Celia C

Although I don’t like Rachel Zegler, I think she’s one of the main reasons this film isn’t a complete disaster. Her singing is great and saves a lot of it. The main issues I have with the film are: 1. I believe Snow White’s origins don’t need to involve a dark-skinned character to prove inner beauty. Being beautiful on the outside doesn’t mean you can’t have inner beauty—there’s no contradiction. 2. The costumes look really cheap… and the makeup doesn’t suit her either. She’s not actually that bad, but the styling makes her look worse than she should. 3. The plot has a lot of inconsistencies. In the original animated film, Snow White wasn’t famous for just being pretty—she was known for her innocence and kindness, which was shown through her singing and her bond with animals (not just animals randomly helping her out like in this film). The Huntsman didn’t spare her because of some forced reason; it was because he saw her comforting a lost bird, helping it find its parents. • This version tries to make Snow White independent and self-reliant while also not wanting to change too much from the original (like keeping the animal friendship aspect). They tried to have it both ways, and it just doesn’t make sense. 4. There are a lot of plot holes. If the Magic Mirror judges by inner beauty, then it shouldn’t have called the Queen the fairest in the first place. And if the Queen decided to kill Snow White because she was “more beautiful on the inside,” wouldn’t that completely defeat the purpose? 5. If you’re going to make major changes, then just call it an adaptation rather than a “live-action Snow White.” People watch these films expecting them to feel like the originals. If you want to promote diversity, make new stories that actually fit that message, instead of forcing changes on iconic characters like Ariel and Snow White, where certain key elements shouldn’t be altered. P.S. They also changed the Prince, which meant they cut some of the classic songs—another major disappointment for me.