Disney has been going through its vault of animated classics, turning one film after another into a three-dimensional film. Some are purely live-action like Aladdin while others have been a different kind of CG, such as with The Lion King. With a live-action reimagining of Snow White coming out, the film’s star Rachel Zegler has shared some criticisms of the original cartoon.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs released in 1937 and tells the story of a beautiful and kind-hearted princess who must evade the wrathful jealousy of her evil stepmother by hiding amongst a cottage of dwarfs. While the upcoming live-action remake has faced criticism from Peter Dinklage, Zegler has called the old Disney cartoon alarming.
The new Snow White Rachel Zegler says this version will deviate from the “creepy” element of the original
West Side Story alum Zegler spoke with Extra TV on her feelings regarding the 1937 Snow White. “The original cartoon came out in 1937, and very evidently so,” noted Zegler, who has admitted to being unnerved by the film.
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She continued, “There’s a big focus on her love story with a guy who literally stalks her. Weird! Weird! So we didn’t do that this time. We 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.”
Balancing the past and present
The upcoming live-action Snow White has a lot it is trying to do, addressing what might be unsettling from the original and what needs changing for the present day. For instance, Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage has criticized the live-action version for continuing to put dwarfs into support roles full of silliness, saying that while Disney embraced diversity in recruiting Zegler, they still missed the mark by not addressing the original heart of the issue.
Disney and Dinklage entered a brief back-and-forth regarding the subject, while Zegler has elaborated further on the vision outlined in the plot and script.
“I just mean that it’s no longer 1937,” she said. “She’s not going to be saved by the prince and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love. She’s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be and the leader that her late father told her that she could be if she was fearless, fair, brave, and true.”
Will you be watching this reimagining of the 1937 fantasy?
