The author discusses Disney's decision to remake Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, citing it as another example of the company's attempt to correct past mistakes and appeal to modern audiences. The author criticizes the casting of Rachel Zegler as Snow White due to the character's original description as having "lips red as a rose" and "skin white as snow." They also condemn the decision to change the dwarfs into "magical forest creatures" to avoid offending Peter Dinklage, who deemed the original portrayal of dwarfs as "backwards and insulting." The author argues that these changes, along with the shift in focus from true love to self-empowerment, will result in a soulless and pointless movie that fails to impress anyone. They conclude that the remake is a symbol of the decline of Western culture and the negative consequences of prioritizing progressive credentials over creative freedom.
Here are the key facts:
1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves is being remade into a live-action film.
2. The original Snow White and the Seven Dwarves was Disney's first feature-length animated movie, made by Walt Disney in 1937.
3. The original story was inspired by a 19th-century German fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm.
4. The story tells the tale of a beautiful young woman who gets betrayed by her evil stepmother and finds refuge with seven dwarfs.
5. The original Snow White character is described as having skin as white as snow, lips red as a rose, and hair black as ebony.
6. Rachel Zegler has been cast as Snow White in the live-action remake.
7. The dwarves in the remake are no longer dwarves, but rather magical forest creatures.
8. Peter Dinklage was involved in the decision to change the dwarves, citing that the original portrayal was "backwards and insulting".
9. Seven roles that could have been played by dwarf actors were erased in the remake.
10. The live-action remake has a budget of hundreds of millions of dollars.