Adaptation of the film 'Sydney White' by Director Joe Nussbaum(2007) from Re-Writes of 'Snow White' by Writer Chad Gomez Creasey (2007)
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And They Lived Happily (dorky-ly) Ever After !!
Mannnn...Love This Movie a lot! Lot's of twist when compared and contrasted with the stories of Snow White. If you dont really have much of a spot for the sad old i feel sorry for myself ass kind of films then my fiends, this film will surely take you out of your realms of reality and make you a spirited Snow White wannabe yourself.
Unlike most version of classical Snow White based films and stories this particular modern day Snow White does not have an unnatural mother. Rather, she has a peer (Rachel Witchburn...nice!) as evil as the stepmother in modern classification. Of course with modernisation, evil disguises itself in ... a much more complex, hard to define and well eluding forms. Hmm, depending on your own terminology of evil is , based on your sad sorry ass that life experience has thought you, I describe evil as "characteristic that animals dont have". Hmm, guess peoplenology is on the list. Anyway...nuff of my philosophical nature side.
The protagonist in the fim was Sydney White, a student who got her admission to enter SAU. I don't know if I missed anything but the closest in my research is St. Ambrose University in Iowa or Southern Arkansas University but I may be wrong at both. Her mother died when she was nine and was raised by a single father among his father's construction worker peers. (Not very constructive environment doug but she seems well constructed...LOL!). Her father has a very unorthodox way of raising a girl but as Sydney said it herself "well, at times a girl just needs her mom".
Her mum was a Kappa in Kappa Phi Nhu's sorority house in SAU. Therefore, her enrolment into the exact spot as her mother did made her a 'le-ga-cy'. Another similar legacy was Dinky Dimitry Rosemead (aint that kinda literal...dinky! Yup, a dinky she was. Charm you off your feet with that accent. Go girl!). On their way to Kappa Phi Nhu's rush party, Sydney and Dinky bumped into Tyler Prince who was the President of Beta Omega fraternity house who accompanied them to Kappa Phi Nhu. On the way, he explained to them about the characteristics of various fraternity and sorority houses in the SAU including the Vortex.
The Vortex was supposedly a fraternity for the outcasts in SAU. It looked like an old (I do mean really old!) castle like building and that was where the 7 outcast of the University (* parallel the seven dwarfs) lived. Rachel Witchburn was a status conscious freak and she regarded herself as a member in the elite society and she intend to demolish the building and change it into a Greek House of her own.
When Sydney got into Kappa Phi Nhu, life was not all that easy for her despite being a legacy. She had to work her way into acceptance as Rachel Witchburn (the snort ?..he he) probably saw her as...a contender right from the beginning. Rachel created the "sorority pledge enlightenment", similar to ragging for the Juniors and devised numerous task for them to complete. Inclusive were 'The Date Dash' where Sydney had to find a date and later instructed Sydney to ditch her date. Rachel claimed that the Vortex guy (Lenny) that Sydney brought was unsuitable for the occasion. It was actually another evil device that Rachel deployed. and cleaning of the Beta Omega fraternity's toilet..just to name a few.
Naturally, Sydney was expelled from Kappa Phi Nhu during the inauguration of new Kappa members based on Rachel's own jealousy of Sydney befriending her old boyfriend Tyler Prince . Ratchel however announced that she disposed Sydney on issues relating to exposing inappropriate behaviour of being a Kappa. Sydney ran away and wept in front of the Vortex where the seven Vortex members ( the seven dwarfs remember?), Gurkin (the publisher of a blog), Embele (the Nigerian), Terence, George and Jeremy accepted her. Hmm..wondered if there was an English word for unisex social organization in the US?? Sorofraternity?
Anyway, Sydney put all her friends up to run for student council after she learnt that most of the budget in the campus went to the Greeks. Somehow, out of no reason Terence was named as President of the new found 'Freedom to the 7th Power'. Meanwhile, Sydneys ranking in the 'SAU's Hot or Not leaped from number 121 to number 21 after she was expelled. (*parallel to Classic Snow White of 'Who is the Most Beautiful of all'. The mirror was replaced with a computer instead).
A few scenes later, Rachel decided that "Sydney and her must die a social death" after she learnt that Sydney's SAU's Hot or Not ranking superseded her own. Cunningly, she maneuvered a plot by using her sorority girls to seduce the Vortex guys (who not only were brain nerdy, but sex needy as well..). They were exposed naked on their way to find the non existing swimming pool and the naked girls who were not available. Ratchel who did her homework then informed that Terence who was running against her was disqualified as he already graduated 8 times in a row. Rachel also informed that the Vortex was going to be demolished after a blunder that Tyler made, exposing safety hazards that he witnessed to Ratchel before.
All the members of the Vortex were angry with Sydney and they stayed in a motel. Sydney came to them, heightened their spirits and told them that she would be running for President of the 'Freedom to the 7th Power'. Sydney started her campaign. She began to reach out. Her Professor who was teaching coincidentally thought her Political Science (i might take this course later!). Her Professor thought her two vital thing which she took seriously.
Ratchel paid the hacker (oops, sorry hackers out there, i mean ...the cracker) to delete her files and paid him with puffs in a box. (Yup, we hackers built and the only thing that a cracker can do is destroy...and that is why puffs in a box was more than enough...IMEO!! ). He should work in Microsoft though. Perfect spot!
Anyway...Sydney woke up from her trance when Tyler passionately kissed her once and walla !! She was all fired up and on the run to win her debate . Bla bla bla...she won, Terence sold his "Predictive Probability Theory" to I-Bet.com for USD10 million, George finally able to tie his shoelace, Jeremy throws his puppet, Embele changed his jetlag, Gurkin found himself a hardcore blog admirer as his girlfriend, Spanky was about to get laid with four girls and get and finally Lenny the sinus guy got Dinky.... :-( ouch that really hurts!!
And after all the troubles that they went through, they lived DORK-ILY ever after...Or I would have not watched this movie otherwise IMEO.
Unlike most version of classical Snow White based films and stories this particular modern day Snow White does not have an unnatural mother. Rather, she has a peer (Rachel Witchburn...nice!) as evil as the stepmother in modern classification. Of course with modernisation, evil disguises itself in ... a much more complex, hard to define and well eluding forms. Hmm, depending on your own terminology of evil is , based on your sad sorry ass that life experience has thought you, I describe evil as "characteristic that animals dont have". Hmm, guess peoplenology is on the list. Anyway...nuff of my philosophical nature side.
The protagonist in the fim was Sydney White, a student who got her admission to enter SAU. I don't know if I missed anything but the closest in my research is St. Ambrose University in Iowa or Southern Arkansas University but I may be wrong at both. Her mother died when she was nine and was raised by a single father among his father's construction worker peers. (Not very constructive environment doug but she seems well constructed...LOL!). Her father has a very unorthodox way of raising a girl but as Sydney said it herself "well, at times a girl just needs her mom".
Her mum was a Kappa in Kappa Phi Nhu's sorority house in SAU. Therefore, her enrolment into the exact spot as her mother did made her a 'le-ga-cy'. Another similar legacy was Dinky Dimitry Rosemead (aint that kinda literal...dinky! Yup, a dinky she was. Charm you off your feet with that accent. Go girl!). On their way to Kappa Phi Nhu's rush party, Sydney and Dinky bumped into Tyler Prince who was the President of Beta Omega fraternity house who accompanied them to Kappa Phi Nhu. On the way, he explained to them about the characteristics of various fraternity and sorority houses in the SAU including the Vortex.
The Vortex was supposedly a fraternity for the outcasts in SAU. It looked like an old (I do mean really old!) castle like building and that was where the 7 outcast of the University (* parallel the seven dwarfs) lived. Rachel Witchburn was a status conscious freak and she regarded herself as a member in the elite society and she intend to demolish the building and change it into a Greek House of her own.
When Sydney got into Kappa Phi Nhu, life was not all that easy for her despite being a legacy. She had to work her way into acceptance as Rachel Witchburn (the snort ?..he he) probably saw her as...a contender right from the beginning. Rachel created the "sorority pledge enlightenment", similar to ragging for the Juniors and devised numerous task for them to complete. Inclusive were 'The Date Dash' where Sydney had to find a date and later instructed Sydney to ditch her date. Rachel claimed that the Vortex guy (Lenny) that Sydney brought was unsuitable for the occasion. It was actually another evil device that Rachel deployed. and cleaning of the Beta Omega fraternity's toilet..just to name a few.
Naturally, Sydney was expelled from Kappa Phi Nhu during the inauguration of new Kappa members based on Rachel's own jealousy of Sydney befriending her old boyfriend Tyler Prince . Ratchel however announced that she disposed Sydney on issues relating to exposing inappropriate behaviour of being a Kappa. Sydney ran away and wept in front of the Vortex where the seven Vortex members ( the seven dwarfs remember?), Gurkin (the publisher of a blog), Embele (the Nigerian), Terence, George and Jeremy accepted her. Hmm..wondered if there was an English word for unisex social organization in the US?? Sorofraternity?
Anyway, Sydney put all her friends up to run for student council after she learnt that most of the budget in the campus went to the Greeks. Somehow, out of no reason Terence was named as President of the new found 'Freedom to the 7th Power'. Meanwhile, Sydneys ranking in the 'SAU's Hot or Not leaped from number 121 to number 21 after she was expelled. (*parallel to Classic Snow White of 'Who is the Most Beautiful of all'. The mirror was replaced with a computer instead).
A few scenes later, Rachel decided that "Sydney and her must die a social death" after she learnt that Sydney's SAU's Hot or Not ranking superseded her own. Cunningly, she maneuvered a plot by using her sorority girls to seduce the Vortex guys (who not only were brain nerdy, but sex needy as well..). They were exposed naked on their way to find the non existing swimming pool and the naked girls who were not available. Ratchel who did her homework then informed that Terence who was running against her was disqualified as he already graduated 8 times in a row. Rachel also informed that the Vortex was going to be demolished after a blunder that Tyler made, exposing safety hazards that he witnessed to Ratchel before.
All the members of the Vortex were angry with Sydney and they stayed in a motel. Sydney came to them, heightened their spirits and told them that she would be running for President of the 'Freedom to the 7th Power'. Sydney started her campaign. She began to reach out. Her Professor who was teaching coincidentally thought her Political Science (i might take this course later!). Her Professor thought her two vital thing which she took seriously.
- Kennedy was an outsider but reached out to other outsider
- Minorities, Woman and the poor won that particular campaign for JFK.
Ratchel paid the hacker (oops, sorry hackers out there, i mean ...the cracker) to delete her files and paid him with puffs in a box. (Yup, we hackers built and the only thing that a cracker can do is destroy...and that is why puffs in a box was more than enough...IMEO!! ). He should work in Microsoft though. Perfect spot!
Anyway...Sydney woke up from her trance when Tyler passionately kissed her once and walla !! She was all fired up and on the run to win her debate . Bla bla bla...she won, Terence sold his "Predictive Probability Theory" to I-Bet.com for USD10 million, George finally able to tie his shoelace, Jeremy throws his puppet, Embele changed his jetlag, Gurkin found himself a hardcore blog admirer as his girlfriend, Spanky was about to get laid with four girls and get and finally Lenny the sinus guy got Dinky.... :-( ouch that really hurts!!
And after all the troubles that they went through, they lived DORK-ILY ever after...Or I would have not watched this movie otherwise IMEO.
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