The music video Sonne by Rammstein is a modern adaptation of the classic fairy tale Snow White. I think this music video is not related to any of the stories in that it does not follow the same storyline or structure at all. However, there were many motifs present. The miners represented the 7 dwarves, which is the same as the tales, because in the Brothers Grimm the Dwarves are miners that dug for minerals. In the video the dwarves were the servants of Snow White and she was evil as opposed to the tales where she is innocent. Some imagery that stood out to me was the presence of red apples, the glass coffin, the “evil” female figure, the mirror and the poison comb. Additionally it was interesting to see the symbol of gold in the video, gold was not present in the tales but in the music video Snow White has the dwarves mining for gold to fuel her addiction. She can be seen snorting gold and it even shows her injecting gold before she overdoses. Furthermore, in the tales there is the attendance of a prince but there is no prince in the video. I really enjoyed Rammstein’s video because it is a very interesting and unique modern adaptation.
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