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“Disney Shills”: Critics Finally Reveal Their Unanimous Reviews Of ‘Woke’ Snow White Live-Action
Reviews of the highly anticipated, yet controversial, live-action Snow White movie have officially been released as of Sunday, March 16.
Disney’s newest film has been in the center of excessive backlash, being labeled as a ‘PR nightmare.’ In response, the grand, lavish premieres of the past have been toned down to more secure and private events.
Highlights
- The live-action Snow White was called surprisingly decent, even amidst its controversy.
- Rachel Zegler was praised for her portrayal of Snow White, especially for her performance in the musical numbers.
- The film aims to show more depth, avoiding a traditional love story, according to Zegler.
Yesterday, March 15, the much smaller US premiere was held for the project, budgeting at $270 million, where stars such as Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot were in attendance.
But despite the noise online, critics seemed quite impressed walking out of the theatre.
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Critics of Disney’s Snow White seemed to be quite satisfied with the newest live action
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Crooked Media’s Matt DeGroot praised, “Despite becoming an internet punching bag Disney’s remake of Snow White is actually mostly successful!
“Rachel Zegler is an absolute star, (most of) the new songs are catchy and beautifully performed, and the visual palette is sumptuous and vibrant. Gal Gadot had beautiful gowns.”
Writing on X, Variety’s film reporter Katcy Stephan echoed, “Rachel Zegler is a shining supernova in #SnowWhite, beautifully embodying the graceful, gentle nature of the OG Disney princess.
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“It’s a visual feast with show-stopping new musical numbers and, of course, dozens of enchanting animated animals. The screenplay wisely gives its heroine newfound depth through her fervent desire to become the leader her father believed she could be, and a love story that’s sweet as apple pie.”
Some even coined it as likely becoming “people’s favorite live-action remake” — a grand feat, considering the love that surrounded the live-action movies of Aladdinand Cinderella.
Screen Rant host Ash Crossan wrote on social media, “Despite the bob being all over the place, #SnowWhite is quite charming! The message lands well, the critters are adorable, and Rachel Zegler and her enchanting voice are stunning.
“It almost got a full tear out of me, and I’ve never cried in my entire life.”
Publicity for the movie has been a “PR nightmare”
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The biggest surprise of 2025 is that the most “controversial” and most hated film of the year is actually a decent live-action remake.#SnowWhite is not only one of their best live-action remakes in years, but it’s also a film that recaptures the magic of the 1937 movie. Rachel… pic.twitter.com/9LiuAPRb61
— Christopher Rates It 🦦 (@LuminousDagger) March 16, 2025
In the months leading up to the release of Disney’s Snow White, Rachel Zegler, who plays the titular character, made it clear that this version of the beloved princess was going to be slightly different from what the audience was used to.
“The original cartoon came out in 1937, and very evidently so,” she told Extra TV in 2022. “There’s a big focus on her love story with a guy who literally stalks her. Weird. So we didn’t do that this time.
“We just have a different approach to what I’m sure a lot of people will assume is a love story just because we cast a guy in the movie. All of Andrew’s scenes could get cut, who knows? It’s Hollywood, baby!” she joked.
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For Zegler, it was important for her version of Snow White to be a “fearless leader,” rather than someone who is constantly “dreaming about true love.”
But many viewers were skeptical of this take, upset that the filmmakers were changing the original princess’s personality and story.
“Not every girl wants to be a leader. Plenty of girls want to find love. That’s perfectly healthy,” countered one comment.
Another slammed, “Walt Disney is rolling his grave. His first ever film. One of the most revolutionary movies ever made. I usually just ignore these remakes, but this is where I draw the line. This is straight up unforgivable.”
Additionally, rumors have been swirling around that Zegler and her co-star Gadot are in the middle of a feud, given their contrasting views over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
A source told People that the two “have nothing in common,” adding, “On top of that, their political views differ, adding to the tension.”
Although the film has not been released worldwide, many people are going in the theatre with doubts
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Teutonic Disaster 8 months ago (edited)
You can criticize this movie, like all the other live action remakes Disney churned out, for the cynical cashgrab that they are. You can maybe also criticize them for their mediocre and passionless acting, directing and editing (I haven't watched any of them, so who knows 🤷♂️) but stop getting your panties in a knot over a (light skinned FWIW) latina Snow White or a black Ariel. They're friggin fairy tales, for Christ's sake! Those have always been retold with variations, to reflect the taste of the time/writer etc. Do you seriously think Disney went 100% by the books of the Brothers Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen etc when they produced the "original" cartoon versions? None of you got upset over that Winnie Pooh slasher movie or "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter", did you now?! You probably laughed your butts off, watching those. If you don't like those LARs, for whatever reason, get over it and don't watch them. Simple as that. It's not like you don't have other options...
Charity Angel 8 months ago
I went into each LAR fully prepared to hate them just because I loved the original (as much as you can call this genre "original"). Most were mediocre. Aladdin was great - they didn't even try to recreate Robin Williams' fabulous insanity, which I was so worried they would ruin. With Snow White, though, I saw it when I was 3, and not again until I was 38 (Christmas quarantined with COVID, surprisingly enjoyable). It shows its age. Badly. Snow is barely a character in her own movie, so it would be nice to see it done with characters that have some dimensions. Literally the most memorable thing about it for me was the animation of a rabbit early on - it did something perfectly normal for a bunny, but isn't well known even now (sometimes they walk rather than hop). That was done by someone who actually studied the animal they were animating. I'd like a film where the most memorable thing isn't two seconds of animation that most people wouldn't even notice.
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Beak Hookage 8 months ago
I couldn't possibly care less about the casting. I'm refusing to watch it because I'm sick to death of these stupid live action remarks. You have enough money to buy the moon! Make something new for Pete's sake!
Pandaodboredem22 8 months ago
Disney originally cast seven dwarf actors, who likely mostly hadn't yet had a chance for a breakthrough role. Peter Dinklage threw a fit, because that threatened him as one of Hollywood's go to Little Person actors. Disney switched to seven new age mystical people, faced backlash, then went to seven CGI dwarves. So those seven dwarf actors missed their shot on the silver screen.
Teutonic Disaster 8 months ago (edited)
You can criticize this movie, like all the other live action remakes Disney churned out, for the cynical cashgrab that they are. You can maybe also criticize them for their mediocre and passionless acting, directing and editing (I haven't watched any of them, so who knows 🤷♂️) but stop getting your panties in a knot over a (light skinned FWIW) latina Snow White or a black Ariel. They're friggin fairy tales, for Christ's sake! Those have always been retold with variations, to reflect the taste of the time/writer etc. Do you seriously think Disney went 100% by the books of the Brothers Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen etc when they produced the "original" cartoon versions? None of you got upset over that Winnie Pooh slasher movie or "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter", did you now?! You probably laughed your butts off, watching those. If you don't like those LARs, for whatever reason, get over it and don't watch them. Simple as that. It's not like you don't have other options...
Charity Angel 8 months ago
I went into each LAR fully prepared to hate them just because I loved the original (as much as you can call this genre "original"). Most were mediocre. Aladdin was great - they didn't even try to recreate Robin Williams' fabulous insanity, which I was so worried they would ruin. With Snow White, though, I saw it when I was 3, and not again until I was 38 (Christmas quarantined with COVID, surprisingly enjoyable). It shows its age. Badly. Snow is barely a character in her own movie, so it would be nice to see it done with characters that have some dimensions. Literally the most memorable thing about it for me was the animation of a rabbit early on - it did something perfectly normal for a bunny, but isn't well known even now (sometimes they walk rather than hop). That was done by someone who actually studied the animal they were animating. I'd like a film where the most memorable thing isn't two seconds of animation that most people wouldn't even notice.
Load More Replies... Beak Hookage 8 months ago
I couldn't possibly care less about the casting. I'm refusing to watch it because I'm sick to death of these stupid live action remarks. You have enough money to buy the moon! Make something new for Pete's sake!
Pandaodboredem22 8 months ago
Disney originally cast seven dwarf actors, who likely mostly hadn't yet had a chance for a breakthrough role. Peter Dinklage threw a fit, because that threatened him as one of Hollywood's go to Little Person actors. Disney switched to seven new age mystical people, faced backlash, then went to seven CGI dwarves. So those seven dwarf actors missed their shot on the silver screen.
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