Saturday, April 3, 2010

Woods and Hoods

A girl wearing a hooded wrap, walks alone in the forest. She is frightened, but determined to accomplish her goal, a duty to help someone she loves. Little Red Riding Hood, you say?


Actually, I was thinking of this girl:


I am, most likely, late to the game of realizing how similar these two girl's stories are.
Woods.
Hoods.
A mission.
Danger.
Escape.
Happy ending.

Don't you love how some of the best movies emulate books, or book characters. The Village is one of my favorites, and I'll never look at this scene from the movie again, without knowing it is Red Riding Hood retold.

2 comments:

  1. The Village is one of my favorite movies, ever! And I do see the similarities (and symbolism)!

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  2. I'd never thought of it quite that way, but it hit me yesterday that's exactly what it is!

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