When children were retested five to 20 days post-program, researchers found no significant increases in verbal intelligence or brain changes for the children who completed thevisualart training module.
But that's what this film is -- the old Grimm folktale spruced up with state of theartvisual effects and maximized battle action, coupled with a more playful, family-friendly approach than filmmakers took in "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" and "Snow White and the Huntsman".
One group was taught the basic fundamentals of music, including pitch, rhythm, melody and other concepts. (You can see an example here.) The other group was taught visualart training in the basics such as shapes, colors, lines, and other concepts.