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A Defense of Snow White’s Prince Florian

“He kissed a random corpse in the forest!”

“He’s preying on a child!”

“He stalked her!”

Please, please, you guys, I’m begging you to actually WATCH the original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

WATCH.

THE.

MOVIE.

Because the Prince kissing Snow White is, to me, one of the most heartbreaking scenes in Disney history.

And here’s why.

First of all, the Prince is clearly close to Snow White’s age. He is both drawn and voiced as very youthful. He looks and sounds about 16 or 17, at the oldest. He is NOT a “predator”. He’s a boy who loves a girl, like in any good fairy tale.

Secondly, the Prince meets Snow White early in the movie. She’s NOT a complete stranger to him at the end. And their first meeting is significant. The Evil Queen makes a big deal out of Snow White’s looks, being “the fairest of all”, etc. But the Prince is first drawn to Snow White’s VOICE. He’s captivated by her singing and her kindness to the birds. He sees beyond her looks. He sees past the rags she wears and recognizes that this is a good person, a beautiful person on the inside. Then when she’s startled by him, he’s very polite and soft-spoken, apologizing for frightening her. He’s a total gentleman. Then he serenades her, letting her know how much he admires her. (Words that she has NEVER heard from ANYONE else in her life, by the way.) Then he even smiles at and is kissed by a dove that lands on his finger, hinting he has a connection with animals somewhat like hers.

And then there’s a fade to black. So we actually don’t know if she came out again, if they talked for a while. Maybe they didn’t, but maybe they did. The film doesn’t clearly tell us one way or another. But there is a possibility that they did get to know each other a little there. And if they didn’t, something is still beginning between them. They share warm smiles and affectionate looks. They both feel it, and they both hope to pursue it.

Then Snow White finds out her stepmom wants her dead and has to run away. Which means the Prince noticed her absence.

And the narrative text later tells us that he “searched far and wide” for her after she disappeared. (This guy walked so Fiyero could run, let’s be real.) Imagine the person you’ve been thinking about, hoping to get to know, wondering if they may be the one, suddenly vanished without a trace. And she’s the Princess of your neighboring kingdom. And then the Queen of the same kingdom also suddenly disappears. Wouldn’t you be alarmed? There’s a chance the huntsman may have gone to the Prince’s kingdom for help, and warned him of the Queen’s horrible actions. There’s also a chance that the Queen already had a bad reputation in the area, and the disappearances were a confirmation of what was already suspected. So the Prince nobly tries to find out what happened to his newfound love, worried about her safety. Snow White sings about her hope that she will see him again and tells the dwarfs about him … but the full truth of the situation is that he’s been thinking about her too. It’s a mutual young first love, pure and innocent.

Then the Prince FINALLY finds his beloved… in a coffin. After a “far and wide” search, there she is, apparently DEAD! All his hopes and wishes for a possible relationship with her are dashed. A 17-year-old who once dreamed of reuniting with his first love has just found her dead. He knows absolutely nothing about the poisoned apple’s spell or its cure. He doesn’t know a kiss will save her. He thinks she’s gone. Forever. All he knows is that he has found the girl he loves too late, and he couldn’t help her, despite all his searching. So, he kisses her goodbye. He kisses her as an apology, a sign of regret for lost dreams, a chance that he seems to have been denied. A 2-second touch of her lips to show his devotion. Then he bows his head and grieves.

This moment demonstrates than in him, Snow White has found the genuine love she’s been yearning for. While her stepmother tried multiple times to murder her, now she has someone who genuinely values her, so much so that he searched everywhere to find her when she went missing. Who was so heartbroken and crushed at the notion that she was gone forever that he gave her what he thought was a goodbye kiss, his one and only way of showing what she meant to him before he became haunted by the ghost of her memory, of his failure, of his lost chance at love.

This is a deeply and tragically romantic moment that has sadly been widely misunderstood. Do not slander Prince Florian! He doesn’t deserve it!

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to the great western wood (3/4)

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"They don't deserve mercy" that's the point. Mercy means sparing someone from the consequences they deserve.

"They don't deserve grace" that's the point. Grace means showing someone kindness and love that they don't deserve.

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People should make more doomed by narratives siblings relationship.

Like with lovers you can just sever it and not have it related to you ever again but with siblings how could you?

You grow up with them you raise them or they raised you you both know how unforgiving the world is to both of you? You would die for them but will hate them for doing the same and yet none of you would regret it and both of you know it. They could be the person you loath the most and miss the most cause you still remember how they sneaked a candy into your hands. You can sever the tie but you can never look away at what you've lost, at whom you've lost because fate doesn't allow you to be together, eating dinners in quiet peace, if only there's another life, another time, where i can make you another plate of pancakes i would im sorry im sorry im sorry —

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She couldn't recall when it started, exactly, but it must have been very early in her arrival to Portland Row. Just a light tap on the door, "snacks," and then the pattering of feet lightly treading down the stairs.

Soft, polite, in case she really had been asleep instead of laying in bed rehashing every mistake she'd made during the day.

She'd followed the voice - the footsteps - into the dimly-lit kitchen, where the boys stood, leaning against countertops with chocolate-drizzled popcorn piled lightly onto dinner plates, quiet - nearly silent - as they shared their secret late-night (or, more properly, early morning) snack.

The silence - the dim lights - were all a part of it, as was the plate, already prepared for her well before the knock. It was like a secret - a surprise, and all of them were in on it. Like a tooth fairy, but for snacks.

Where the tradition started - with who - hadn't ever been a question she felt ready to ask. Was it George? Or was this some vestige of Lockwood's past?

Would acknowledging they even happen end them completely?

Somehow, she thought, it would shatter their magic. The shared smiles and silence were fragile, like every day the three of them had together -- a gift, but one that would inevitably be broken.

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Lost his Senses - Five Notes Undelivered

Dear Ms. Carlyle,

During our most recent case, I reached for your hand as I ran down a hallway, and it was most peculiar to find it wasn't there.

I am simply writing to inform you that your lack of presence is negatively impacting our work. Our team -- Our fam -- Our --

Oh, never mind.

-Anthony J. Lockwood

Dear Lucy,

I was not snooping, when I went into your room. I was looking for a book I thought you might have borrowed.

And I hadn't forgotten that you were gone. Except that I had. I was tired, and was not thinking.

And it was a shock to discover your bedroom still smells like you - salt, and soap, and all those little things that put together make up the whole of you. Holly washed the linen. She's sorted your things out. George has moved some of his in.

But it's still your room. Come home.

...you know what, forget it.

-Anthony Lockwood

To Lucy,

I hired you for your skills in listening,

But when it mattered - when you just needed to listen, to stay..

You really weren't much of a listener, then, were you?

A.J. Lockwood

To Luce,

Nothing tastes as good without you.

Not tea, not toast, not even the almond buns.

You took taste with you, when you left.

-Lockwood

Luce,

It's not my vision that is wavering without you,

it's the lights, or my light.

You were a light.

Come home.

-Anthony

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Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) - Grandfather and Grandson

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the plot of prince caspian is so funny to me it’s like “locals bring back ghosts from hundreds of years ago to help defeat the evil king” except it’s from the point of view of the ghosts

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When you give a cemetery angel a book…

100 Ghosts: 29/100

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I drew this when the show was green lit and now it’s actually here and I’m having a lot of feelings<3

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Candle clocks

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- Answers magazine (1890) https://ift.tt/2HG3Z2p

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Writers are scary because we’ll take personal trauma and think, "Hmm… what if this happened to my fictional characters but worse?"