Leave aside all the other nonsense: the fact that the protagonist, named after her 'skin as white as snow,' is not white in this production. Also that the seven dwarves are dwarves no longer, but rather "seven magical creatures of all genders" (whatever that means) who look like a troupe of medieval jongleurs got run over by a clown car. And of course, the film dispenses with Snow White being rescued by her prince and the dwarves- oops, magical creatures- in favour of having her rescue herself. Just like every single Disney production lately. As I said, leaving that aside, why on earth would Disney want the stars of this travesty coming out and trampling all over the original movie which, I can guarantee you, is a thousand times better than this swill is going to be. One would think the tone the studio would want its stars to take would be of respect and homage to the original work which is, at the end of the day, the reason they're drawing a paycheque. That would show class instead of this crass ingratitude. But of course, there's been nothing classy about Disney in a very long time. Coincidentally, it's also been quite some time since they managed to produce a movie worth watching. I wonder if those two facts are related in some way.
I'm beginning to think that the star system in old Hollywood had a point when it controlled the public behaviour of its big name actors. Back in the day, if the stars of an upcoming movie started sneering at their picture's source material, all smug and arrogant, some Eddie Mannix type would have hustled them off and given them the business. Because here we have the two main actresses in the upcoming Disney Snow White "remake"- a cynical attempt by a creatively bankrupt company to squeeze a few more bucks out of the work of far more talented people - crapping all over the original animated film. The original Disney movie Snow White- yes, from 1937- is the cornerstone of Disney's film empire, being its first full length animated feature. Its success, both critically and financially, allowed Walt Disney to expand and improve upon his animation studio and business. The AFI even has it listed as one of the 100 greatest American films. But of course, these two ladies know better. Moldy old Snow White and its traditional values need an update because, as Rachel Zegler comments contemptuously, "It's no longer 1937." And, as she and Gal Gadot both aver, she don't need no man. Well, this sounds like it's going to be a real charmer. Leave aside all the other nonsense: the fact that the protagonist, named after her 'skin as white as snow,' is not white in this production. Also that the seven dwarves are dwarves no longer, but rather "seven magical creatures of all genders" (whatever that means) who look like a troupe of medieval jongleurs got run over by a clown car. And of course, the film dispenses with Snow White being rescued by her prince and the dwarves- oops, magical creatures- in favour of having her rescue herself. Just like every single Disney production lately. As I said, leaving that aside, why on earth would Disney want the stars of this travesty coming out and trampling all over the original movie which, I can guarantee you, is a thousand times better than this swill is going to be. One would think the tone the studio would want its stars to take would be of respect and homage to the original work which is, at the end of the day, the reason they're drawing a paycheque. That would show class instead of this crass ingratitude. But of course, there's been nothing classy about Disney in a very long time. Coincidentally, it's also been quite some time since they managed to produce a movie worth watching. I wonder if those two facts are related in some way.
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