Natalia Williams

Snow White (2025) tries to be “progressive” but forgets to be powerful. It swaps magic and meaning for speeches and slogans. Snow is presented as strong, but she doesn’t lead or act — she watches events unfold and delivers a speech at the end. That’s it. In removing anything soft, romantic, or traditionally feminine, the film assumes gentleness equals weakness. But strength doesn’t always shout — the original Snow White had agency through kindness, community, and emotional intelligence. This version has none of that. The love story is reduced to a generic rebel love interest. The kiss remains, but with added “consent” dialogue that doesn’t change the fact that it’s hollow. Even the Queen’s downfall is more visual than emotional. It wants to be modern, but forgets the point of the story: that gentleness can be powerful, too.