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Snow White is preceded by strong controversies such as the controversial statements of its protagonist, Rachel Zegler and this was barely the beginning of everything that is generating this film.
An extract of the advertising of the white film snow that premiered in March 2025. (Photo Free Press: Disney)
Disney had announced for Snow White A radical change to eliminate stereotypes From the original 1937 animation, but that has remained in superficial modifications, experts say.
This proposal led by Marc Webb was criticized by Brooks Barnes for The New York Timeswho explained in an opinion column that Snow White (Snow White)starring Rachel Zegler, has reached cinemas as one of the most problematic projects of the 102 years of Disney’s history. “The film became a fable about relevance: how to try to touch the appropriate cultural fiber at the right cultural moment can turn a seemingly harmless film into a battle of power for special interests. And almost everything that could go wrong, it went wrong, “he explained.
But, how the controversies of this film are born and how it has been received by the public worldwide. The film a new version of real action (Live Action) of the 1937 classic. Rachel Zegler It has the main role and Gal Gadotin the role of the stepmother, the evil queen.
Controversy 1: interviews with Rachel Zegler, Snow White
Rachel Zegler was born on May 3, 2001 in Hackensack, New Jersey (United States). His mother is Colombian and her Polish dad.
In 2018 Steven Spielberg made A casting on Twitter, today X, to look for the protagonists of the musical West Side Story. Rachel was chosen among more than 30 thousand people and there was his debut as Maria.
At the time of being chosen to star Blanca Snows, a controversial interview came out. In March 2023, Rachel participated in Shazam! Fury of the Gods. He said he accepted the role because “I needed work,” he published The Hollywood Reporter. “The truth is that we were in the middle of a pandemic, I had no job and I couldn’t get it because West Side Story (which premiered in 2021) had not yet left. ”
The previous comment has been a point that they have criticized by saying that it is someone who does not love the performance but only goes behind the material.
In addition, about Snow White He said that the original 1937 was terrifying and strange, confessing that “before being chosen, I had only seen it once” and claiming that That production “is really outdated in terms of the role of women.”
Controversy 2: a Latin background
That quite innocent film of 1937, for which Walt Disney received an honorary Óscar “for his great innovation” and for being “pioneer in a new entertainment field”, has now become a more feminist version but maintaining almost all of its history.
“I just want to say that we are no longer in 1937, and we wrote a Snow White that will not be saved by the prince. Nor is he dreaming of finding love, but to become the leader who can be, and the leader that his late father told him that it could be if it was fair, brave and honest ”Zegler said to Variety.
His expressions received attacks against her and Disney, accused of introducing “politically correct” concepts in a film and forcing inclusion.
Zegler was also criticized because in social networks it is said that he does not fulfill the traditional role to which this story has become accustomed.
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Controversy 3: Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot
The site Infobae He stressed that Rachel Zegler found rejection of her ideas with Gal Gadot. “According to sources cited by PeopleGadot, of Israeli origin and with experience in the militia, defends the hostages of his country, positioning that resulted in tensions with Zegler, who has openly expressed his rejection of arms actions against Palestine, “he described.
Controversy 4: the change of the seven dwarves
The film, which premiered on March 21 on the big screen, has received criticism for not having people of short stature to recreate the seven dwarfs. Instead have recreated magical characters adapted with the performance of people with average stature and the use of artificial intelligence.
In addition, its preview has maintained a low profile compared to other animation films taken to real action, with little promotion and events to which questions have barely allowed the cast by the specialized press.
Controversy 5: The little collection is a failure?
The first weekend at the box office with a collection of 87 million dollars worldwide has given what to talk about. This figure is less than the 263 million that he got in his first days The lion kingin 2019, according to Box Office Mojo data.
As US specialized media predicted such as The Hollywood Reporter, The film starring Rachel Zegler was below 50 million dollars in the US market, specifically at 43 million, a very low figure for a film whose production budget rose to 240 million, he reported EFE.
Other Disney titles that passed from real action also achieved better collection data than Snow White.
There has also been a series of memes and discussions in social networks about this production.
Well, I liked that of “Blanca Nieves” but … honestly, I had “flash back” of this and I fell laugh
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– Darito (@dara_heimer) March 25, 2025