Will Snow White become the “victim of that moment”? Disney Remake Became 2025’s Most Divisive Film

The live-action version of the classic fairytale animation sounded like a sure hit. But even before it reached the cinema, the reaction to it was loud and often hostile.

You wouldn’t think the war in Gaza would have a major impact on Disney’s remake. But the live action white man, animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is a flashpoint for social and political divisions, even before next week’s global release.

As the heroine, there was some backlash in the casting of Colombian Rachel Zegler. Recently, there has been blowbacks on Zegler’s pro-Palestinian comments and pro-Israel comments by Israeli actress Gal Gadot. And there’s a continuing debate about whether it should have been child Totally live or CGI. “I think every good story has evolved over time. They become a reflection of the world we live in,” film director Mark Webb said in Disney’s official production notes. The reaction to Snow White misrepresents the most biased aspects of the world today, so it’s likely he’s got more than he negotiated. Like the political rhetoric of countries around the world, the response to filmmaking was loud, angry, and sometimes ugly.

Snow White has been in work since 2019 and began in earnest in 2021 with casting for Zegler. Since then, attacks on the so-called “Wokeness” have multiplied, and have become a lightning bolt of opinions that have little to do with the fairy tales on which it is based. recently Hollywood Reporter The article stated, “Did you combine some PR missteps with a counter-eyed rage to turn the film into a poisonous apple?” And alongside such measured reports, there was a hot response in the media. Editorial Committee of New York Post – It was owned by Rupert Murdoch, a conservative mogul who also owns Fox News. This week, this week, declared a financial disaster before the film opens, and the “Disney ‘Snow White” controversy proves it again.

The original film needed an update if it was remade at all. That day, it set a high bar for Disney’s future animated films, but one day it introduced the song that my prince will come, and set them up by setting them up by setting them up by setting them up by setting them to perfect their lives. Meanwhile, Snow White is willing to clean the floor for the dwarf until after biting the Queen’s poisoned apple, she appears to save her with a kiss. Shortly after her cast announcement, Zegler told the TV show Extra Old Snow White “had a big focus on her love story with a man who literally creeps her into the stem.” In fact, in the original film, he states that he “searched far away” to find her after falling in love at first sight. Zegler laughed excitedly when she said it. However, due to early signs of a blinking reaction coming, the social media post complained that she was anti-loving.

Some people also rejected the idea that a Latina actress could play a character called Snow White. In addition to criticism of such non-traditional casting, she was the subject of racist trolling. This was a similar reaction to what black actress Halle Bailey experienced when she was cast as Ariel in 2023’s The Little Mermaid.

The film got more trouble just because the lead actress expressed her political opinion. On X in August 2024, Zegler thanked fans for their response to the Snow White Trailer, adding “And always remember, free Palestine.”

Gadot posted her support for Israel on social media, and especially since Hamas’s attack on October 7th, defense opposes her country and anti-Semitism. It led to several short-lived calls by pro-Palestinian social media users boycott A movie just because she’s in it.

After the 2024 US presidential election, the film’s fallout intensified. Zegra Posted On Instagram, she was terrified of being “grief” and that she hoped that “Trump voters and Trump herself never know about peace.” In response, former Fox News personality Megin Kelly attacked Zegler and said Disney had to remake the role, saying, “This woman is a pig.” Zegler apologised to Trump voters, saying, “I made my feelings do my best.”

Even when people reacting to the film agree to the basic principles, like more opportunities for dwarfism actors, they disagree on how to get there. Perhaps the world’s most famous actor, Peter Dinklege, questioned the entire project before many details were known, phone The 1937 film, “The Tale of the Rears of Seven Dwarves Who Live in a Cave Together.” Disney announcement The next day, “We’re taking a different approach with these seven characters to avoid stereotype enhancements from the original animated film.”

After all, the seven characters are CGI, and Disney reclassified them as “magic creatures” rather than dwarfs. What do they look like? Even a glimpse of trailer It reveals that it looks exactly like a CGI dwarves. They are still happy, gross, sleepy, sneezing, documentary, embarrassing and are named drugs.

Due to the change, Repulsion From some people with dwarfism Rebuttal Accused of Dinkleage, Disney accused them of stealing their acting role. Like this week, people said Daily Mail“I think Disney is working hard to do what’s politically right, but by doing so, it’s damaging our careers and opportunities.”

In this swirl of controversy, Disney has altered the traditional red carpet treatment that usually gives such a major film. The premiere will take place in Spain on March 12th, with the Los Angeles premiere scheduled for today at an unusual afternoon. As a group, no regular red carpet journalists are invited, despite not known to ask intense questions.

But trying to avoid more political and social inconsistencies is not Disney’s only Snow White issue. There is a lot of online speculation that the movie might just be bad. The first full trailer was rushed to receive a complaint about overwhelming CGI. Guardian They call the trailer “the most gli-documented thing ever committed to the screen.” The film has new songs by the teams behind La La Land, Benji Pasek and Justin Paul, but they were released as video. I’m waiting for a wishthere is a bland, common Disney style. Box office revenue tracking We predict an opening weekend of around $50 million (£39 million) and while solid, we predict it in the low end for the blockbuster that is supposed to exceed $200 million (£155 million).

Of course, considering Disney juggernauts, recently Moana 2 It earns over $1 billion (773 million pounds) Mufasa: The Lion KingI had it Slow startover $722 million (£550 million) – the fiasco that led to Snow White’s opening may not hurt it at the box office.

Or the film could be the victim of that moment, a fairy tale princess covered in mud.

Snow White will be released internationally on March 21st