Snow White: receiving a storm of dislikes, Snow White is the cause of the original destruction

No Disney movie has received as much criticism as Snow White, both in terms of content and off-screen issues. Since the first images were announced, the film has met with a wave of outrage from fans.

The teaser released three weeks ago has reached 1 million dislikes compared to a meager 83 thousand likes. Snow White is a live-action version of Disney's classic animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).

In the movie, Snow White is jealous of her beauty by her stepmother, the Evil Queen, so she tries to harm her. She was spared her life by the hunter, so she ran into the forest and took refuge in the house of 7 dwarfs. However, the evil stepmother continues to seek to end Snow White's life.

From the moment the project was announced, Snow White faced criticism because Rachel Zegler's skin was not as true as the original. Snow White is described by the Brothers as "skin as white as snow, hair as black as ebony, lips as red as blood". This is also the reason that she was named Snow White by her biological mother. However, the actress of Colombian and Polish origin has a dark complexion.

The statements of the actress born in 2001 about the role did not receive consensus from the audience. On her personal page, Rachel Zegler said that playing Snow White does not mean that she needs to bleach her skin tone to play the role. In 2023, Zegler received backlash for calling the animated classic "weird" and describing the prince as a "stalker."

Actress Gal Gadot who plays the role of Evil Queen - Snow White's stepmother - is commented to be sharper and more attractive than the female lead. Many people believe that Rachel Zegler is completely inferior if the film premieres.

Many viewers also pointed out that the beauty of the Evil Queen shown by Gal Gadot is much better than Rachel Zegler, so it is difficult to be "jealous". Many people also compare her to other Snow White girls such as Lily Collins in Mirror Mirror (2012) or Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).

Not only that, the actress born in 2001 also offended fans when she publicly criticized the original film. Within the framework of the D23 Expo event in 2023, she criticized Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as outdated because Snow White loves a prince who "follows" her. Rachel said: "I just mean it's not 1937 anymore. We made a film about a Snow White who was not saved by the prince, and she would not dream of true love. She's going to dream about being a leader."

Rachel Zegler's words seem to add fuel to the long-simmering flame of anger of fans. This is the reason why the movie teaser has received a lot of criticism. One comment wrote: "Wow. Disney. You're truly incredible. It took you 3 years, multiple script edits, unnecessary CGI, and $209 million, just for me to go in and read the disparaging comments of a movie that I would never see. Thank you." Another viewer commented: "Shrek respects Snow White more than Disney."

In addition, the replacement of the 7 dwarfs with CGI (Computer Simulation Technology) is considered by the audience to be not progressive, "avoiding prejudice" as announced by Disney. The public thinks that the studio solution has deprived the opportunity of dwarves - a group of people who do not have much "acting land" in Hollywood.

More than 50,000 comments on YouTube about Disney's new movie trailer, most expressed disappointment, mocking the company's filmmaking: "I really admire Walt Disney Studios' courage in keeping the comments open", "The fact that this film has a budget of more than $200 million makes you realize that Disney is wasting money on unnecessary things", "That mirror sits on the wall, what's Disney's most failed movie?"