Rainowitz
* Jordyn Kane

| Jordyn Kayne| 3:08
17.| "Magichard"|  |  | 4:50
18.| "Regina Offers the Apple"|  |  | 2:03
19.| "I Got Merlin'd"|  |  | 4:07
20.| "This Is Me"|

* Ben Roberts
* Brandon Steward
* Brayden Deskins
* Cameron Marygold
* Colton Fisher
* Isaac Lucas
* Jason Rainowitz
* Jordyn Kane

| Jordyn Kayne| 2:32
Total length:| 56:50

Korean singlesNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Artist| Length

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1.| "Start of Something Right - Korean Version" (Korean: 좋은 일이 생길 것 같아; RR: Joeun iri Saenggil geot gata)|

* Park Won-bin
* Lee Yeon-soo

| Raon Lee [ko]| 3:09
2.| "This Is Me" (Korean: 이게 바로 나; RR: Ige baro Na)|

* Park Won-bin
* Lee Yeon-soo

| Raon Lee| 2:44
3.| "Something So Beautiful - Korean Version" (Korean: 아름다운 그대; RR: Areumdaun Geudae)|

* Park Won-bin
* Lee Yeon-soo

| Yongzoo| 2:57
4.| "Start of Something Right" (Instrumental)|  |  |
5.| "This Is Me" (Instrumental)|  |  |
6.| "Something So Beautiful" (Instrumental)|  |  |
Total length:| 17:45

## Reception

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### Critical reception

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Reception of the film has mixed.[2][3][4] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.60/10.[5]

### Fat shaming controversy

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A marketing campaign for the film revealed at the 2017 Cannes Marché du Film was criticized by critics and audiences for alleged fat shaming.[6][7] Chloë Grace Moretz, who voiced Snow/Red Shoes, stated she was "appalled" by the marketing that she felt it did not reflect the actual film's message.[8] The production company immediately terminated the campaign and issued an apology, stating:[9]

> As the producer of the theatrical animated film Red Shoes and the 7 Dwarfs, now in production, Locus Corporation wishes to apologize regarding the first elements of our marketing campaign (in the form of a Cannes billboard and a trailer) which we realize has had the opposite effect from that which was intended. That advertising campaign is being terminated. Our film, a family comedy, carries a message designed to challenge social prejudices related to standards of physical beauty in society by emphasizing the importance of inner beauty. We appreciate and are grateful for the constructive criticism of those who brought this to our attention. We sincerely regret any embarrassment or dissatisfaction this mistaken advertising has caused to any of the individual artists or companies involved with the production of future distribution of the film, none of whom had any involvement with creating or approving the now discontinued advertising campaign.

Later sources, including organizations aimed at promoting positive messaging in family entertainment, would be more sympathetic to the film, noting that Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs is "loaded with valuable lessons for children and adults"[10] and "promotes body image and self-acceptance, while confronting stereotypes."[11]

## See also

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* South Korean animation

## References

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1. ^ "MOVIE&NEW : ENJOY NEW MOVIE, GET BRAND-NEW ENTERTAINMENT". www.its-new.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
2. ^ "'Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs' movie review: Disappointment at every turn". Young Post. 13 December 2019.
3. ^ "(Movie Review) 'Red Shoes' gives quirky twist to classic Disney fairy tale". Yonhap News Agency. July 10, 2019.
4. ^ "Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs". slinkmagazine.com.
5. ^ "Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs on Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
6. ^ Bologna, Caroline (May 30, 2017). "People Are Not Happy About This Body-Shaming Snow White Movie". HuffPost. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
7. ^ Harvey, Olivia (May 31, 2017). "The internet is not happy with this new "Snow White" movie poster". HelloGiggles. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
8. ^ Fortin, Jacey (June 1, 2017). "A Movie Poster Body-Shamed Snow White, and Chloë Grace Moretz Was 'Appalled'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.
9. ^ Serena, Katie (May 31, 2017). "Chloë Grace Moretz responds to furor over body-shaming ad for her film". Salon.com. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
10. ^ "Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs | Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews". The Dove Foundation. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
11. ^ "Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs - Movie Review". Common Sense Media. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

## External links

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* Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs at IMDb

* v
* t
* e

"Snow White" by the Brothers Grimm

* "Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree"
* "Snow-White-Fire-Red"
* "Richilde"
* "The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights"
* "Nourie Hadig"
* "Myrsina"
* "Bella Venezia"
* Disney franchise

Characters|

* Snow White
* Snow White (Disney)
* The Queen
* Evil Queen (Disney)
* The Seven Dwarfs
* The Magic Mirror
* The Huntsman
* Prince Charming

Films|

* Snow White (1902)
* Snow White (1916)
* Betty Boop in Snow-White (1933)
* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
* Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943)
* The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue (1951)
* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1955)
* Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)
* Snow White (1961)
* The New Adventures of Snow White (1969)
* A Snow White Christmas (1980)
* Neberte nám princeznú (1981)
* Snow White (1987)
* Happily Ever After (1989)
* The Magic Riddle (1991)
* Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
* Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)
* 7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood (2004)
* 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006)
* Snow White: The Sequel (2007)
* Sydney White (2007)
* Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White—Another Bite @ the Apple (2009)
* Blanche Neige (2009)
* Grimm's Snow White (2012)
* Mirror Mirror (2012)
* Blancanieves (2012)
* Snow White: A Deadly Summer (2012)
* The Seventh Dwarf (2014)
* Charming (2018)
* Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (2019)
* Snow White (2025)
* Snow White and the Evil Queen (2025)

| The Huntsman film series|

* Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
* The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)

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Other film references|

* Shrek (2001)
* Happily N'Ever After (2006)
* Shrek the Third (2007)
* Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha (2009)
* Descendants (2015)

Television
series|

* The 10th Kingdom (miniseries)
* The Charmings (sitcom)
* White Snow (1995)
* The Legend of Snow White (anime series)
* Prétear (anime series)
* Once Upon a Time (drama series)
* "The Enchanted Feast" (Sofia the First episode)
* The 7D (TV series)

Stage|

* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1912 play)
* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (musical)
* A Snow White Christmas (musical)

Ballet|

* The Magic Mirror (1903)

Other media|

* Fables (comics)
* Mira, Mirror (novel)
* Mirror Mirror (novel)
* Red as Blood (short story)
* Schneewittchen (opera)
* Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (attraction)
* Snow White's Enchanted Wish (attraction)
* Snow White Grotto (attraction)
* Snow White: Happily Ever After (video game)
* "Snow, Glass, Apples" (short story)
* The Serpent's Shadow (novel)
* Fairest (novel)
* Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (short story collection)
* Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. (OVA)
* Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (video game)
* Fairytale Fights (video game)
* Snow White with the Red Hair (manga)
* RWBY (TV series)
* The Wolf Among Us (video game)
* Dark Parables (video game)
* Six-Gun Snow White (novel)

Non-media|

* Snow White Cafe

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