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As everyone knows, Disney has been having a blast while turning its cherished animated classics into live-action movies. And while some of these, like The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King, ended up being tremendous hits, others were labeled failures that nobody, not even Disney, wants to mention. I
n spite of the opinions of the fans, the company is continuing with its live-action remakes of the same storylines that we have already seen.
One of the more controversial of these adaptations is the planned adaptation of Snow Whitewhich is going to star Rachel Zegler. The movie has already been criticized for several aspects, such as the casting of the lead actor, the visual effects, and how the Dwarves are portrayed in the film. Others, as usual, took issue with the movie being accused of being woke.
While we don’t know how this movie is going to turn out, it is a fact that it has received a lot of backlash and many people believe that the movie will flop. As part of the backlash, Rachel Zegler has been a victim of Internet hate and she has recently revealed how it all affected her.
In a recent interview for Variety, Zegler revealed how she got the role because director Marc Webb “wept” when he heard her sing, but also because she “has an inherent grace, poise and goodness that reminds me so much of what is essential to Snow White.”
Yet, despite this, many fans don’t share this sentiment, as Zegler has been attacked by fans who don’t think she embodies the ideal Snow White. Here is what the actress said about it:
In all honesty, it made me sad that it was taken in such a way, because I believe that women can do anything. But I also believe that they can do everything. I would never want to box someone in and say, ‘If you want love, then you can’t work.’ Or ‘If you want to work, then you can’t have a family.’ It’s not true. It’s never been true. It can be very upsetting when things get taken out of context or jokes don’t land.
The love story is very integral. A lot of people wrote that we weren’t doing [that storyline] anymore — we were always doing that; it just wasn’t what we were talking about on that day. I’ve watched women get torn down my whole life, my whole career. We’ll watch it in the election that’s upcoming. We’re gonna witness that for a long time, I fear. Sometimes it can feel like we’re going back; it certainly felt that way when that was happening.
And while it is true that she is Colombian, Zegler also explained that the film will provide a different take on the “skin as white as snow” phrase from the original book:
It fell back to another version of ‘Snow White’ that was told in history, where she survived a snowstorm that occurred when she was a baby. And so the king and queen decided to name her Snow White to remind her of her resilience. One of the core points in our film for any young woman or young person is remembering how strong you actually are.
I don’t like to give them the satisfaction of knowing they hurt me in the moment. You give them a lot of power by taking a social media break.
The movie comes out next year, and we will then see how the critics and fans react to the movie and all the changes it is going to bring with it.
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