Tarsem Singh's Mirror Mirror doesn't just have a happy ending like all fairytales, it also has the Bollywood touch, writes Shaikh Ayaz.While fairy tales rely on fantasy elements and use heroism to teach a moral lesson, they always begin with the stock expression 'Once upon a time ' and no matter how much of an ordeal the protagonists suffer, there is a tacit guarantee that a happy ending awaits them.
Mirror Mirror, Tarsem Singh Dhandwar's (his full name appears in the credits this time) take on the fairy tale of Snow White, has not only a happy ending, but also the typical 'Bollywood ending'.
The song-and-dance routine seems like a carefully-planned homage to Singh's Indian roots. Carefully-planned because in no way does it appear to be an afterthought; instead, the clues are there right at the beginning when it is hinted that the people of this kingdom were once leading an ideal life, singing and dancing without any worry.
Julia Roberts as the wicked Queen is in a role that one typically doesn't associate with her. After the King's (Sean Bean) mysterious disappearance, his second wife, the Queen (Roberts) ascends the throne which legitimately belongs to the King's daughter, Snow White (Lily Collins).
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