The fairest of them all?

The news of Kristin Stewart’s affair with Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders shocked the nation. Not only was their on-set relationship as Bella and Edward perfect, but Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson appeared to be real-life soul mates, too.

However, on the wake of her scandalous affair, Kristen has not only lost her chance at a perfect relationship with Pattinson, she has also subsequently been dropped as the main character from any further Snow White film that Sanders directs.

Rumours that the follow-up movie will now skip focus from Snow White to the character of the Huntsman are floating around Hollywood, but Kristen playing a supporting character has been labelled as a possibility. Either way, Stewart’s chance at another leading role in such a beautifully produced female-centered action fantasy has departed, along with her relationship.

Every single article I have read on this subject matter since the revelation of the affair has labelled Kristen as the love rat, destroying any hope she had at getting Rob back after  chasing after a rich older man, but isn’t this slightly unfair? Yes, she cheated and has probably thrown away the one chance she had of changing her identity from hopeless-wannabe-vampire to serious actress, but an affair takes two, remember!

Why then, is Sanders, who is married with children, allowed to slip into the background of the controversy, while Stewart takes all the stick? Before we know it, Snow White and the Huntsman Part 2 will be showing in cinemas and Sanders will be making himself yet another fortune.

A friend of Kristen’s said "She's terrified of the reaction to her actions. She doesn't feel she should be the only one to suffer for something both her and Rupert had an equal part in."

So now perhaps it is Kristen’s time to reinvent herself for the better. Sure, she has made a mistake and she probably has blown her career and relationship for the time-being, but hasn’t she always been a-little- too-imperfect-to-be-perfect? I guess we’ll have to just wait and see whether Snow White can ever prove herself to be the fairest of them all, or if she will just remain the most hated woman in Hollywood! 

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Ted

I have never been a fan of Family Guy, American Dad, or any other 'comedy' which is remotely similar. However, when I saw the trailer for Ted, a film by the same director, I somehow lost all inhibitions and consequently, made my way to my local cinema.

So what was it that caused me to fall for a trailer which boasted an angry, foul-mouthed teddy bear?

Ted follows the story of a young boy who has no friends and wishes that his teddy bear would come to life. A few years on and we meet a grown up Mark Wahlberg who's best friend at 35 is still teddy bear who has grown up with and developed the same bad habits as him.
Willing for her non-committed, pot smoking, couch-potato boyfriend (Wahlberg) to grow up and move on from Ted, Lori (Mila Kunis) tries to separate the pair, with devastating consequences.

In my opinion, this storyline really did have what it takes to compete for a pretty good run at the box office. However, it clearly didn't go to plan as Ted turned out to be basically family guy, without Peter Griffin, although it is the same voice.

Although this doesn't mean the film was a complete let-down, it did really hinder my enjoyment, as the structure was just not that of a successful film, but that of a sit-com or a comedy sketch, with disjointed sections, a lack of flow and random scene changes that left me quite uninterested in the film and more interested in eating the popcorn.

In terms of the acting in the film, Wahlberg puts on an unconvincing Boston accent but performs well in his role as Ted's best friend, giving the film no excuse to create what could have been a brilliant storyline. However, with the dysfunctional, inconsistent plot, Wahlberg gets lost along the way and we learn that even the best of actors can't respond to Seth MacFarlane's techniques.

Mila Kunis perfomed well as the leading female within the film, however, she did appear to lack in her usual charm which has been obvious in films such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Friends with Benefits.

The character of Ted was by all means hilarious, but the script seemed to let such a great idea for a cartoon character down. I was all for the foul-mouthed teddy bear, but is it just me who thinks that this film takes this character a bit too far? I would refer to his character as humourous  - but in the worst possible taste.

I would like to say it's not all doom and gloom, as the character of Ted was often funny, witty and sarcastic. Some scenes were laugh out loud hilarious, however this was ruined by the crude and often racist jokes which followed.

Ted is however challenging to become the biggest 'R-Rated' comedy of all time, and as of August 5th, Ted has earned $280,714,000.

However, the trailer is misleading, making it, in my opinion, look ten times better than the film you are actually presented with after you've paid £10 each to see it.

What could have been a visual masterpiece, as shown by its brilliantly deceiving trailer remains just another typical MacFarlane special, but with a lack of planning and only a few good jokes in sight.

This does not mean that the film wasn't somewhat enjoyable, though. The scene with the white-trash names and unforgettably, the thunder buddies scene had everyone roaring with laughter. Scenes like these could go down in history, but I don't think the rest of the film, nor it's plot as a whole, is anywhere near on par.

Although the film isn't without belly laughs, there is definitely something lacking. The hit-and-miss jokes fail to keep our attention, leaving us furiously searching for something to laugh at.

Such an ingenious idea deserves far better direction and production, because only then will its intelligence and brilliance be positively perceived. Ted doesn't really work as a film, but seems like three episodes of a sit-com, unsuccessfully strung together.


Seth MacFarlane's live-action effort is nothing more than a sleezy, offensive excuse for a blockbuster and really does just miss out on being a true classic.