The (Actual) Snow White Problem, Explained

Disney’s new live action remake of Snow White was hit with problems from the very beginning, and its problems have only grown since its release. In many ways it seemed set up to fail, and was never able to overcome the various hurdles in its way. Many fingers are being pointed at star Rachel Zegler, but the real problems with the film are much deeper. So, how does this film actually compare to the original? And what really went wrong with this version of Snow White’s story? Let’s take a closer look…

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:32 Running into controversy from the beginning...
04:11 Why the movie falls apart
07:25 Original Snow White: a misunderstood character?
09:05 Why the updates to the character don't really work
10:29 Backlash (but maybe also a silver lining?)

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