Disney's live-action remake of Snow White has faced poor box-office performance, earning only $43 million domestically, landing it second to last among Disney's recent adaptations. The film has also been met with unfavorable critical reviews, sitting at a 43 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Additionally, fans have criticized the new portrayal of Snow White, played by Rachel Zegler, who embodies a more empowered persona compared to the traditional depiction. As fans reacted negatively to the changes, it suggested a clash between modern interpretations of female characters and nostalgic perceptions.
Disney's decision to tamp down the promotional efforts for its latest live-action remake might have been the film's undoing. Compared with the opening-weekend box-office numbers of the company's myriad other live-action adaptations, Snow White, which premiered over the weekend, came in second to last, with a scant $43 million in domestic earnings.
Critics aren't the only ones hating on Snow White: Fans have jumped in online to chastise the film for its aesthetics, for its performances, and, most of all, for its turning Disney's "fairest" princess into a stronger, girlboss-ified heroine.
Zegler warned us years ago, during prerelease interviews, that the film would be reimagining the Snow White story and giving the princess more agency, noting that the 1937 original was "extremely dated" when it came to "ideas of women being in roles of power and what a woman is fit for in the world."
Even now that the movie is out, things haven't gotten better. Whereas before, fans were already side-eyeing the idea of having a more active princess, now Disney's disciples are upset at the way their canonically dainty Snow White is presented both musically and on-screen.
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