As another RUclipsr pointed out, this was 1937 and many Americans had been through WWI and the Great Depression. Americans needed a message of hope and a reminder to stay positive and carry on despite hardships. Snow White embodied this resilience. It is a truly beautiful story if you take the time to watch and appreciate it. Snow White's strength is underappreciated. Thanks for this video, Amala.
The ironic thing is, is that Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora’s songs are about what “they wish/dream”. While the princesses starting with Ariel are about what “they want”. The main reason this works is because in the 80s we as a society had more freedom to be asking ourselves what WE WANTED, but not so much as in the time with a Princess like Snow White.
@@osmanyousif7849 They're actually European Fairytale stories 🇪🇺 🇫🇷 Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, Emeralda 🇩🇪 Snow White, Rapunzel, 🇩🇰 The Little Mermaid 🇧🇻 Frozen/Elsa and Anna 🇬🇷 Megara from Hercules 🏴 Merida
The reason Snow White is performing household chores for the seven dwarves is because she has no money to pay rent, and this is her way to do her part and contribute. If anything, she's showing people how not to mooch off of others and instead show your gratitude in ways possible for you. She's being a real great roommate here!
Well you also need to remember that the majority of women during that time were housewives and did that for a living. I mean just RUclips 1950s housewives, and that’s the 1950s! Not 1937. So it’s not like Disney was purposely disrespecting women. He just had her know what women knew how to do then. Now things have changed but that’s the problem with changing it to fit todays time because then it loses its value of a “classic” because like she said it’s no longer a fairytale because now all Disney does is just try to push there opinion and agenda.
The SJW super progressive point of view is that all women support each other no matter what and that men(specifically white men) are the enemy. They will ignore the fact that a woman tried to kill another woman so they won’t have to clash with their own POV.
Yep!! Watched Pocahontas the other day. Haven't watched it since I was a kid but wow it was amazing. The music was wonderful and the story is beautiful! I love the old Classics.
It won't be long before Disney makes it excessively difficult for consumers to find and watch original versions of old Disney cartoons or films. They'll claim they're a private company, that they can do what they want including editing out or sealing away any of their content deemed offensive by the ever-changing, always-irrational woke police. They'll buy up as many old, original copies as they can find to make the availability of original Disney films that much slimmer & far, far more expensive. Beyond what any average consumer can/would spend. For instance, I can already imagine the cartoon movie Aristocats eventually being heavily edited if not totally panned for continued sales by Disney because of the countless things woke people would find6 to whine about regarding a children's cartoon movie about talking kittens. Like the Siamese cat playing the piano with chopsticks, or the fact that the female kitten is excessively girly and loves to copy her cat mom's femininity including wearing a pink bow... or the fact that Duchess the main cat is a single mother relying on a man foe guidance - O'Malley the Alley Cat. We also can't forget the awful rich lady who owns them. I mean, she's awful because she MUST be rich from reaping the rewards of white colonialism!!! It's all ridiculous of course lol, but I'm pretty sure that's how these weirdos see things as sweet and fun as Aristocats. They turn everything into something twisted and dark.
Another beautiful thing about Snow White in the original film is that despite the shocker of a day she’d just had running through the forest she is deeply moved by the thought that the dwarves may be seven little children with no mother, so she cleans their house to surprise them. She’s always thinking of others. And despite the horrible situation she’s in she remains kind and optimistic, and quietly holds tight to her dream.
Nothing will ever surpass the beauty of the animation of all these old Disney (and not only) animation films. Because they weren't made by computers, but with human hands, and heart and soul. I'm not kidding, everytime I watch scenes from Snow White (and all the rest), even for a few seconds, my heart flourishes with pure innocent feelings. I can't remember which was the last animated film I saw that made me feel a sample of these emotions. Even the good ones, they lack in comparison. I think the magic started to fade away around the early 2000s. After that, everything became CGI (with a few exceptions), and no matter how good they were, they just don't have what Amala describes in 5:58. Making you smile, because you feel happy watching them. No woke agenda, no macho female heroes, no feminism, no patriarchy, nothing, just simple, innocent stories. I'm 100% sure that everyone who watched the film when it was released, the kids, the parents, everyone, were coming out of the theaters with a smile on their faces, having escaped to something magical for about 1,5 hours. How often do you see that now?
Snow White was the ultimate badass, she just showed it with her actions and not with her words. A survivor of childhood abuse. A survivor of an assassination attempt. Swallowed all of that and literally ran into an unknown forest to save herself and build her life up from scratch after being traumatized for years. Ran her own household as a teenager, became the leader of her household as a teenager, and never gave up on believing that she deserved love and care regardless of how people treated her in the past. Her only "sin" - not telling everyone how strong she is and how much of an independent woman she is (although she certainly showed it). Above all, Snow White was a tale about resilience for me and never giving up on the life you desire regardless of your current circumstances. She saved her own life multiple times before being saved by any man.
awe i love this.. and as a hetero sexual woman i really hate this poo poo'ing on my biological inclination to enjoy a good "being saved by a man fantasy"... I had my time as an 'independant woman'... and now i have a beautiful man who cares for me and is my hero on a daily basis.. these woke idiots can have their angry stone cold existances.. But dont force it on us people who prefer juicy, heart warming, vulnerable intimacy.. Over egotistical escapades..
I am European, and I studied anthropology. In anthropology, we take fairy tales very seriously because they are remnants of old myths and religions from specific cultures. Anyway, Snow White is a unique character that has existed with different names and backgrounds, possibly since ancient Greece. The most well-known version is the Grimm Brothers' German version, but as mentioned earlier, we find variations of the tale in Italy, France, and other regions. The original Grimm's version of Snow White was written during the 1800s, in the Victorian era. This was a time of particular austerity, where society considered sexuality to be the pinnacle of evil. Both women and men were expected to maintain chastity to appear more "noble" in the eyes of society. An interesting detail is that Snow White was 13 to 15 years old in the story, essentially a child. Like any child, she was vulnerable to a world of violence, symbolized by the hunter, the forest, and the evil queen. These elements were metaphorically used by our European ancestors to caution young girls to stay away from troubles. The adversaries in Snow White metaphorically represented a way for families to teach their daughters to avoid wars, politics, and violent individuals, much like the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood represented a pervert or sexual deviant. The dwarves symbolized the common people, the workers-individuals like farmers and laborers who formed the backbone of villages and European society during that era. The fairy tale's message is simple: "Dear daughter, I understand you may not like this village of fishermen (or miners, or farmers) with their ignorance and lack of education. However, these people provide you with protection and sustenance daily; repay them with hospitality." The blue prince merely symbolizes love; his character lacks substantial dialogue and importance compared to Snow White and the dwarves. Throughout the tale, there is no subjugation of women or hidden message advocating female subservience to men. It's worth noting that Snow White, the "innocent" character, makes the difficult decision to escape her home and live in a dark forest with strangers. Yet, her kindness, politeness, and manners endear her to the beasts and the rough dwarves, who come to love her deeply. Regarding the issue of skin color, races, and similar matters, let me share my general perspective, not just about Snow White. This fairy tale was conceived at a time when Europe was inhabited predominantly by Europeans, primarily white people. This contrasts with today's diverse ethnicities and backgrounds. Given its historical context, I believe it's appropriate for the characters to reflect the time and place of their origin. I don't view this stance as racist. It's akin to making a movie about Anansi the spider, an African folk figure, with a white character, or depicting African princesses in the 1400s wearing traditional clothing but interpreted by white people. Such portrayals would indeed seem ridiculous and insensitive. Therefore, my question is: If Disney and others who advocate for social justice wish to elevate American minorities, why not create movies based on the fairy tales from their own countries? Why must European culture constantly be altered in the name of integration? I am open to welcoming individuals from all corners of the world into European culture, but altering my heritage and history under the guise of political correctness or American issues makes me feel threatened, humiliated, and apprehensive about the fate of my culture. Misrepresenting the past can lead to dire consequences, as demonstrated by the lies propagated by the Nazis regarding a supposed Aryan master race. Frankly, I've reached my limit with these instances originating from America that seem to disparage European culture. 💀☠💀☠💀
Best response and explanation I've seen around so far regarding altering European stories for American politcal issues. The Little Mermaid was already a hard sell to me because it was my favorite Disney princess growing up. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and opinion of the issue here :D
As a Hispanic I fully agree. Disney raceswapping needs to stop and they need to realize that there are beautiful stories from all countries in the world. There’s nothing wrong with telling a European tale, either. Great comment.
Saying that European tales are racist is like saying Bollywood is racist or that South Korean, Chinese or Japanese movies are racist. That's just insane.
There's also an alchemist symbolism : The fairy tale of Snow White invites us to take the path of inner transformation - the way of the tenacious alchemist who in his solitary laboratory tries to transform lead into gold. It’s a metaphor for the process of spiritual growth during which the earthly within the person is transformed into the divine. In its description of Snow White, the story subtly refers to the tradition of alchemy: a complexion white as snow, lips red as blood and hair black as ebony wood. Nigredo (black), albedo (white) and rubedo (red) are the three phases of the alchemic process. Nigredo, the first phase, occurs when the world has lost its shine and a process of deconstruction of the “old person” begins. In the story of Snow White this phase is imaged by the fearful wandering of the girl in the dark forest, searching for a new house. Albedo is the phase of purification. This process is symbolized by Snow White’s cleaning of the house of the seven dwarfs (chakras), when they are in the mountains looking for gold. In the final phase, rubedo, the merger of opposites transpires, which in the story is depicted by the marriage of Snow White and the prince.
Animated Snow White was progressive already by striking out on her own as soon as she realized her life was in danger. She dealt with the hand she was given as best as she could instead of being the whiny drama queen that most live action princesses have become. As a young woman, I relate more to the animated princesses and female characters more than I do the ones played by real people.
I agree! The princess I connect with the most is probably belle, because I love reading, learning but am also a hopeless romantic, i also love Moana because of how adventurous and ambitious she is. Literally none of the live action Disney princesses cross my mind as much as the animated ones do😅
Fun facts: In the original GERMAN tale, by The Brothers Grimm, Snow White is described as having: "SKIN AS WHITE AS SNOW". This is why she is named Snow White.
Personally I loved the message of Snow White as a kid. Being hardworking, kind and dreaming of finding true love isn’t a bad thing and I’m so tired of modern media making every woman a “strong independent woman”. The original Snow White was absolutely a strong and independent woman, she survived attempted murder, made friends with dwarves and took care of them to show appreciation for them helping her. She was thoughtful, kind and strong, never losing her compassion despite the cruelty of the world around her.
Not to mention, she was a warningtale for the over-compensating of the cruelty (a.k.a. becoming naive) and giving everyone a chance, out of the kindness of your heart and therefore putting yourself in danger. Making the same mistake 3 times, opening the door wideopen for salespeople, vindictive strangers and scammers and getting strangled, stabbed and poisoned as a result. They were cautionary-tales, not tales about heroism persé.
All that is wonderful messages in the classic film. Learning about women experience. Learning to be inpendant. Finding you're way in life. Teaching people what not to do at table. Lots of other things like....letting strangers in you're home. Taking things from strangers... Est....!!! Lot message learn in Snow White in the Seven Dwarfs. Thinking 🤔.....❓about dreaming.....love like Romance. True love Kiss . everything!❤ That!!!! I think that's fairy tale stuff. And in real life. True love kiss won't Exist while sleeping. Only when two people are awake. Just saying. Well i dream a prince like Snow White. Never came true. So true love don't exist.
0:36 I just have one question for her. Who hurt you? What an absurd answer to say that, you do not want someone, a fictional character to find true love? That's literally one of the staple storyline of a Disney princess. This comes from a girl who only watched Snow White once, has a poor interpretation of it, and got the role. It's like getting a vegan to work as a meat butcher.
The thing that makes me laugh about them saying "shes not going to be saved by the prince" is the fact that he never set out to save her at the end of the movie, he was mourning her loss and kissing her goodbye because they all thought she was dead.
Which is kinda creepy if you think about it lol. My guy really made out with what he thought was a corpse 💀 but who cares its just a movie Edit: it was a joke guys take a nap
I had a dream where a live Snow White movie was announced. People were excited to see what Disney would do with its first ever live action remake. The dwarves were dwarves, and dressed like some of the Lord of the Ring dwarves but given some nice light-hearted personalities. The actress for Snow White was so excited for her part as the lead role, that she would go out over way to practice. She would visit kids in hospitals as Snow White to cheer them up, leading up to the big event where everybody would remember a timeless classic made with love and care. It was a nice dream.
Original film was more than that also. Disney knew that you could make people laugh with animation, but with Snow White, he wanted to prove you could also make people cry with animation. Make characters so relatable that you would invest in them as if they were real.
What's even more upsetting is that disney was/is fortunate enough to make a movie based on a story from an underrepresented culture (and have succeeded in doing so multiple times) and make both the story and the culture popular. Unfortunately, they chose to take the lazy route and a lot of people are cheering them for it as if it's the 1960s when seeing a non-white lead was revolutionary and groundbreaking. Ultimately, Disney is going out of their way to make excuses for their laziness by calling everyone a bigot while secretly believing that the groups they claim to represent do not deserve their own stories. My bestie is a Latina and she was quite pissed when she found out about the casting and basically asked to make new stories instead. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of Snow White (though I do respect it as a piece of art), but I'm just as "triggered" by people who say she's not empowering or strong. Like, mate, she's in her early teens, sheltered by her only living parental figure and said parental figure treats her like an indentured servant in her own palace and wants to kill her out of vanity. That's definitely not something most 13-14 year olds will be able to brush off easily without being shocked and breaking down at one point (like she did in the forest).
Yeah. I don't usually get involved in public discussions about this topic, because I don't want to get the 'your're white, you don't get it' treatment. But I've been scratching my head and wondering about this, too. Other cultures have such amazing stories and myths of their own. Why do they keep remaking the same old European culture based stories over and over again, just with sometimes...odd...casting choices, rather then presenting us with completely new and exciting material? Where having a diverse or *gasp* even mostly POC cast would actually make sense. I mean, for heaven's sake. It's 2023. It's not like people wouldn't watch that. And we would not all have to suffer through these endless discussions. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but sometimes I'm inclined to believe, some evil cabal is actually actively trying to occupy us as much as possible with stuff regarding race and trans issues and stuff like that, to distract us from the really pressing problems.
She was 7 in the original story... stands up to Huntsman, multiple assassination attempts, marries the prince and makes that evil witch dance in burning shoes until she dies.
In "Enchanted", starring Amy Adams as Giselle, Disney made an original movie paying homage to 1937's "Snow White". "Enchanted" affirms "Snow White" instead of destroying it. "Enchanted", a modern retelling of the 1937 classic, upholds its morals/beauty. Enchanted appears to turn Snow White/Prince Charming on its head yet reasserts it. We think Prince Edward is Prince Charming because he appears to be yet his kiss can't revive Giselle. Why? He's not Giselle's Prince Charming, Robert is. (Robert, a truly good man, transforms into a Prince Charming; he's dressed like a prince at the costume ball). "Enchanted" is saying Prince Edward's kiss couldn't revive Giselle because She Didn't Love Him. Giselle is revived by her Prince Charming, Robert. In 1937's "Snow White" the reason Prince Charming's kiss revived Snow White was because She Was Already In Love With Him! In 2007 "Enchanted" understood that in our modern world people are cynical about everything, most of all about love, yet it implored people to embrace the message of 1937's "Snow White'" that love is real, and not to give into cynicism. Fairy tales like "Snow White" matter more than ever today, yet in 2024 Rachel Zegler (and Disney) aren't empowering women, they’re trashing "Snow White" and gaslighting us into believing that love between a woman and man, even in a dream, is impossible. They're cynics devoid of love. In "Enchanted" Nancy (Idina Menzel) has waited years for romance/love, but she hasn't found it. Before meeting Giselle Robert can't express love; he's damaged. When Prince Edward says: "This is Giselle, the love of my life, my heart's true desire", Nancy almost falls over. Nancy: "Wow!" Edward: "Is something wrong?" Nancy: "Oh, just the way you said that, so straightforward, not a hint of irony, it's very...romantic." Nancy, a successful businesswoman, wants this! Rachel Zegler says strong women don't want love; Nancy already told us: That's A Lie! Strong women want a man like Edward. Nancy has no idea Edward is a real Prince; they’re at a costume ball; she's reacting to a man, Edward, who speaks in a way she's always dreamed of a man speaking to her. Prince Edward is Nancy's Prince Charming, so while Giselle stays in our world with Robert, it is Nancy who goes with Prince Edward to the kingdom of Andalasia, marries him, and becomes the queen. (Prince Edward possesses true courage, and he's incredibly kind and selfless, which is why as Nancy sits alone on the floor of the ballroom it is Edward who comes up to her, kneels down, and says: "Why so sad beautiful lady?", he then puts the shoe on Nancy's foot and says "it's a perfect fit", (it is), and that's because Nancy and Edward are a perfect fit. So, Enchanted doesn't just pay homage to "Snow White", it also pays homage to "Cinderella" and "Sleeping Beauty").
People keep thinking Snow White just fell in love with the prince just after he came to her castle, or right after the kiss. No, she and the Prince are already in love before the film even began.
The message of the original Snow White is, IMO, a timeless one - it's all about the importance of found family. Snow White probably lived a life of luxury in the castle but she was lonely because her own family that was supposed to care for her instead wanted to harm her. The dwarves took her in and cared for her, and to show her appreciation she willingly and voluntarily chose to make the house into a home by cooking and cleaning, but the dwarves showed a lot of gratitude toward her and never looked down on her or expected her to take on a more traditional role in the house. She also demonstrated a lot of inner strength in leaving her luxurious life and adapting to a more modest lifestyle in the cottage. I think a lot of modern adaptations do women a disservice by sending the message that the only way to be strong and successful is to take on traditionally masculine roles - some women want to kick ass and that's great too, but it's not the only way to be strong, and a lot of modern female archetypes turn women into cardboard cutouts with no faults or fears, which is just boring to watch. I hope we can see more balanced and nuanced female (and male) characters in movies and TV in the future.
exactly the dwarves were nothing but awesome, hardworking, respectful sweethearts.. Just like Apu from the Simpson who also got cancelled by woke idiots.. bcoz 2+2 = racism donkey nail polish.
I think everyone just forgets how much Snow White does for herself in the movie, remember that she was the one who stroke a deal with the dwarves so she could stay at their house, she smartly leveraged her skills in order to find a living; Snow White is not only sweet and caring, but she's HARD WORKING, she has important abilities that she can capitalize on, she's resourceful and she has a commanding presence that wins over both the animals in the forest and the dwarves and she does it by being feminine and lovingly stern, not aggresive or domineering.
Snow White is the only princess that ever truly looked like me as a kid. Very fair skin, dark short hair. Same mannerisms. Why did they have to take that away.. if representation matters so much to them ? Edit: people.. my comment is more about pointing out the irony of focusing so much on representation and then taking away a character that certain kids do relate to. Changing the characters looks and behavior completely. I wasn’t saying kids need a character to be like them in order to function in the world. It’s not that deep..
No shade intended but I truly don’t understand this notion of needing movie characters to look like me. I grew up with the OG animated Disney movies and never even thought about whether or not these grossly underdeveloped characters looked anything like me. I know each viewer experience is unique but I’d love some insight from someone who values this likeness attachment that I’ve tried and failed to understand.
Because Disney doesn’t want “fair skinned people” to be represented. They don’t want Whites, heterosexuals, Christians, conservatives, or good men represented. Get it? They actively hate you.
I had a friend too who looked like Snow White and so we called her Snow White 😂 and also Belle is the only one with brown hair and brown eyes and guess what ? Some of my students pointed that resemblance to me and it made me laugh 😂 yet I don’t think that because someone looks like you are like them. I can identify to other princesses too like Ariel tho I don’t look like her at all…
Also, about the kiss- the prince thought Snow White was dead. How many funerals have you been to and seen family members kiss their loved one goodbye? I've been to a few, enough to think the Prince was saying "I love you" to Snow White for what he believes to be the last time.
Yep. I bade both my parents farewell with a final kiss shortly after their passing. I would do it again with my other beloveds should they pass before me. It is a deeply personal moment and is as far removed from the concept of "consent" as it gets. But yeah, the woke just cannot resist twisting even that into something perverse, can they?
Fun fact: Walt Disney was actually pissed when newspapers and critics kept calling his film “a love story” bc he only wrote the prince to be a plot device and even said something like “It’s called ‘Snow White and the SEVEN DWARVES’, not ‘Snow White and the PRINCE’” lmao, when you render the “prince who saved the princess” to be nothing but a plot device and nothing more it doesn’t really feel all that patriarchal compared to the well fleshed character of the heroine
I felt that way about ALL the old princes - I honestly didn't want Snow White to leave her friends the dwarves or Belle to lose the Beast as a friend to get the Prince as a lover when I was a kid! As an adult I appreciate the minor social aspect of the romance and marriage angle more from a historic point of view, but it still never seems like the main point of the story to me; just a metaphorical way of saying 'love is always better than death and hate and jealousy and lust for power' which people cannot have too many reminders of! I've never seen the basic fairy-tale love as only being referential to romantic relationships, but as indicating that being a loving person in general who values all kinds of relationships in life, is a good thing 🙂
Yes, he's hardly in it! All the big Fairy Tales are wholly Woman-centric... Where are all the boys, with their Prince Fancy dress, dressing up as Disney Princes?
But according to Zegler, prince is a stalker XD Let Zegler be a strong woman and work extra hard to make this movie successful because she wants to be a strong person :) What makes a strong person? A strong opposition that will fight her like hell :) Not gonna spend a penny on this. Let's help these people to be strong :D
@@Tharindu_LK (Hope that I don’t come across as offensive, but is your comment meant to be sarcastic? It can be hard for me to understand tone in text hence why I wish to ask before I respond to your comment 😅)
@@junodoestarot1691 you got it right 😂 I wished Larson played the part of the Evil queen. She would have hyped this little girl to no end about trashing men 🤭 Gal Gadot is clearly not the suitable acterss for this narcissism. I'm offended by Gal now😐
Rachel Zegler has become the biggest bunt in all of Disney. She feels entitled to Walt's most cherished film, and then accuses him of promoting stalking and abuse with it. It's the same sort of "screw you" mentality that Amazon had toward J.R.R. Tolkien.
I haven't watched this snow white in like 10 years or so...its just not my favorite, because I find it boring 😂 but why did she(the actress)say, he is a stalker? What I remember they shared a love at first sight moment, then she disappeared and we See him almost at the end of the movie, where he found her dead. So in which way is that Stalking 😂😂😂
It doesn't upset me that they're going too far with the wokeness to the point of it being performative/overbearing as it does that they've completely missed the point of the original film. I have so much respect for Snow White for being as positive and kind as she is when she has every reason to not. It's something I strive to be today and I like the idea that someday, things might get better like it did for her.
You're right, and I'm going to add that Disney cannot stop doing whatever brings them more money, wether it be lame remakes that people inexplicably watch or stir up controversy
I’d say the only recent animated Disney movie that was successful and became a pop culture phenomenon was Encanto, a rare exception to a lot of what Disney has put out in the last few years.
@@gbarr18 no, that's not the reason. The truth is that people don't really care about the woke agenda, they just wanna watch a good film. If the woke agenda is the priority, the movie will often flop at best.
My nephews and nieces all enjoyed Moana on a family reunion a few years ago, and I thought that it was a decent flick. I haven't seen Encanto, so I can't comment on that one, but yeah, all of their live action films straight up suck.
It's one of the reasons I've been on a binge lately watching old black and white movies from the 30s and 40s and Hollywood Golden age. (I even throw in the 1910s and 20s silent movies, and the stories and romances still translate beautifully). Because they were just damned good love stories and great plots. And that's what people like to watch. They want to feel good emotions when watching, viewing and listening to art. No silly socio-political agendas, just great stories and scripts!
Shocker! Women have always been strong, and the idea that women have thought that women were victims of the patriarchy and weren't strong back in nineteen thirty-seven is an absolute insult to my grandmother and great-grandmother, not to mention all of the ancestral women who have come before us. People need to look again at the early 20th century. These women lived through much more than we've ever had to live through with courage and strength remaining feminine throughout the entire time. Femininity was a strength and it's a dang shame that femininity is not seen as a strength these days and women were considered strong have to be like men.
I like the point that Amala makes where she says that this movie lasted all the way through till our childhoods. She’s right. And I guarantee none of the Disney movies that are being made right now will last though anyone else’s childhood in the future.
R u kidding me that won't last past there viewing in the theater give me where to turn around and put out a good movie now unfortunately I would not see it because that brand just lost everything for me unfortunately my child's never been to Disney but I won't support a company that hats kids so she will never go
@@williamcoyle7500 I want to have my kids watch good stories that teach them through storytelling about some of the less obvious parts of being a good person or what makes a good person. Last company I'd turn to now is "family-friendly" Disney. They are destroying everything that made them worth paying any attention to. Disgusting lack of morality and worse, talent at Disney today.
If I am correct Rachel Ziegler admits to never seeing the original film in an interview which I think is ridiculous. Do not make comments about how a film is "dated" and the Prince "stalks" Snow White if you have no understanding of the original film. She also remarks the male lead cast to play the prince could have his scenes cut because "it's Hollywood". If I were that young man's agent I'd be on the phone to Disney raising hell about how he is being portrayed in the media as a useless actor by his own costar. That shows disrespect for the young man in the role and also for Disney. What a selfish actress for behaving this way about a classic film that's so beloved and shame on Disney for letting her act this way about their film. Like so many new Disney movies this one will not be viewed in my house ever.
I think the reason people liked the original Disney Princesses and even the few that followed them a decade or two later is that they all had different personalities and goals. They weren't one dimensional either, they were all nuanced in their own way. Mulan (2019), Little Mermaid (2023), and soon Snow White (2024) all suffer from what will be a copy pasted "Girl Boss who needs no rescuing and has no faults". They talk about how people should relate to characters, but it's hard to relate to someone that has no faults and needs no help because we all need help and we all have faults.
How exactly was the little mermaid an example of this? Eric not killing Ursula doesn’t diminish the fact he was infact helping her during the entire ending battle.
@@iceprincess1898 actually, I have an answer for that. Mulan was loosely based on an ancient Chinese folk tale, and the storyline is, at least, may be partially true. Hua Mulan was a legendary folk heroine, who fought in the Chinese Army against I'm thinking it was the Huns? No one knows for sure whether she was an actual person, but there are stories and songs written about her. In the folklore, she was a young girl, who posed as a boy and took her father's place in the Chinese Army, because her father was too old to fight. The difference is in the folklore, her father actually raised her as a son, and taught her to fight as if she were a boy, and not a girl.
Im so tired of seeing this. Just like in the little mermaid remake, the very idea of a woman dreaming of romance, or wanting a man is treated with contempt. And the men are made aimless, weak and don't even serve a purpose anymore. What's the point of remaking a movie if you strip away the entire plot and all the character motivations?
I'm glad you actually watched the OG Snow White because I feel like a lot of people don't remember it and are just hating on it. While the kiss scene is definitely outdated and weird, I don't think it was Walt's intent to be creepy. Also, since there was no other way to wake up Snow White, someone has to kiss her so it might as well be the guy Snow wanted to get with
My boyfriend and I were having a conversation about the new Snow White movie. We were trying to figure out how Snow White would even be saved from a poisoning. Like if she’s poisoned she can’t save herself we’re just super confused where they’re going with this.
The german original had the _solution..._ 😅 In the real story, her coffin falls during the ceremony... the _deadly_ bite of the apple falls out of her mouth... and she opens her eyes. But they preferred to do a very joyful version with a kiss. While the german fairytales sometimes are rather cynical before the plot twist. Just like _the brave cutter_ holding to a letter saying _whoever carries this message has to be executed..._ given to him by the king to get rid of him after saving the empire. Robbers in the woods want to kill him first... but exchange the letter to _whoever carries this is the new prince to marry the princess._ Another good one is _the devil with three golden hairs._
Good point who knows maybe the prince will be the one that eats the apple after she tells him not too haha. That would fit the current theme of Disney films.
More like they can have her saved by the dwarvs using magic and the kiss with the prince happens rights after she wakes up. Like they're magical dwarves you know? It's not hard to make this to modern standards without woke ideologies. As for the remake if she'a girlboss why would she take a witches' apple unless the queen disguised herself as her late mother and put her in a sort of trance?
It had been a very long time, over 20 years since I had watched the original Snow White. I was at my friend's place looking after her cats when I decided to watch it on Netflix. And it was absolutely stunning, every movement from every character was meticulously thought out and I laughed harder than I have in years watching new 'recent' movies. I was pleasantly surprised with how much I loved Snow White as a character, she was sweet and strong! It wasn't about being 'saved by a man', but being saved by 'true love.' NOT ONLY THAT, but Snow White was a princess and she was able to cook and clean, she was proactive and knew what needed to be done. She was practical and kind. There were really good values in that movie. She didn't want anyone to wait on her hand and foot because she was a princess, but she was independent and had life skills. Cooking, kindness, friendship, cleaning are not weak, they are important life skills. If she hadn't been kind and looked after the dwarves, befriending them and the animals, do you think they would come rallying to save her? They saved her because they loved her.
You know what they should make? Brave 2, where the three brothers all battle it out in civil war to see who'll succeed their father's throne only for Merida to swoop in with her husband's army from France to take the throne herself.
In the original story from The Brothers Grimm in 1812, Snow White/Briar Rose (Rosamund) wasn't woken by a kiss from a prince. Her coffin was dropped, and the bite of apple came out of her mouth. Disney took most of these stories from them and changed them. They were originally dark.
Yes, but remember that the original "fairy tales" were about the Fey Folk of old Germanic and Gaelic folklore.....who were quite mean & deceptive. The legends the tales recount are dark because they were cautionary tales to discourage people from dangerous areas (like the old sprawling forests and caves) and encourage them to be very aware and careful around them. So yes, the tales were dark, because they weren't just entertainment.
I always loved Snow White and never found her to be a weak female character. What, a character can't traditionally feminine without being seen as "weak"?
Yes, that idea that femininity, being a 'motherly' or caring figure, or wishing for love to rescue you, is weak - that's so damaging, that's exactly who I am and for modern creators to say I'm weak for that is insulting. Snow White is amazing in my opinion!
It's because it's the feminine form of strength and not a masculine one the feminist hate that because they want the benefits of masculinity but not the burdens of it. Goes to show feminist are really fighting for the behalf of women they just want power.
The original movie is beautiful. Snow White is a beautiful character. She's sweet and strong and smart. The Seven Dwarves totally respect her and adore her
Brilliantly said. What ever happened to romance? In my opinion this just makes men want to be 'pigs' even more and not hold doors open for us in case they offend us... chivalry needs to be kept alive, a strong woman is someone who falls in love but can survive on her own if all falls apart. Just because these women havent found true love and just met bad guys all the time they think every woman should be a feminist.
I also recently watched the 1937 Snow White and remembered why I loved it so much as a kid. Snow White was kind and sweet and resilient. I even cried a little at the end when the prince takes her to his castle. This narrative that she was a servant for 7 men is so skewed. The dwarfs adored her and treated her with respect she hadn’t gotten before! She changed them for the better and they were so devastated by her death that they couldn’t even bring themselves to bury her. Their lives stopped so they could stand constant vigil over her. I agree wholeheartedly with you: it was just a lovely story. Frankly Rachel Zegler’s bratty attitude alone was enough to turn me off from seeing the remake.
@@kipolem53 WHAT?! But... "She wants to be a leader." That's not the sort of leadership that inspires people to follow. People follow people who RESPECT THEM. The seven dwarves followed Snow White's leadership, because she brought order to their chaotic lives, and they loved and respected her for that.
Great overview, thankyou Amala. I think we've lost the art of being able to laugh at each other and at ourselves. When you could take the mickey out of someone, and out of yourself, it took the seriousness out of the situation and I believe, was a necessary safety valve for our mental health. Now we can't laugh at anyone, as we have seen how comedians have to keep justifying their jokes and we have more people with depression and anxiety. Everyone needs to lighten the flock up and stop intellectualizing and ticking off all the PC before they can give themselves permission to laugh. Like you, I'm unapologetic. x
4:32 You said it! YOU SAID IT! Thank you so much for saying it! As someone who studied animation, I've been arguing with people for years about how 1937 Snow White was made as a form of art. Disney used animation as a medium to tell a feature-length fairy tale, to tell a story. It should be judged as a form of art from it's time, not for what agenda movies of today have to meet.
As technology rages on, how easily the world at large forgets that every single frame of a film like "Snow White And The Seven Dwarves" was drawn by hand, by Masters.
Exactly as you said. Making this into live action by this studio with a theatre princess brat made it worse and just spat in the face of the Man who started it all!
The viewers knew she was unconscious, but the dwarves thought she was dead. That's why they built the Crystal coffin. The non consensual kiss was a goodbye kiss. The Queen tried multiple times to kill Snow. Disney kept the apple bit when they retold the story.
The sad thing is they already did a brilliant job with the 2015 Cinderella, by keeping the same character traits as the 1950s version, being kind, never giving up hope, and then improving on that (making her less of a doormat/gold digger). So they absolutely CAN do a stellar job with remakes, but they're so caught up in an ideology that they just WON'T put in the work.
I just saw the 2015 Cinderella last weekend, and I LOVED it. :) I agree with you that they did a great job conveying the messages of the original. What I love the most about it is the message of "have courage and be kind". It's easy to become hardened and bitter when people treat you badly, but it takes a very strong person to be kind even after all that. Also, they did a really good job designing her dress. It was gorgeous.
same with the 2017 Beauty and the Beast. They also kept a lot of the character traits and storyline. Edit: the only majour thing that was changed in beauty and the beast was the very creepy aardvark person thing.
Cinderella was never a gold digger, though. She wanted to go have a good time at the ball. After dancing with the prince, she even said she had to leave because she never greeted the prince (she didn't even know she danced with him and fell in love with him).
Excellent analysis. Old Disney was life-affirming. It had humour and beauty, and kindness. It never talked down to its audience. It was a friend. New Disney is a miserable, sanctimonious bully. Fortunately, we still have old Disney to enjoy and new Disney to see just how far its fallen.
@@nailinthefashion strange world failed because of advertisements also don't assume someone didn't watch those movies if you don't know them because this person could have so unless your stalking them how would you know that.
@@Charlotte226 I can assume and they can tell me I'm wrong, I'd love to be, but it's really rare for that to happen lol. People who get triggered over "original stories" seldom actually support them because they want something more familiar, if OP watched Strange World and didn't like it then that's a different story than "advertising bad" lol but this is the type of channel where people get triggered over anything too woke and stay away. Good riddance
Walt Disney put so much time and effort into the original. If Walt could see what Disney is doing to his film, he would be furious. Why can’t Disney honour Walt by making this movie just as he imagined it. It breaks my heart thinking about this. I never go to see Disney’s live action remakes anymore because I know they will be so bad that I’ll end up crying.
late stage capitalism, to make more monmey for shareholders they need to cash, to get cash you need money from your audience, to get an audience you need these "woke" kids.
Peter Dinklige: "It's offensive to put "7 dwarfs" into this film" (like myself). ... (Okay. Where is my paycheck? Perhaps we will call it Snow Whitish and the One Dwarf and 6 Gypsies.) Other small people: Why have you excluded us from these hiring opportunities?! Some of us find that offensive. If you are hiring one, then why not 7? Disney: We're calling it Snow White like our (animated) IP. Nostalgia sells.
1. What are my thoughts on the original Snow White? It's a timeless story with breathtaking animation, gorgeous singing, and memorable characters. Snow White herself is a great role-model for girls because she picks herself up after she's been banished from her home and threatened with death. Yeah, she cooks and cleans, so what? No matter what time period, all of us, men AND women, have to be able to cook and clean to take care of ourselves. Plus, she isn't afraid to cry or be scared, unlike modern-day "girlboss" characters. She is much more relatable, realistic, and human than most new characters today. 2. What are my thoughts on the remake? It's gonna suck. You know it, I know it, we all know it. Turning Snow White into a "girlboss," removing the seven dwarves, race-swapping Snow White, not having the prince kiss her, and so on. There's no point in ranting about this, we know it's gonna bomb and Disney isn't going to learn from their mistakes. 3. What do I think about modern movies? Puss in Boots: the Last Wish is one of the greatest movies to come out in recent years. Why is that? Because it does everything a memorable, classic movie should do: it has an original idea and story, uses classic characters without messing up their personalities, it doesn't have any political agendas, and it doesn't force inclusion down our throats. You know, what most movies don't do these days, especially Disney movies. I hope this trend of taking beloved characters and trying to "update" them for literally no reason ends soon. It would be nice to see new characters and original ideas that stem from a creative mind and not a woke checklist.
I totally agree with you! Life itself is a journey with stress, pressure , problems etc. And any person who watch television is because he/she just want to forget/leave past those matters and just enjoy even for that moment. Entertainment industry is meant for entertainment rather than agenda, harsh topics, ideologies, bitter realities etc.
As a certified doctor I consider myself a strong accomplished woman, but I also dream of finding the right guy and falling in love. Love isn’t weak, accepting help from a loved one isn’t weak. It’s not this or that, love or power, you can have both. Also moms that take care of the kids, keep the house clean, cook for the whole family, all while they would rather sit and relax, might be more accurate representation of an accomplished woman that a “strong CEO who doesn’t need man’s help”
Here's a take: by making every film about the heroines being girl bosses, you deprive boys of the lesson that you should be strong and stand up for something, like the girl that you love. While it is okay for girls to be their own bosses, not every girl can stand up for herself. And maybe not all want to. You make them feel inadequate. While boys should not be taught to automatically assume a woman is in need of saving, it is a good thing to teach them that it is a good thing to stand up for someone else. This does not apply strictly to Snow White, but it does apply generally to a lot of changes in the narratives we see. I love a good story in which a girl can stand up for herself (Brave is one example - but as we all probably know, Pixar has always been way better with these things than Disney). But that does not mean we should change every story in which a man does something and deprive men of any value.
can't boys learn to be kind stand up for something because its right to do, not because it gets them a girl? Boys need more lessons in being ethical and kind and finding meaning in themselves for their own actions and commitments. Not in being heros for girls or praised by other boys.
It used to be that guys couldn’t be vulnerable and show emotion, it’s feels like we are leveling that out and saying that to be strong you can’t be emotional or have feeling. It’s a toxic world. There is tons of strength in being able to be vulnerable
I studied a Degree in Film and Television 10 years ago. I majored in Post-Production, and minored in Psychology, Economics and History (took extra classes). We had to watch every Disney animated film from 1937-2000 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - The Emperor's New Groove). For the technology of the time, it was astonishing - up there with Star Wars, or Jurassic Park. That sounds hilarious when written down, but making an hour long animated short feature was by no means no easy feat. One could argue it's MORE difficult to craft an animated film of this detail today than 80 off years ago. It took years! It's a film that's reflective of its time - some of the greatest creative minds of 1937 romantically envisioning a history of the centuries previous. People should be thankful the movie was made at all. Without it, there would be no Disney, no Disney catalogue, and no work for a snotty, entitled actress decades later.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, it is doing something despite being afraid." Snow White embodies this. Yes, she is afraid at times, and the scene in the woods before she finds the dwarves' cottage epitomises that. But she keeps going despite her fear out of a desire to just live. Not all strength is being able to take a sword or gun and march into battle, but the current writers seem to think that strong is doing everything a man can do and do it better.
Indeed! Obviously, women can take swords and guns into battle and even be better at it than men. Men can also embody the strength that Snow White showed. This is a given. It's been portrayed in many films in the past in believable, endearing ways. These writers nowadays, however, seem to think that the only way to show a woman's strength is to have her do something stereotypically male and do it better, like it's a contest. Then, when they show the men, it is often in stereotypically negative and exaggerated female ways. It's both sexist and hypocritical, and completely obnoxious.
@@mermaid_at_heart213 Yeah. Im also tired of this thing like women do everything better than men, its not neccesary to put men down for a woman's greatness. Men can also show kindness and being caring for others not necessarily with weapons or violence though.
There's plenty of sexist depictions to go after. A runaway child getting adopted and giving back by helping out isn't one of them. What was she supposed to do instead? Haul lumber?
You are so right about today's movies and shows not making us smile. Every time I open Netflix and search through it, all I see are stories about murders, about drugs, with characters that are not sympathetic but narcissistic, psychotic, etc. I just really don't wanna consume this anymore.
There are a large number of Latin and African folktales that Disney could make from scratch that would be something more worth doing. Disney just wants strip mine it's older, better work, because it's easier.
@@andrewflindall9048Fox was able to fund Gutierrez’s book of life and it was amazing. Same goes for Coco and I think there was one more I’ve missed. All possible, all entertaining and beautifully done.
We can't but given how they waste their money anyways Disney could easily hire a specialist to discover them. The only reason Greek mythology is so well know is it has been fan boyed for over a couple millenia. Other stories could use some of the same loved.
The cleaning in the dwarfs' house could be seen as simplistic as a result of the patriarchy, or as a princess being completely able to run and organise her own house despite being a princess. It's not about changing every story, it's just about changing perspective.
As a little girl, Snow White was my absolute favorite princess. I always used to run around in the costume. It’s really sad to see how this movie is doing her such an injustice…
People have been arguing that just because she's "the fairest" doesn't mean that she has to be white because it means the most beautiful, not necessarily pale. But like skin as white as snow. That's where her name comes from. From her snow-white skin.
and pale skin is beautiful. Just like dark skin is beautiful.. its called embracing differences, in otherwords "inclusivity" .. however the word inclusivity has now been hijacked by the left to mean: Everyone; except those privelaged racist straight whiteys lol.
The clue is in the name. Snow WHITE. It's literally the same in ever European langue versions of the original folk tale from the 17th and 18th century.
For those who say the kiss was not consensual, Snow White gave the prince a kiss - through the help a bird - at the beginning of the film and therefore most certainly gave him permission to return it at the end of the film.
@@justme1106 wokeness has made zombies out of people. Also remember that they live in an echo chamber and that they cannot handle being challenged on their views. They possess no ability to argue or debate logically or reasonably, because they've jumped on a crazy bandwagon and only their own prejudiced views matter.
You mentioned the very problem with Disney. They are making movies with a greater agenda and that’s all people can see now. There’s no more art. No more escapism. No more fun. Just the agenda
The lesson I took from snow white when I was kid was that no matter what life throws at you as you long as you keep your head up and have a positive attitude you can overcome any obstacle.
I grew up at a time (1960s) when we all looked forward so much to going to see the newest Disney movies in the theaters. It was almost a holiday feeling, with all the stories happy and positive (except Bambi I remember was very sad). So sorry for today's children who have such garbage shows they are putting out now.
It's not just Disney either, most children's tv shows now have no plot, they get pulled into societal agendas forcing kids to learn things they don't understand. When I was younger, my tv shows were all about creativity, adventure, fun, magic all things children should soak up to gain imagination. Yes we had powerful 'girl-bosses' from shows like Totally Spy, and Winx Club - but at the same time, when it came to Winx Club, the main 6 girls still needed that help from their teachers, friends, lovers, and sometimes even families. In shows now, there's nothing.
Walt Disney would never allow this shit, lets hope the film is a flop so Disney can learn the same lesson as Target and Budweiser, people don't want what you want to give us
What a refreshing take on 1937 Snow White from a younger person's point of view😃 As a boomer who grew up on Disney films, I completely agree with you. They once had magic and great storytelling without all the hidden agendas. It's tiring and annoying witnessing all the "fresh"(?) interpretations of these classics. They're anemic. Great video. Bravo!
It's so heartbreaking to see the very first Disney princess being dragged through the mud. She not only ran away from a horrible living situation despite being nearly assassinated, being scared beyond her wits, so much so that she only sees evil creatures in the forest, but she befriends those very same creatures once she realizes they are normal animals. She also takes care of, not one, but SEVEN complete strangers! Cooking and cleaning, but all the while remaining optimistic and hopeful- which is the very definition of strength. On the topic of the prince: not only did Snow White sing a whole song about him, dream of finding love and a life with him, but she literally sent the Prince a kiss on the wings of a dove..... I think it's safe to say she consented to that kiss when she was unconscious 😅 I think what's wonderful about her is that she changes not only her own mind and perspective, but the minds and perspectives of the seven dwarves as well. So much so, that they charge into battle to save and defend her! The original will always be the true masterpiece, just like all the other original animated Disney movies. It deserves way more love 💚
Let me tell you something. Snow White and the Seven Years is actually the German Fairytale for kids written by the Brothers Grimm 🇩🇪 back in the early 19th century. Most likely is a Dark Story to begin with. Mr Walt Disney changed it and made it in a good way. Same for Peter Pan, in the original Story from the Book, He's the Bad Guy not Hook The 1937, the Animation, that we all know of, will always be a Masterpiece and beloved by many generation. Including me
@christophemichaelclarence6003 Yes! I have a book of the original Grimm Fairy Tales as well! I wasn't able to appreciate them as much as a child because they were kind of scary haha, but the movie stuck with me over the years! Definitely time to crack that book back open 😉
@@youdube953 Same. I remember the very first time I watched Snow White in VHS Black Diamond collector. I was scared. There are some scenes actually that Dark
I love how Snow Brown is now the story of a spoiled, entitled young woman, whose rich and powerful Daddy told his princess she is amazing, and can have anything she wants… EMPOWERMENT!!
You would think they hired Lupita Nyongo to play snow white, if she did not volunteer she is half Columbian none of you would have an issue with her casting, she is literally as white as all the other actresses who have played snow white before... Where was the outrage when They casted Ana de Armas as REAL LIFE NON LATINA PERSON MARYLIN MONROE??? lol RACISTS..... gotta love em'!
Shes so strong independent and smart she had to lead an army of seven magical creatures into the evil queen castle to save the helpless prince. She wont be tricked into eating unknown food from an ugly stranger, she will beat up the assassin .
You’ve said everything that I believe about Snow White! How do these people forget that she is supposed to be 14 years old and was a child slave. She shows more resiliency than they give her credit for. The themes of this movie are more universal than what we get today. Kindness, optimism and resiliency will always be universal across time and culture. Identity politics haven’t been and won’t be.
What these people do is produce movies that are forgotten before they are even released, whereas as the original ones are basically universal words and ideas themselves, so prevalent everywhere that people actually don't think of them as movies but general elements of culture. Parts of culture that have the same relevancy now as they did years ago.
Actually she was saved 3 times by men if we don’t count the animals leading her to shelter. First it was the huntsmen defying the queen because who would be okay murdering an innocent child?? Than the Seven Dwarves & the Prince at the end.
I carry this weird guilt from growing up watching Disney and Nickelodeon. Like I was the kid who was activity watching zoey101, ICarly, any and every show on disney, so now that I’m older and I see how much corruption was happening behind the scenes I just feel terrible. Like if I wasn’t such a fan at the time and these things weren’t so profitable some of these poor child actors could have been saved. I’m not saying it’s my fault, it’s not anyone’s fault but the people hiring these freaks to work on children’s programming. It’s just that feeling of you fooled me once, I won’t be fooled again. I’ll never take anything they do at face value.
The original Snow White did have traits of a common housewife like cooking and cleaning, but she didn’t take orders. If anything, she made the dwarfs listen to her. So she was like a strict, loving mother. I think that’s a fine character. Yeah, she did fantasize about marrying a prince during her wishing scene, but remember: OG Disney Snow White was *14*. Of course she’s gonna dream about finding true love.
It's not "fantasizing about marrying a prince." It was about finding true love and happiness. Something many of us dream of regardless of our age. And, sadly, many of us will never have it while modern "feminists" have no issues getting it despite clearly hating it so much.
Isn’t that essentially what they’re doing? I mean, not everyone that falls in love, and gets married hast to have kids, I don’t want to, but people do.
I was raised by a single mother watching classical disney. My mum also loved all of the classic movies. Even though her marriage never worked out she constantly reminded me that true love was something to dream about and happiness in a marriage was something good. I watched her provide for my sister and I all on her own and she still loved to sit down with us and watch these fantastical movies that bring you happiness. There’s nothing like that anymore. Now that I’m grown with my own children we also sit and watch classic Disney. My son loves when the prince saves the princess and they live happily ever after. My daughter still too young to appreciate the story telling but very happily sits through the films. These ‘out dated’ values of perseverance and kindness are something I want my kids to learn along with traditional love and partnership.
It's not a matter of race with Zegler, it's that she's got a legitimately unlikable person and they can't bury her verbal gaffes about disliking the source material because of the current strike. The movie is all but destined to tank at this point. They would be better off eating the production costs and reducing it to a streaming only exclusive to try to hide the losses.
I always respected the (Disney's) original Snow White for what it did for the animation industry- but you've actually helped me really appreciate it now! Thank you, Amala- please keep being Unapoligetic!🎉
The original Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty were the best of the classic fairytales. True love conquers all. That's all the messaging I need.
Imagine princess Tiana being played by a Slavic or Asian woman. And Tiana is not even based on a GERMAN Fairytale. Woke Community would explode. But making Snow White racially ambiguous is somehow totally fine🙈
I love the original Disney movies!! There is absolutely nothing wrong with young people (boys and girls) wanting to fall in love, get married, and have children. It could be argued that these "strong, independent women" will not reproduce and love will win in the end. I love The Brothers Grimm as well (even though they were a little bit dark).
Rachel Zegler would be perfect to play the role of the Evil Queen in Snow White. She has this exceptional ability to annoy people with her phrases and facial expressions. I have nothing against her but I think she should play bad woman roles. I'm absolutely sure the whole world would love it. Rachel, if you're reading this, ask to play the Evil Queen in Snow White! You'll see how people will love you! And if you can't do it in this movie, then ask to play a mean woman in other movies! Please don't waste your time playing nice! You are not made for this! Take advantage of your exceptional gift for playing bad women, Rachel! Believe me, the whole world will love you madly!
The original story of Snow White is taken from a 19th-century German fairy tale or folk tale, written by the Brothers Grimm. The German brothers known for their various folk tales and stories, published 'Grimm's Fairy Tales' in 1812, which features the tale of Snow White as story number 53. She wasn't woken by a kiss from a prince. Her coffin was dropped and the bite of apple came out of her mouth.
@@danyelfBecause it's marketed and made as a direct remake of an existing adaptation of a story that has it's own design and identity. Disney's Snow White(1937) was not a remake of the Grimms Schneewittchen, but an adaptation of it. Even so, they were faithful to the descriptions written in the original tale, Snow White is still 'white as snow' and the dwarves are still dwarves. If they want to change things, they should just do a different adaptation of the original entirely, like Snow White and the Huntsman with a different plotline, character design, and message.
@@danyelf the problem is that they not only change the story but the characters too. they should just create a new title if that's the case. Disney is faithful when it comes to the description of the characters and only changed some of the details in the story just like what the OP said, but it is still Snow White tho.
@@danyelfThis argument, which I hear ridiculously often, is invalid on three counts. First, a short story and film are two different MEDIUMS. What works in print will not always work on screen. If you want to have both a print and film version of a story, they will of necessity have to be different - Agatha Christie stopped allowing other people to write stage versions of her work because they weren't altering them to where they would WORK on stage, but just slavishly copying the books. That doesn't work. But you don't need two books of the same book, or two films of the same film! And a second film doesn't need to alter what already works in the first film, because they're both films and the same things will work in ALL films. Second, the Brothers Grimm original was basically a 'skeleton story' - based on oral tales undoubtedly embellished by each individual storyteller. But the Grimm version was intensely basic - no developed characterization, setting, or relationships. Just basic plot and theme. Disney fleshed it out into a proper three-dimensional classic work. If someone else wants to flesh out the original tale in a different way that is fine, but what is being adapted is the ORIGINAL TALE, NOT Disney which is a full story complete in itself and not needing to be 'fleshed out'! Third and finally, Disney IMPROVED upon the original, which was dark, crude, and cruel beyond plot necessity. Why anyone would prefer the incomplete originals or desire and even 'darker' and unkind version with NO good message to give children, is beyond me. Making an imperfect tale BETTER is a good thing (Shakespeare did this A LOT); making it WORSE or just 'different' without improving it morally or artistically is not a good thing at all!
keep beating your paranoid drums. The rest of us will live in a world where cultural texts are constantly reimagined and not run shrieking into the night clutching our pearls because old representations form racist or sexist eras in history get a little twist. NO OWN TOOK AWAY THE ORIGINALS. CALM DOWN.
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As another RUclipsr pointed out, this was 1937 and many Americans had been through WWI and the Great Depression. Americans needed a message of hope and a reminder to stay positive and carry on despite hardships. Snow White embodied this resilience. It is a truly beautiful story if you take the time to watch and appreciate it. Snow White's strength is underappreciated. Thanks for this video, Amala.
Not to mention that year is when Hitler decided Germany needed more land.
The ironic thing is, is that Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora’s songs are about what “they wish/dream”. While the princesses starting with Ariel are about what “they want”.
The main reason this works is because in the 80s we as a society had more freedom to be asking ourselves what WE WANTED, but not so much as in the time with a Princess like Snow White.
@@osmanyousif7849Wow 😮 ! You’re so right I never realised that but it is so true !
Than you for that viewpoint! I love it!
@@osmanyousif7849 They're actually European Fairytale stories 🇪🇺
🇫🇷 Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, Emeralda
🇩🇪 Snow White, Rapunzel,
🇩🇰 The Little Mermaid
🇧🇻 Frozen/Elsa and Anna
🇬🇷 Megara from Hercules
🏴 Merida
The reason Snow White is performing household chores for the seven dwarves is because she has no money to pay rent, and this is her way to do her part and contribute. If anything, she's showing people how not to mooch off of others and instead show your gratitude in ways possible for you. She's being a real great roommate here!
I'm sure I lived in several roommate situations as a younger single man where our house desperately needed Snow White to show up one day. 😬😄
@@joeday4293in a way, then, Snow White is a hero in her story. 😂 A hero to the dwarves!
You're right, she's the hero to the seven dwarves but a hero also needs a hero and that is prince and also the 7 dwarves.
@@mjfullente3359 Yes! We all need a hero to help us sometimes :)
Well you also need to remember that the majority of women during that time were housewives and did that for a living. I mean just RUclips 1950s housewives, and that’s the 1950s! Not 1937. So it’s not like Disney was purposely disrespecting women. He just had her know what women knew how to do then. Now things have changed but that’s the problem with changing it to fit todays time because then it loses its value of a “classic” because like she said it’s no longer a fairytale because now all Disney does is just try to push there opinion and agenda.
You know what's so messed up as well? The fact a woman inflicted death on Snow White isn't a problem, but a man saving her is... Nice!
The SJW super progressive point of view is that all women support each other no matter what and that men(specifically white men) are the enemy. They will ignore the fact that a woman tried to kill another woman so they won’t have to clash with their own POV.
Nice pointing that out
Oh my god...thats so true!!!
That’s feminist. Women kill women.
Women tend to be women's worst enemies, but for some reason modern day feminists hate having that pointed out. 😒
Dude I’ve totally given up on Disney at this point. Their old stuff is great, this stuff is awful.
At this point Disney is just a lost causes by now because it been bad idea after bad idea with no positive outcomes
Yeah Disney is pretty much over if they keep going this way
at the very least, Disney is far past its prime
Honestly. I can’t remember the last time I put on a new Disney movie for my kids 😅 movies I grew up on ONLY lol
Yep!! Watched Pocahontas the other day. Haven't watched it since I was a kid but wow it was amazing. The music was wonderful and the story is beautiful! I love the old Classics.
It won't be long before Disney makes it excessively difficult for consumers to find and watch original versions of old Disney cartoons or films. They'll claim they're a private company, that they can do what they want including editing out or sealing away any of their content deemed offensive by the ever-changing, always-irrational woke police. They'll buy up as many old, original copies as they can find to make the availability of original Disney films that much slimmer & far, far more expensive. Beyond what any average consumer can/would spend.
For instance, I can already imagine the cartoon movie Aristocats eventually being heavily edited if not totally panned for continued sales by Disney because of the countless things woke people would find6 to whine about regarding a children's cartoon movie about talking kittens.
Like the Siamese cat playing the piano with chopsticks, or the fact that the female kitten is excessively girly and loves to copy her cat mom's femininity including wearing a pink bow... or the fact that Duchess the main cat is a single mother relying on a man foe guidance - O'Malley the Alley Cat. We also can't forget the awful rich lady who owns them. I mean, she's awful because she MUST be rich from reaping the rewards of white colonialism!!!
It's all ridiculous of course lol, but I'm pretty sure that's how these weirdos see things as sweet and fun as Aristocats. They turn everything into something twisted and dark.
Another beautiful thing about Snow White in the original film is that despite the shocker of a day she’d just had running through the forest she is deeply moved by the thought that the dwarves may be seven little children with no mother, so she cleans their house to surprise them. She’s always thinking of others. And despite the horrible situation she’s in she remains kind and optimistic, and quietly holds tight to her dream.
Exactly! Just the opposite of what women want to be today, they're actually weak, not strong
It was the feminine ideal at the time. Really wonderful in itself, I suppose, but rather a lot to live up to.
@@anival9576 true. But isn’t every ideal, by their nature, a lot to live up to?
@@anival9576Being considerate and kind is a lot to live up to?
@@lightntangy9128 I suppose so. Perhaps that's why people rebel against them.
Not to mention how beautifully designed the film was. The quality of 1937 being better than the latest live action movies is mind boggling.
Nothing will ever surpass the beauty of the animation of all these old Disney (and not only) animation films. Because they weren't made by computers, but with human hands, and heart and soul. I'm not kidding, everytime I watch scenes from Snow White (and all the rest), even for a few seconds, my heart flourishes with pure innocent feelings.
I can't remember which was the last animated film I saw that made me feel a sample of these emotions. Even the good ones, they lack in comparison. I think the magic started to fade away around the early 2000s. After that, everything became CGI (with a few exceptions), and no matter how good they were, they just don't have what Amala describes in 5:58. Making you smile, because you feel happy watching them. No woke agenda, no macho female heroes, no feminism, no patriarchy, nothing, just simple, innocent stories. I'm 100% sure that everyone who watched the film when it was released, the kids, the parents, everyone, were coming out of the theaters with a smile on their faces, having escaped to something magical for about 1,5 hours. How often do you see that now?
@@Dreamcatcher9000 exactly that... When it truly felt magical. It's heartbreaking to see what's happening to Disney
Snow White was the ultimate badass, she just showed it with her actions and not with her words. A survivor of childhood abuse. A survivor of an assassination attempt. Swallowed all of that and literally ran into an unknown forest to save herself and build her life up from scratch after being traumatized for years. Ran her own household as a teenager, became the leader of her household as a teenager, and never gave up on believing that she deserved love and care regardless of how people treated her in the past. Her only "sin" - not telling everyone how strong she is and how much of an independent woman she is (although she certainly showed it). Above all, Snow White was a tale about resilience for me and never giving up on the life you desire regardless of your current circumstances. She saved her own life multiple times before being saved by any man.
She saved him from lonliness
Yes!
awe i love this.. and as a hetero sexual woman i really hate this poo poo'ing on my biological inclination to enjoy a good "being saved by a man fantasy"... I had my time as an 'independant woman'... and now i have a beautiful man who cares for me and is my hero on a daily basis.. these woke idiots can have their angry stone cold existances.. But dont force it on us people who prefer juicy, heart warming, vulnerable intimacy.. Over egotistical escapades..
I really do love the way you described it.🙌🏻
When I think of female badass I think of Ellen Ripley fragging a-hole aliens.
I am European, and I studied anthropology. In anthropology, we take fairy tales very seriously because they are remnants of old myths and religions from specific cultures. Anyway, Snow White is a unique character that has existed with different names and backgrounds, possibly since ancient Greece. The most well-known version is the Grimm Brothers' German version, but as mentioned earlier, we find variations of the tale in Italy, France, and other regions.
The original Grimm's version of Snow White was written during the 1800s, in the Victorian era. This was a time of particular austerity, where society considered sexuality to be the pinnacle of evil. Both women and men were expected to maintain chastity to appear more "noble" in the eyes of society. An interesting detail is that Snow White was 13 to 15 years old in the story, essentially a child. Like any child, she was vulnerable to a world of violence, symbolized by the hunter, the forest, and the evil queen. These elements were metaphorically used by our European ancestors to caution young girls to stay away from troubles. The adversaries in Snow White metaphorically represented a way for families to teach their daughters to avoid wars, politics, and violent individuals, much like the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood represented a pervert or sexual deviant.
The dwarves symbolized the common people, the workers-individuals like farmers and laborers who formed the backbone of villages and European society during that era. The fairy tale's message is simple: "Dear daughter, I understand you may not like this village of fishermen (or miners, or farmers) with their ignorance and lack of education. However, these people provide you with protection and sustenance daily; repay them with hospitality."
The blue prince merely symbolizes love; his character lacks substantial dialogue and importance compared to Snow White and the dwarves. Throughout the tale, there is no subjugation of women or hidden message advocating female subservience to men. It's worth noting that Snow White, the "innocent" character, makes the difficult decision to escape her home and live in a dark forest with strangers. Yet, her kindness, politeness, and manners endear her to the beasts and the rough dwarves, who come to love her deeply.
Regarding the issue of skin color, races, and similar matters, let me share my general perspective, not just about Snow White. This fairy tale was conceived at a time when Europe was inhabited predominantly by Europeans, primarily white people. This contrasts with today's diverse ethnicities and backgrounds. Given its historical context, I believe it's appropriate for the characters to reflect the time and place of their origin.
I don't view this stance as racist. It's akin to making a movie about Anansi the spider, an African folk figure, with a white character, or depicting African princesses in the 1400s wearing traditional clothing but interpreted by white people. Such portrayals would indeed seem ridiculous and insensitive. Therefore, my question is: If Disney and others who advocate for social justice wish to elevate American minorities, why not create movies based on the fairy tales from their own countries? Why must European culture constantly be altered in the name of integration? I am open to welcoming individuals from all corners of the world into European culture, but altering my heritage and history under the guise of political correctness or American issues makes me feel threatened, humiliated, and apprehensive about the fate of my culture. Misrepresenting the past can lead to dire consequences, as demonstrated by the lies propagated by the Nazis regarding a supposed Aryan master race. Frankly, I've reached my limit with these instances originating from America that seem to disparage European culture.
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Best response and explanation I've seen around so far regarding altering European stories for American politcal issues. The Little Mermaid was already a hard sell to me because it was my favorite Disney princess growing up. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and opinion of the issue here :D
As a Hispanic I fully agree. Disney raceswapping needs to stop and they need to realize that there are beautiful stories from all countries in the world. There’s nothing wrong with telling a European tale, either. Great comment.
what of bunch of W.S nonsense
Saying that European tales are racist is like saying Bollywood is racist or that South Korean, Chinese or Japanese movies are racist.
That's just insane.
There's also an alchemist symbolism :
The fairy tale of Snow White invites us to take the path of inner transformation - the way of the tenacious alchemist who in his solitary laboratory tries to transform lead into gold. It’s a metaphor for the process of spiritual growth during which the earthly within the person is transformed into the divine. In its description of Snow White, the story subtly refers to the tradition of alchemy: a complexion white as snow, lips red as blood and hair black as ebony wood.
Nigredo (black), albedo (white) and rubedo (red) are the three phases of the alchemic process. Nigredo, the first phase, occurs when the world has lost its shine and a process of deconstruction of the “old person” begins. In the story of Snow White this phase is imaged by the fearful wandering of the girl in the dark forest, searching for a new house. Albedo is the phase of purification. This process is symbolized by Snow White’s cleaning of the house of the seven dwarfs (chakras), when they are in the mountains looking for gold. In the final phase, rubedo, the merger of opposites transpires, which in the story is depicted by the marriage of Snow White and the prince.
Animated Snow White was progressive already by striking out on her own as soon as she realized her life was in danger. She dealt with the hand she was given as best as she could instead of being the whiny drama queen that most live action princesses have become. As a young woman, I relate more to the animated princesses and female characters more than I do the ones played by real people.
I agree! The princess I connect with the most is probably belle, because I love reading, learning but am also a hopeless romantic, i also love Moana because of how adventurous and ambitious she is. Literally none of the live action Disney princesses cross my mind as much as the animated ones do😅
You must be really successfull right now!
@@panicfvxsame with belle we are basically twins with our personalities loo
*lol
Fun facts:
In the original GERMAN tale, by The Brothers Grimm, Snow White is described as having: "SKIN AS WHITE AS SNOW".
This is why she is named Snow White.
Disney: I know!! Let's rewrite the story and change her race for representation!!
Albino black woman. They always find a way to hate whites.
its a flower, iam german, sooo yeah its so beautyfull cuz its a flower^^
sometimes snow can have dirt..
Everyone but Disney knows this.
Personally I loved the message of Snow White as a kid. Being hardworking, kind and dreaming of finding true love isn’t a bad thing and I’m so tired of modern media making every woman a “strong independent woman”. The original Snow White was absolutely a strong and independent woman, she survived attempted murder, made friends with dwarves and took care of them to show appreciation for them helping her. She was thoughtful, kind and strong, never losing her compassion despite the cruelty of the world around her.
Not to mention, she was a warningtale for the over-compensating of the cruelty (a.k.a. becoming naive) and giving everyone a chance, out of the kindness of your heart and therefore putting yourself in danger. Making the same mistake 3 times, opening the door wideopen for salespeople, vindictive strangers and scammers and getting strangled, stabbed and poisoned as a result.
They were cautionary-tales, not tales about heroism persé.
There's aessagr for everyone in it boys or girls. Not rampant feminism
And she was a huge inspiration to my sister, now a professional chef. In a sense Snow White was the original 'career woman!' 😂
All that is wonderful messages in the classic film. Learning about women experience. Learning to be inpendant. Finding you're way in life. Teaching people what not to do at table. Lots of other things like....letting strangers in you're home. Taking things from strangers... Est....!!! Lot message learn in Snow White in the Seven Dwarfs. Thinking 🤔.....❓about dreaming.....love like Romance. True love Kiss . everything!❤
That!!!! I think that's fairy tale stuff. And in real life. True love kiss won't Exist while sleeping. Only when two people are awake. Just saying. Well i dream a prince like Snow White. Never came true. So true love don't exist.
We exist. Just a rare species 😃✌️ take care
0:36 I just have one question for her. Who hurt you? What an absurd answer to say that, you do not want someone, a fictional character to find true love? That's literally one of the staple storyline of a Disney princess. This comes from a girl who only watched Snow White once, has a poor interpretation of it, and got the role. It's like getting a vegan to work as a meat butcher.
The thing that makes me laugh about them saying "shes not going to be saved by the prince" is the fact that he never set out to save her at the end of the movie, he was mourning her loss and kissing her goodbye because they all thought she was dead.
I bet she would be kissed by a butch lesbian / trans / non-binary person at the ending of the movie
No, even better, she kisses herself and resolves everything alone! @@kememarzuki7819
i never thought like that mind blown
Which is kinda creepy if you think about it lol. My guy really made out with what he thought was a corpse 💀 but who cares its just a movie
Edit: it was a joke guys take a nap
@@kememarzuki7819butch lesbian ewww
Disney should just stop making remakes at this point, or just make original movies rather than remakes
I think elemental proved they just shouldn’t make “original” movies anymore either hahaha.
@@savl7162 Elemental is far better than their remakes.
@@rebeccahicks2392that's not saying much lol
But I will defend live action Cinderella and 101 Dalmations. Those two were good. The rest? Nah..
Or just stop making any films
To make original movies they need to hire talented artists …and not blue-haired freaks with gender studies degree.
I had a dream where a live Snow White movie was announced. People were excited to see what Disney would do with its first ever live action remake.
The dwarves were dwarves, and dressed like some of the Lord of the Ring dwarves but given some nice light-hearted personalities.
The actress for Snow White was so excited for her part as the lead role, that she would go out over way to practice. She would visit kids in hospitals as Snow White to cheer them up, leading up to the big event where everybody would remember a timeless classic made with love and care.
It was a nice dream.
Keep dreaming.
Your dream sounds a lot better than the woke remake.
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Mirror Mirror actually had dwarves and a white Snow White
Original film was more than that also. Disney knew that you could make people laugh with animation, but with Snow White, he wanted to prove you could also make people cry with animation. Make characters so relatable that you would invest in them as if they were real.
I want to see an animated movie that wins best picture and also makes the most money. I intend to write that movie myself.
What's even more upsetting is that disney was/is fortunate enough to make a movie based on a story from an underrepresented culture (and have succeeded in doing so multiple times) and make both the story and the culture popular. Unfortunately, they chose to take the lazy route and a lot of people are cheering them for it as if it's the 1960s when seeing a non-white lead was revolutionary and groundbreaking. Ultimately, Disney is going out of their way to make excuses for their laziness by calling everyone a bigot while secretly believing that the groups they claim to represent do not deserve their own stories.
My bestie is a Latina and she was quite pissed when she found out about the casting and basically asked to make new stories instead.
Personally, I'm not a huge fan of Snow White (though I do respect it as a piece of art), but I'm just as "triggered" by people who say she's not empowering or strong. Like, mate, she's in her early teens, sheltered by her only living parental figure and said parental figure treats her like an indentured servant in her own palace and wants to kill her out of vanity. That's definitely not something most 13-14 year olds will be able to brush off easily without being shocked and breaking down at one point (like she did in the forest).
Yeah. I don't usually get involved in public discussions about this topic, because I don't want to get the 'your're white, you don't get it' treatment. But I've been scratching my head and wondering about this, too. Other cultures have such amazing stories and myths of their own. Why do they keep remaking the same old European culture based stories over and over again, just with sometimes...odd...casting choices, rather then presenting us with completely new and exciting material? Where having a diverse or *gasp* even mostly POC cast would actually make sense. I mean, for heaven's sake. It's 2023. It's not like people wouldn't watch that. And we would not all have to suffer through these endless discussions.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but sometimes I'm inclined to believe, some evil cabal is actually actively trying to occupy us as much as possible with stuff regarding race and trans issues and stuff like that, to distract us from the really pressing problems.
She was 7 in the original story... stands up to Huntsman, multiple assassination attempts, marries the prince and makes that evil witch dance in burning shoes until she dies.
Exactly. Tell your bestie I think the best we’re ever going to get is Kuzco from Emperors New Groove LOL sad but true
It's "snow white powder" like all hispanics shes slinging cocaine and fentanyl
@unfi5hable Really? 7 years old? I had read that she was 14 in the story!
The original Snow White is timeless and a classic. It will be remembered long after Rachel whatever her name is.
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In "Enchanted", starring Amy Adams as Giselle, Disney made an original movie paying homage to 1937's "Snow White". "Enchanted" affirms "Snow White" instead of destroying it. "Enchanted", a modern retelling of the 1937 classic, upholds its morals/beauty. Enchanted appears to turn Snow White/Prince Charming on its head yet reasserts it. We think Prince Edward is Prince Charming because he appears to be yet his kiss can't revive Giselle. Why? He's not Giselle's Prince Charming, Robert is. (Robert, a truly good man, transforms into a Prince Charming; he's dressed like a prince at the costume ball). "Enchanted" is saying Prince Edward's kiss couldn't revive Giselle because She Didn't Love Him. Giselle is revived by her Prince Charming, Robert. In 1937's "Snow White" the reason Prince Charming's kiss revived Snow White was because She Was Already In Love With Him! In 2007 "Enchanted" understood that in our modern world people are cynical about everything, most of all about love, yet it implored people to embrace the message of 1937's "Snow White'" that love is real, and not to give into cynicism. Fairy tales like "Snow White" matter more than ever today, yet in 2024 Rachel Zegler (and Disney) aren't empowering women, they’re trashing "Snow White" and gaslighting us into believing that love between a woman and man, even in a dream, is impossible. They're cynics devoid of love.
In "Enchanted" Nancy (Idina Menzel) has waited years for romance/love, but she hasn't found it. Before meeting Giselle Robert can't express love; he's damaged. When Prince Edward says: "This is Giselle, the love of my life, my heart's true desire", Nancy almost falls over. Nancy: "Wow!" Edward: "Is something wrong?" Nancy: "Oh, just the way you said that, so straightforward, not a hint of irony, it's very...romantic." Nancy, a successful businesswoman, wants this! Rachel Zegler says strong women don't want love; Nancy already told us: That's A Lie! Strong women want a man like Edward. Nancy has no idea Edward is a real Prince; they’re at a costume ball; she's reacting to a man, Edward, who speaks in a way she's always dreamed of a man speaking to her. Prince Edward is Nancy's Prince Charming, so while Giselle stays in our world with Robert, it is Nancy who goes with Prince Edward to the kingdom of Andalasia, marries him, and becomes the queen. (Prince Edward possesses true courage, and he's incredibly kind and selfless, which is why as Nancy sits alone on the floor of the ballroom it is Edward who comes up to her, kneels down, and says: "Why so sad beautiful lady?", he then puts the shoe on Nancy's foot and says "it's a perfect fit", (it is), and that's because Nancy and Edward are a perfect fit. So, Enchanted doesn't just pay homage to "Snow White", it also pays homage to "Cinderella" and "Sleeping Beauty").
People keep thinking Snow White just fell in love with the prince just after he came to her castle, or right after the kiss.
No, she and the Prince are already in love before the film even began.
I loved Enchanted!! Every year, me and my 3 daughters watch it, like a tradition. 💜💜💜😊
The message of the original Snow White is, IMO, a timeless one - it's all about the importance of found family. Snow White probably lived a life of luxury in the castle but she was lonely because her own family that was supposed to care for her instead wanted to harm her. The dwarves took her in and cared for her, and to show her appreciation she willingly and voluntarily chose to make the house into a home by cooking and cleaning, but the dwarves showed a lot of gratitude toward her and never looked down on her or expected her to take on a more traditional role in the house. She also demonstrated a lot of inner strength in leaving her luxurious life and adapting to a more modest lifestyle in the cottage. I think a lot of modern adaptations do women a disservice by sending the message that the only way to be strong and successful is to take on traditionally masculine roles - some women want to kick ass and that's great too, but it's not the only way to be strong, and a lot of modern female archetypes turn women into cardboard cutouts with no faults or fears, which is just boring to watch. I hope we can see more balanced and nuanced female (and male) characters in movies and TV in the future.
exactly the dwarves were nothing but awesome, hardworking, respectful sweethearts.. Just like Apu from the Simpson who also got cancelled by woke idiots.. bcoz 2+2 = racism donkey nail polish.
I think everyone just forgets how much Snow White does for herself in the movie, remember that she was the one who stroke a deal with the dwarves so she could stay at their house, she smartly leveraged her skills in order to find a living; Snow White is not only sweet and caring, but she's HARD WORKING, she has important abilities that she can capitalize on, she's resourceful and she has a commanding presence that wins over both the animals in the forest and the dwarves and she does it by being feminine and lovingly stern, not aggresive or domineering.
Snow White is the only princess that ever truly looked like me as a kid. Very fair skin, dark short hair. Same mannerisms. Why did they have to take that away.. if representation matters so much to them ?
Edit: people.. my comment is more about pointing out the irony of focusing so much on representation and then taking away a character that certain kids do relate to. Changing the characters looks and behavior completely. I wasn’t saying kids need a character to be like them in order to function in the world. It’s not that deep..
No shade intended but I truly don’t understand this notion of needing movie characters to look like me. I grew up with the OG animated Disney movies and never even thought about whether or not these grossly underdeveloped characters looked anything like me. I know each viewer experience is unique but I’d love some insight from someone who values this likeness attachment that I’ve tried and failed to understand.
@@misshoodie3005 Please tell me that "no shade intended" part was a pun.
I second that! I’m Asian but I find myself looking more like Snow White more than I looked like mulan, it’s so sad for what it has become
Because Disney doesn’t want “fair skinned people” to be represented. They don’t want Whites, heterosexuals, Christians, conservatives, or good men represented. Get it? They actively hate you.
I had a friend too who looked like Snow White and so we called her Snow White 😂 and also Belle is the only one with brown hair and brown eyes and guess what ? Some of my students pointed that resemblance to me and it made me laugh 😂 yet I don’t think that because someone looks like you are like them. I can identify to other princesses too like Ariel tho I don’t look like her at all…
Also, about the kiss- the prince thought Snow White was dead. How many funerals have you been to and seen family members kiss their loved one goodbye? I've been to a few, enough to think the Prince was saying "I love you" to Snow White for what he believes to be the last time.
Yep. I bade both my parents farewell with a final kiss shortly after their passing. I would do it again with my other beloveds should they pass before me. It is a deeply personal moment and is as far removed from the concept of "consent" as it gets. But yeah, the woke just cannot resist twisting even that into something perverse, can they?
I think the kiss could be a metaphor for mouth to mouth resucitation
Or he's just a pervert who's into dead bodies. A real necrophile.
To be fair, they weren't related, and Snow White was canonically 14.
Does that excuse shitty remakes? No, but still.
@@user-lc7mi1zh2m To be even more fair, it wasn't so long ago that a girl unmarried at age 20 was an "old maid."
How disgusting of Rachel to basically insult the creator and HIS first and most prized creation!
Fun fact: Walt Disney was actually pissed when newspapers and critics kept calling his film “a love story” bc he only wrote the prince to be a plot device and even said something like “It’s called ‘Snow White and the SEVEN DWARVES’, not ‘Snow White and the PRINCE’” lmao, when you render the “prince who saved the princess” to be nothing but a plot device and nothing more it doesn’t really feel all that patriarchal compared to the well fleshed character of the heroine
I felt that way about ALL the old princes - I honestly didn't want Snow White to leave her friends the dwarves or Belle to lose the Beast as a friend to get the Prince as a lover when I was a kid! As an adult I appreciate the minor social aspect of the romance and marriage angle more from a historic point of view, but it still never seems like the main point of the story to me; just a metaphorical way of saying 'love is always better than death and hate and jealousy and lust for power' which people cannot have too many reminders of! I've never seen the basic fairy-tale love as only being referential to romantic relationships, but as indicating that being a loving person in general who values all kinds of relationships in life, is a good thing 🙂
Yes, he's hardly in it!
All the big Fairy Tales are wholly Woman-centric...
Where are all the boys, with their Prince Fancy dress, dressing up as Disney Princes?
But according to Zegler, prince is a stalker XD Let Zegler be a strong woman and work extra hard to make this movie successful because she wants to be a strong person :) What makes a strong person? A strong opposition that will fight her like hell :) Not gonna spend a penny on this. Let's help these people to be strong :D
@@Tharindu_LK (Hope that I don’t come across as offensive, but is your comment meant to be sarcastic? It can be hard for me to understand tone in text hence why I wish to ask before I respond to your comment 😅)
@@junodoestarot1691 you got it right 😂 I wished Larson played the part of the Evil queen. She would have hyped this little girl to no end about trashing men 🤭 Gal Gadot is clearly not the suitable acterss for this narcissism. I'm offended by Gal now😐
Rachel Zegler has become the biggest bunt in all of Disney. She feels entitled to Walt's most cherished film, and then accuses him of promoting stalking and abuse with it. It's the same sort of "screw you" mentality that Amazon had toward J.R.R. Tolkien.
Well said! 💯💯💯
Brilliantly said!
I haven't watched this snow white in like 10 years or so...its just not my favorite, because I find it boring 😂 but why did she(the actress)say, he is a stalker? What I remember they shared a love at first sight moment, then she disappeared and we See him almost at the end of the movie, where he found her dead. So in which way is that Stalking 😂😂😂
This will be her last major role in the industry I'm sure.
I’ll be surprise if there’s even a role that would fit her egotistical mind at all. 😅
It doesn't upset me that they're going too far with the wokeness to the point of it being performative/overbearing as it does that they've completely missed the point of the original film. I have so much respect for Snow White for being as positive and kind as she is when she has every reason to not. It's something I strive to be today and I like the idea that someday, things might get better like it did for her.
Disney just can't stop making bad remakes. It's sad.
Propaganda to Disney is not bad , just Necessary for your retraining and their agenda.
You're right, and I'm going to add that Disney cannot stop doing whatever brings them more money, wether it be lame remakes that people inexplicably watch or stir up controversy
It’s justified
Their agenda is the rainbow ideology
I’d say the only recent animated Disney movie that was successful and became a pop culture phenomenon was Encanto, a rare exception to a lot of what Disney has put out in the last few years.
It actually had a plot too!
and imo encanto is weak storywise, but it has cool characters nonetheless
Encanto was only successful because of the Latino representation. It’s at the edge of these woke movies Disney has come out with.
@@gbarr18 no, that's not the reason. The truth is that people don't really care about the woke agenda, they just wanna watch a good film. If the woke agenda is the priority, the movie will often flop at best.
My nephews and nieces all enjoyed Moana on a family reunion a few years ago, and I thought that it was a decent flick. I haven't seen Encanto, so I can't comment on that one, but yeah, all of their live action films straight up suck.
It's one of the reasons I've been on a binge lately watching old black and white movies from the 30s and 40s and Hollywood Golden age. (I even throw in the 1910s and 20s silent movies, and the stories and romances still translate beautifully). Because they were just damned good love stories and great plots. And that's what people like to watch. They want to feel good emotions when watching, viewing and listening to art. No silly socio-political agendas, just great stories and scripts!
Treasure of the Sierra Madre!
Shocker! Women have always been strong, and the idea that women have thought that women were victims of the patriarchy and weren't strong back in nineteen thirty-seven is an absolute insult to my grandmother and great-grandmother, not to mention all of the ancestral women who have come before us. People need to look again at the early 20th century. These women lived through much more than we've ever had to live through with courage and strength remaining feminine throughout the entire time. Femininity was a strength and it's a dang shame that femininity is not seen as a strength these days and women were considered strong have to be like men.
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@@Nele-vg7jsso true. thank u for ur perspective!!🙏🙏
I like the point that Amala makes where she says that this movie lasted all the way through till our childhoods. She’s right. And I guarantee none of the Disney movies that are being made right now will last though anyone else’s childhood in the future.
R u kidding me that won't last past there viewing in the theater give me where to turn around and put out a good movie now unfortunately I would not see it because that brand just lost everything for me unfortunately my child's never been to Disney but I won't support a company that hats kids so she will never go
@@williamcoyle7500 I want to have my kids watch good stories that teach them through storytelling about some of the less obvious parts of being a good person or what makes a good person. Last company I'd turn to now is "family-friendly" Disney. They are destroying everything that made them worth paying any attention to. Disgusting lack of morality and worse, talent at Disney today.
If I am correct Rachel Ziegler admits to never seeing the original film in an interview which I think is ridiculous. Do not make comments about how a film is "dated" and the Prince "stalks" Snow White if you have no understanding of the original film. She also remarks the male lead cast to play the prince could have his scenes cut because "it's Hollywood". If I were that young man's agent I'd be on the phone to Disney raising hell about how he is being portrayed in the media as a useless actor by his own costar. That shows disrespect for the young man in the role and also for Disney. What a selfish actress for behaving this way about a classic film that's so beloved and shame on Disney for letting her act this way about their film. Like so many new Disney movies this one will not be viewed in my house ever.
I think the reason people liked the original Disney Princesses and even the few that followed them a decade or two later is that they all had different personalities and goals. They weren't one dimensional either, they were all nuanced in their own way. Mulan (2019), Little Mermaid (2023), and soon Snow White (2024) all suffer from what will be a copy pasted "Girl Boss who needs no rescuing and has no faults". They talk about how people should relate to characters, but it's hard to relate to someone that has no faults and needs no help because we all need help and we all have faults.
Yes, they tried to fight back against a stereotype of a woman being a princess, but just replaced her with the stereotype of girl boss.
How exactly was the little mermaid an example of this? Eric not killing Ursula doesn’t diminish the fact he was infact helping her during the entire ending battle.
While I agree with little mermaid and snow white I don't agree with mulan
@@doriangray6985 Oh, why is that? I'm genuinely curious.
@@iceprincess1898 actually, I have an answer for that. Mulan was loosely based on an ancient Chinese folk tale, and the storyline is, at least, may be partially true. Hua Mulan was a legendary folk heroine, who fought in the Chinese Army against I'm thinking it was the Huns? No one knows for sure whether she was an actual person, but there are stories and songs written about her. In the folklore, she was a young girl, who posed as a boy and took her father's place in the Chinese Army, because her father was too old to fight. The difference is in the folklore, her father actually raised her as a son, and taught her to fight as if she were a boy, and not a girl.
Im so tired of seeing this. Just like in the little mermaid remake, the very idea of a woman dreaming of romance, or wanting a man is treated with contempt. And the men are made aimless, weak and don't even serve a purpose anymore. What's the point of remaking a movie if you strip away the entire plot and all the character motivations?
Angry old unmarried feminists, trying to justify their life choices to the rest of the world by soiling a beloved masterpiece.
I'm glad you actually watched the OG Snow White because I feel like a lot of people don't remember it and are just hating on it. While the kiss scene is definitely outdated and weird, I don't think it was Walt's intent to be creepy. Also, since there was no other way to wake up Snow White, someone has to kiss her so it might as well be the guy Snow wanted to get with
My boyfriend and I were having a conversation about the new Snow White movie. We were trying to figure out how Snow White would even be saved from a poisoning. Like if she’s poisoned she can’t save herself we’re just super confused where they’re going with this.
The german original had the _solution..._ 😅 In the real story, her coffin falls during the ceremony... the _deadly_ bite of the apple falls out of her mouth... and she opens her eyes.
But they preferred to do a very joyful version with a kiss. While the german fairytales sometimes are rather cynical before the plot twist.
Just like _the brave cutter_ holding to a letter saying _whoever carries this message has to be executed..._ given to him by the king to get rid of him after saving the empire. Robbers in the woods want to kill him first... but exchange the letter to _whoever carries this is the new prince to marry the princess._
Another good one is _the devil with three golden hairs._
I thinkt he dwarf hippie tears will do it, as if they were mini-Rapunzel's or something.
Good point who knows maybe the prince will be the one that eats the apple after she tells him not too haha. That would fit the current theme of Disney films.
More like they can have her saved by the dwarvs using magic and the kiss with the prince happens rights after she wakes up. Like they're magical dwarves you know? It's not hard to make this to modern standards without woke ideologies. As for the remake if she'a girlboss why would she take a witches' apple unless the queen disguised herself as her late mother and put her in a sort of trance?
She will be in Dr. Stone mode and made herself an antidote
It had been a very long time, over 20 years since I had watched the original Snow White. I was at my friend's place looking after her cats when I decided to watch it on Netflix. And it was absolutely stunning, every movement from every character was meticulously thought out and I laughed harder than I have in years watching new 'recent' movies. I was pleasantly surprised with how much I loved Snow White as a character, she was sweet and strong! It wasn't about being 'saved by a man', but being saved by 'true love.' NOT ONLY THAT, but Snow White was a princess and she was able to cook and clean, she was proactive and knew what needed to be done. She was practical and kind. There were really good values in that movie. She didn't want anyone to wait on her hand and foot because she was a princess, but she was independent and had life skills. Cooking, kindness, friendship, cleaning are not weak, they are important life skills. If she hadn't been kind and looked after the dwarves, befriending them and the animals, do you think they would come rallying to save her? They saved her because they loved her.
Very well put 👍
You know what they should make? Brave 2, where the three brothers all battle it out in civil war to see who'll succeed their father's throne only for Merida to swoop in with her husband's army from France to take the throne herself.
The original Snow White is magical. The animation is gorgeous and the story is a fairy tale. 💗💗
I miss 2d/hand drawn animation
In the original story from The Brothers Grimm in 1812, Snow White/Briar Rose (Rosamund) wasn't woken by a kiss from a prince. Her coffin was dropped, and the bite of apple came out of her mouth. Disney took most of these stories from them and changed them. They were originally dark.
Ok? And the happy remake was great and the woke is a joke 😂
Yes, but remember that the original "fairy tales" were about the Fey Folk of old Germanic and Gaelic folklore.....who were quite mean & deceptive. The legends the tales recount are dark because they were cautionary tales to discourage people from dangerous areas (like the old sprawling forests and caves) and encourage them to be very aware and careful around them. So yes, the tales were dark, because they weren't just entertainment.
They were meant to reassure the young girls being sold off to old men in marriage. It will come good if you are good.
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I'm 74, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs a beautiful film, has been turned into, So What and the seven What Nots.
I always loved Snow White and never found her to be a weak female character. What, a character can't traditionally feminine without being seen as "weak"?
Yes, that idea that femininity, being a 'motherly' or caring figure, or wishing for love to rescue you, is weak - that's so damaging, that's exactly who I am and for modern creators to say I'm weak for that is insulting. Snow White is amazing in my opinion!
They want women to be masculine and men to be feminine. Shit is crazy
She's also 13 so if she is weak she's literally a child 😭
She's 14 actually
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It's because it's the feminine form of strength and not a masculine one the feminist hate that because they want the benefits of masculinity but not the burdens of it. Goes to show feminist are really fighting for the behalf of women they just want power.
The original movie is beautiful. Snow White is a beautiful character. She's sweet and strong and smart. The Seven Dwarves totally respect her and adore her
Absolutely !!
Brilliantly said. What ever happened to romance? In my opinion this just makes men want to be 'pigs' even more and not hold doors open for us in case they offend us... chivalry needs to be kept alive, a strong woman is someone who falls in love but can survive on her own if all falls apart. Just because these women havent found true love and just met bad guys all the time they think every woman should be a feminist.
I also recently watched the 1937 Snow White and remembered why I loved it so much as a kid. Snow White was kind and sweet and resilient. I even cried a little at the end when the prince takes her to his castle. This narrative that she was a servant for 7 men is so skewed. The dwarfs adored her and treated her with respect she hadn’t gotten before! She changed them for the better and they were so devastated by her death that they couldn’t even bring themselves to bury her. Their lives stopped so they could stand constant vigil over her. I agree wholeheartedly with you: it was just a lovely story. Frankly Rachel Zegler’s bratty attitude alone was enough to turn me off from seeing the remake.
Rachel Ziegler's Snow White pushes a guy down in the mud while it's raining when he suggests he help her.
@@kipolem53 WHAT?!
But... "She wants to be a leader." That's not the sort of leadership that inspires people to follow. People follow people who RESPECT THEM.
The seven dwarves followed Snow White's leadership, because she brought order to their chaotic lives, and they loved and respected her for that.
1937 Snow White was never annoying, neither were the other live actions.
The best live action was Snow from Once Upon a Time
Great overview, thankyou Amala. I think we've lost the art of being able to laugh at each other and at ourselves. When you could take the mickey out of someone, and out of yourself, it took the seriousness out of the situation and I believe, was a necessary safety valve for our mental health. Now we can't laugh at anyone, as we have seen how comedians have to keep justifying their jokes and we have more people with depression and anxiety. Everyone needs to lighten the flock up and stop intellectualizing and ticking off all the PC before they can give themselves permission to laugh. Like you, I'm unapologetic. x
4:32 You said it! YOU SAID IT! Thank you so much for saying it! As someone who studied animation, I've been arguing with people for years about how 1937 Snow White was made as a form of art. Disney used animation as a medium to tell a feature-length fairy tale, to tell a story. It should be judged as a form of art from it's time, not for what agenda movies of today have to meet.
Money and greed got in the way
As technology rages on, how easily the world at large forgets that every single frame of a film like "Snow White And The Seven Dwarves" was drawn by hand, by Masters.
Exactly as you said. Making this into live action by this studio with a theatre princess brat made it worse and just spat in the face of the Man who started it all!
The viewers knew she was unconscious, but the dwarves thought she was dead. That's why they built the Crystal coffin.
The non consensual kiss was a goodbye kiss.
The Queen tried multiple times to kill Snow.
Disney kept the apple bit when they retold the story.
"She's not going to be saved by the Prince". Yeah, and neither is this movie.
The sad thing is they already did a brilliant job with the 2015 Cinderella, by keeping the same character traits as the 1950s version, being kind, never giving up hope, and then improving on that (making her less of a doormat/gold digger). So they absolutely CAN do a stellar job with remakes, but they're so caught up in an ideology that they just WON'T put in the work.
I just saw the 2015 Cinderella last weekend, and I LOVED it. :) I agree with you that they did a great job conveying the messages of the original. What I love the most about it is the message of "have courage and be kind". It's easy to become hardened and bitter when people treat you badly, but it takes a very strong person to be kind even after all that. Also, they did a really good job designing her dress. It was gorgeous.
same with the 2017 Beauty and the Beast. They also kept a lot of the character traits and storyline.
Edit: the only majour thing that was changed in beauty and the beast was the very creepy aardvark person thing.
Cinderella was never a gold digger, though. She wanted to go have a good time at the ball. After dancing with the prince, she even said she had to leave because she never greeted the prince (she didn't even know she danced with him and fell in love with him).
Since when was she a gold digger? She’s the kindest and strongest, especially when you also want to add the second and third movie
@@lilbubbles7282 The actress playing Belle was terrible in my opinion. But overall pretty good.
Excellent analysis. Old Disney was life-affirming. It had humour and beauty, and kindness. It never talked down to its audience. It was a friend. New Disney is a miserable, sanctimonious bully. Fortunately, we still have old Disney to enjoy and new Disney to see just how far its fallen.
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I remember it also had some weird pedophile signs in it but maybe that was just a conspiracy i saw the other day on youtube 10 years ago
I have fond memories with the real Walt Disney in Christmas times. He made these days twice as happy. I miss it terribly. 😢
This woman nails it in every way.
I wish Disney would come up with a new movie 🍿 I want to sit down and watch a good movie with a good story line and a happily ever after.
Once upon a crime sounds more interesting, not owned by disney, but inspired by disney, and also better costumes
Won't happen because of ESG score and BLACKROCK, owned disney
But you also aren't gonna go see Wish and hated Strange World so 🤷🏾♂️
@@nailinthefashion strange world failed because of advertisements also don't assume someone didn't watch those movies if you don't know them because this person could have so unless your stalking them how would you know that.
@@Charlotte226 I can assume and they can tell me I'm wrong, I'd love to be, but it's really rare for that to happen lol. People who get triggered over "original stories" seldom actually support them because they want something more familiar, if OP watched Strange World and didn't like it then that's a different story than "advertising bad" lol but this is the type of channel where people get triggered over anything too woke and stay away. Good riddance
Walt Disney put so much time and effort into the original. If Walt could see what Disney is doing to his film, he would be furious. Why can’t Disney honour Walt by making this movie just as he imagined it. It breaks my heart thinking about this. I never go to see Disney’s live action remakes anymore because I know they will be so bad that I’ll end up crying.
late stage capitalism, to make more monmey for shareholders they need to cash, to get cash you need money from your audience, to get an audience you need these "woke" kids.
Peter Dinklige: "It's offensive to put "7 dwarfs" into this film" (like myself). ...
(Okay. Where is my paycheck? Perhaps we will call it Snow Whitish and the One Dwarf and 6 Gypsies.)
Other small people: Why have you excluded us from these hiring opportunities?! Some of us find that offensive. If you are hiring one, then why not 7?
Disney: We're calling it Snow White like our (animated) IP. Nostalgia sells.
1. What are my thoughts on the original Snow White? It's a timeless story with breathtaking animation, gorgeous singing, and memorable characters. Snow White herself is a great role-model for girls because she picks herself up after she's been banished from her home and threatened with death. Yeah, she cooks and cleans, so what? No matter what time period, all of us, men AND women, have to be able to cook and clean to take care of ourselves. Plus, she isn't afraid to cry or be scared, unlike modern-day "girlboss" characters. She is much more relatable, realistic, and human than most new characters today.
2. What are my thoughts on the remake? It's gonna suck. You know it, I know it, we all know it. Turning Snow White into a "girlboss," removing the seven dwarves, race-swapping Snow White, not having the prince kiss her, and so on. There's no point in ranting about this, we know it's gonna bomb and Disney isn't going to learn from their mistakes.
3. What do I think about modern movies? Puss in Boots: the Last Wish is one of the greatest movies to come out in recent years. Why is that? Because it does everything a memorable, classic movie should do: it has an original idea and story, uses classic characters without messing up their personalities, it doesn't have any political agendas, and it doesn't force inclusion down our throats. You know, what most movies don't do these days, especially Disney movies. I hope this trend of taking beloved characters and trying to "update" them for literally no reason ends soon. It would be nice to see new characters and original ideas that stem from a creative mind and not a woke checklist.
Spot-On analysis of the original. Don’t change a “Classic “.
I totally agree with you!
Life itself is a journey with stress, pressure , problems etc. And any person who watch television is because he/she just want to forget/leave past those matters and just enjoy even for that moment. Entertainment industry is meant for entertainment rather than agenda, harsh topics, ideologies, bitter realities etc.
As a certified doctor I consider myself a strong accomplished woman, but I also dream of finding the right guy and falling in love. Love isn’t weak, accepting help from a loved one isn’t weak. It’s not this or that, love or power, you can have both. Also moms that take care of the kids, keep the house clean, cook for the whole family, all while they would rather sit and relax, might be more accurate representation of an accomplished woman that a “strong CEO who doesn’t need man’s help”
Here's a take: by making every film about the heroines being girl bosses, you deprive boys of the lesson that you should be strong and stand up for something, like the girl that you love.
While it is okay for girls to be their own bosses, not every girl can stand up for herself. And maybe not all want to. You make them feel inadequate.
While boys should not be taught to automatically assume a woman is in need of saving, it is a good thing to teach them that it is a good thing to stand up for someone else.
This does not apply strictly to Snow White, but it does apply generally to a lot of changes in the narratives we see.
I love a good story in which a girl can stand up for herself (Brave is one example - but as we all probably know, Pixar has always been way better with these things than Disney). But that does not mean we should change every story in which a man does something and deprive men of any value.
They did that in Cinderella 2015 as well! Loved that movie
Pixar is Disney
can't boys learn to be kind stand up for something because its right to do, not because it gets them a girl? Boys need more lessons in being ethical and kind and finding meaning in themselves for their own actions and commitments. Not in being heros for girls or praised by other boys.
@@danyelf You are absolutely correct. We should be good people irrespective of whether we get rewarded or not.
However, it needs to be taught.
Boys are allowed to be vulnerable. They don't have to be strong.
It used to be that guys couldn’t be vulnerable and show emotion, it’s feels like we are leveling that out and saying that to be strong you can’t be emotional or have feeling. It’s a toxic world. There is tons of strength in being able to be vulnerable
I studied a Degree in Film and Television 10 years ago. I majored in Post-Production, and minored in Psychology, Economics and History (took extra classes).
We had to watch every Disney animated film from 1937-2000 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - The Emperor's New Groove).
For the technology of the time, it was astonishing - up there with Star Wars, or Jurassic Park. That sounds hilarious when written down, but making an hour long animated short feature was by no means no easy feat. One could argue it's MORE difficult to craft an animated film of this detail today than 80 off years ago. It took years! It's a film that's reflective of its time - some of the greatest creative minds of 1937 romantically envisioning a history of the centuries previous.
People should be thankful the movie was made at all. Without it, there would be no Disney, no Disney catalogue, and no work for a snotty, entitled actress decades later.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, it is doing something despite being afraid."
Snow White embodies this. Yes, she is afraid at times, and the scene in the woods before she finds the dwarves' cottage epitomises that. But she keeps going despite her fear out of a desire to just live.
Not all strength is being able to take a sword or gun and march into battle, but the current writers seem to think that strong is doing everything a man can do and do it better.
Indeed! Obviously, women can take swords and guns into battle and even be better at it than men. Men can also embody the strength that Snow White showed. This is a given. It's been portrayed in many films in the past in believable, endearing ways. These writers nowadays, however, seem to think that the only way to show a woman's strength is to have her do something stereotypically male and do it better, like it's a contest. Then, when they show the men, it is often in stereotypically negative and exaggerated female ways. It's both sexist and hypocritical, and completely obnoxious.
@@mermaid_at_heart213 Yeah. Im also tired of this thing like women do everything better than men, its not neccesary to put men down for a woman's greatness. Men can also show kindness and being caring for others not necessarily with weapons or violence though.
@@mermaid_at_heart213Women cannot take swords and guns into battle and be better than men
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There's plenty of sexist depictions to go after. A runaway child getting adopted and giving back by helping out isn't one of them. What was she supposed to do instead? Haul lumber?
You are so right about today's movies and shows not making us smile. Every time I open Netflix and search through it, all I see are stories about murders, about drugs, with characters that are not sympathetic but narcissistic, psychotic, etc. I just really don't wanna consume this anymore.
There are a large number of Latin and African folktales that Disney could make from scratch that would be something more worth doing. Disney just wants strip mine it's older, better work, because it's easier.
Remember the have an agenda to implement spirits to crush and remold
That's best left to the Latin and African film industries, isn't it? If 'we' do it, it's cultural appropriation; if 'we' don't, we're still wrong.
@@andrewflindall9048Fox was able to fund Gutierrez’s book of life and it was amazing.
Same goes for Coco and I think there was one more I’ve missed. All possible, all entertaining and beautifully done.
Name 10 of these folktales.
We can't but given how they waste their money anyways Disney could easily hire a specialist to discover them. The only reason Greek mythology is so well know is it has been fan boyed for over a couple millenia. Other stories could use some of the same loved.
The cleaning in the dwarfs' house could be seen as simplistic as a result of the patriarchy, or as a princess being completely able to run and organise her own house despite being a princess. It's not about changing every story, it's just about changing perspective.
As a little girl, Snow White was my absolute favorite princess. I always used to run around in the costume. It’s really sad to see how this movie is doing her such an injustice…
a new version for a new generation does not harm your memories. Jeez.
People have been arguing that just because she's "the fairest" doesn't mean that she has to be white because it means the most beautiful, not necessarily pale. But like skin as white as snow. That's where her name comes from. From her snow-white skin.
People just like to argue
@@Bri-192people like to ignore facts as well as their own arguments when they don't suit them.
"Who is the fairest one of all?"
"Snow White...unlike you she never cheats."
and pale skin is beautiful. Just like dark skin is beautiful.. its called embracing differences, in otherwords "inclusivity" .. however the word inclusivity has now been hijacked by the left to mean: Everyone; except those privelaged racist straight whiteys lol.
The clue is in the name. Snow WHITE. It's literally the same in ever European langue versions of the original folk tale from the 17th and 18th century.
"Its not a passing of the torch, it's a torching of the past" -Donnie Wahlberg
For those who say the kiss was not consensual, Snow White gave the prince a kiss - through the help a bird - at the beginning of the film and therefore most certainly gave him permission to return it at the end of the film.
Even if that’s not the case HOW would she consent? She’s freaking dead 😂 are people this stupid?
@@justme1106 wokeness has made zombies out of people. Also remember that they live in an echo chamber and that they cannot handle being challenged on their views. They possess no ability to argue or debate logically or reasonably, because they've jumped on a crazy bandwagon and only their own prejudiced views matter.
You mentioned the very problem with Disney. They are making movies with a greater agenda and that’s all people can see now. There’s no more art. No more escapism. No more fun. Just the agenda
Walt Disney would be ROLLING IN HIS GRAVE at what Disney has become
The lesson I took from snow white when I was kid was that no matter what life throws at you as you long as you keep your head up and have a positive attitude you can overcome any obstacle.
I also took that message from it when I saw it as a kid :)
Just whistle while you work.
I grew up at a time (1960s) when we all looked forward so much to going to see the newest Disney movies in the theaters. It was almost a holiday feeling, with all the stories happy and positive (except Bambi I remember was very sad). So sorry for today's children who have such garbage shows they are putting out now.
It's not just Disney either, most children's tv shows now have no plot, they get pulled into societal agendas forcing kids to learn things they don't understand. When I was younger, my tv shows were all about creativity, adventure, fun, magic all things children should soak up to gain imagination. Yes we had powerful 'girl-bosses' from shows like Totally Spy, and Winx Club - but at the same time, when it came to Winx Club, the main 6 girls still needed that help from their teachers, friends, lovers, and sometimes even families. In shows now, there's nothing.
Walt Disney would never allow this shit, lets hope the film is a flop so Disney can learn the same lesson as Target and Budweiser, people don't want what you want to give us
What a refreshing take on 1937 Snow White from a younger person's point of view😃
As a boomer who grew up on Disney films, I completely agree with you. They once had magic and great storytelling without all the hidden agendas. It's tiring and annoying witnessing all the "fresh"(?) interpretations of these classics. They're anemic. Great video. Bravo!
It's so heartbreaking to see the very first Disney princess being dragged through the mud. She not only ran away from a horrible living situation despite being nearly assassinated, being scared beyond her wits, so much so that she only sees evil creatures in the forest, but she befriends those very same creatures once she realizes they are normal animals. She also takes care of, not one, but SEVEN complete strangers! Cooking and cleaning, but all the while remaining optimistic and hopeful- which is the very definition of strength. On the topic of the prince: not only did Snow White sing a whole song about him, dream of finding love and a life with him, but she literally sent the Prince a kiss on the wings of a dove..... I think it's safe to say she consented to that kiss when she was unconscious 😅
I think what's wonderful about her is that she changes not only her own mind and perspective, but the minds and perspectives of the seven dwarves as well. So much so, that they charge into battle to save and defend her!
The original will always be the true masterpiece, just like all the other original animated Disney movies. It deserves way more love 💚
Let me tell you something. Snow White and the Seven Years is actually the German Fairytale for kids written by the Brothers Grimm 🇩🇪 back in the early 19th century.
Most likely is a Dark Story to begin with.
Mr Walt Disney changed it and made it in a good way.
Same for Peter Pan, in the original Story from the Book, He's the Bad Guy not Hook
The 1937, the Animation, that we all know of, will always be a Masterpiece and beloved by many generation. Including me
@christophemichaelclarence6003 Yes! I have a book of the original Grimm Fairy Tales as well! I wasn't able to appreciate them as much as a child because they were kind of scary haha, but the movie stuck with me over the years! Definitely time to crack that book back open 😉
@@youdube953 Same. I remember the very first time I watched Snow White in VHS Black Diamond collector. I was scared. There are some scenes actually that Dark
I personally don't really care what color ur cast is. It's just kinda cringe when they force in a minority for the sake of having a minority.
I love how Snow Brown is now the story of a spoiled, entitled young woman, whose rich and powerful Daddy told his princess she is amazing, and can have anything she wants… EMPOWERMENT!!
And that creates Narcissists, eg MegaLiar Yacht Granny Markle.
You would think they hired Lupita Nyongo to play snow white, if she did not volunteer she is half Columbian none of you would have an issue with her casting, she is literally as white as all the other actresses who have played snow white before... Where was the outrage when They casted Ana de Armas as REAL LIFE NON LATINA PERSON MARYLIN MONROE??? lol RACISTS..... gotta love em'!
Shes so strong independent and smart she had to lead an army of seven magical creatures into the evil queen castle to save the helpless prince. She wont be tricked into eating unknown food from an ugly stranger, she will beat up the assassin .
You’ve said everything that I believe about Snow White! How do these people forget that she is supposed to be 14 years old and was a child slave. She shows more resiliency than they give her credit for. The themes of this movie are more universal than what we get today. Kindness, optimism and resiliency will always be universal across time and culture. Identity politics haven’t been and won’t be.
Amen to all this! 👏👏👏
What these people do is produce movies that are forgotten before they are even released, whereas as the original ones are basically universal words and ideas themselves, so prevalent everywhere that people actually don't think of them as movies but general elements of culture. Parts of culture that have the same relevancy now as they did years ago.
Actually she was saved 3 times by men if we don’t count the animals leading her to shelter. First it was the huntsmen defying the queen because who would be okay murdering an innocent child?? Than the Seven Dwarves & the Prince at the end.
I carry this weird guilt from growing up watching Disney and Nickelodeon. Like I was the kid who was activity watching zoey101, ICarly, any and every show on disney, so now that I’m older and I see how much corruption was happening behind the scenes I just feel terrible. Like if I wasn’t such a fan at the time and these things weren’t so profitable some of these poor child actors could have been saved.
I’m not saying it’s my fault, it’s not anyone’s fault but the people hiring these freaks to work on children’s programming. It’s just that feeling of you fooled me once, I won’t be fooled again. I’ll never take anything they do at face value.
The original Snow White did have traits of a common housewife like cooking and cleaning, but she didn’t take orders. If anything, she made the dwarfs listen to her.
So she was like a strict, loving mother. I think that’s a fine character.
Yeah, she did fantasize about marrying a prince during her wishing scene, but remember: OG Disney Snow White was *14*. Of course she’s gonna dream about finding true love.
It's not "fantasizing about marrying a prince." It was about finding true love and happiness. Something many of us dream of regardless of our age. And, sadly, many of us will never have it while modern "feminists" have no issues getting it despite clearly hating it so much.
Telling kids or people not to fall inlove is like telling kids not to continue their Mother or father's bloodline and go extinct
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Isn’t that essentially what they’re doing? I mean, not everyone that falls in love, and gets married hast to have kids, I don’t want to, but people do.
I loved the origiinal Snow White as a little girl. I love it today at the age of 66.
I was raised by a single mother watching classical disney. My mum also loved all of the classic movies. Even though her marriage never worked out she constantly reminded me that true love was something to dream about and happiness in a marriage was something good. I watched her provide for my sister and I all on her own and she still loved to sit down with us and watch these fantastical movies that bring you happiness. There’s nothing like that anymore. Now that I’m grown with my own children we also sit and watch classic Disney. My son loves when the prince saves the princess and they live happily ever after. My daughter still too young to appreciate the story telling but very happily sits through the films. These ‘out dated’ values of perseverance and kindness are something I want my kids to learn along with traditional love and partnership.
It's not a matter of race with Zegler, it's that she's got a legitimately unlikable person and they can't bury her verbal gaffes about disliking the source material because of the current strike. The movie is all but destined to tank at this point. They would be better off eating the production costs and reducing it to a streaming only exclusive to try to hide the losses.
I always respected the (Disney's) original Snow White for what it did for the animation industry- but you've actually helped me really appreciate it now! Thank you, Amala- please keep being Unapoligetic!🎉
The original Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty were the best of the classic fairytales. True love conquers all. That's all the messaging I need.
Imagine princess Tiana being played by a Slavic or Asian woman. And Tiana is not even based on a GERMAN Fairytale. Woke Community would explode. But making Snow White racially ambiguous is somehow totally fine🙈
The 1937 Snow White is a wonderful film and still a great watch.
I love the original Disney movies!! There is absolutely nothing wrong with young people (boys and girls) wanting to fall in love, get married, and have children. It could be argued that these "strong, independent women" will not reproduce and love will win in the end. I love The Brothers Grimm as well (even though they were a little bit dark).
The people of the woke agenda want young girls to grow up unattached, absent of a mutually caring relationship that might circumvent their control.
Amala's face on Fiona made me cry. 😭
I'm very grateful for Barbie because it exposed how bigoted most women are in our society
No not most women only some. You don't speak for every woman in existence. So discriminatory and sexist
@@Kairii-KylieExample A ladies and gents 😂
@@Kairii-Kylie if the shoe fits wear it..if it dont, simply dont.
@@anthonym840 if it doesn't*
The Barbie movie is like a Rorschach test, people see in it what they believe about themselves and the world
Probably the best unbiased breakdown of Snow White, great job!
Rachel Zegler would be perfect to play the role of the Evil Queen in Snow White. She has this exceptional ability to annoy people with her phrases and facial expressions. I have nothing against her but I think she should play bad woman roles. I'm absolutely sure the whole world would love it. Rachel, if you're reading this, ask to play the Evil Queen in Snow White! You'll see how people will love you! And if you can't do it in this movie, then ask to play a mean woman in other movies! Please don't waste your time playing nice! You are not made for this! Take advantage of your exceptional gift for playing bad women, Rachel! Believe me, the whole world will love you madly!
The original story of Snow White is taken from a 19th-century German fairy tale or folk tale, written by the Brothers Grimm. The German brothers known for their various folk tales and stories, published 'Grimm's Fairy Tales' in 1812, which features the tale of Snow White as story number 53.
She wasn't woken by a kiss from a prince. Her coffin was dropped and the bite of apple came out of her mouth.
thank you! exactly the disney version wasn't faithful to begin with so why do they care so damn much.
@@danyelfBecause it's marketed and made as a direct remake of an existing adaptation of a story that has it's own design and identity. Disney's Snow White(1937) was not a remake of the Grimms Schneewittchen, but an adaptation of it. Even so, they were faithful to the descriptions written in the original tale, Snow White is still 'white as snow' and the dwarves are still dwarves.
If they want to change things, they should just do a different adaptation of the original entirely, like Snow White and the Huntsman with a different plotline, character design, and message.
@@danyelf the problem is that they not only change the story but the characters too. they should just create a new title if that's the case. Disney is faithful when it comes to the description of the characters and only changed some of the details in the story just like what the OP said, but it is still Snow White tho.
@@danyelfThis argument, which I hear ridiculously often, is invalid on three counts.
First, a short story and film are two different MEDIUMS. What works in print will not always work on screen. If you want to have both a print and film version of a story, they will of necessity have to be different - Agatha Christie stopped allowing other people to write stage versions of her work because they weren't altering them to where they would WORK on stage, but just slavishly copying the books. That doesn't work. But you don't need two books of the same book, or two films of the same film! And a second film doesn't need to alter what already works in the first film, because they're both films and the same things will work in ALL films.
Second, the Brothers Grimm original was basically a 'skeleton story' - based on oral tales undoubtedly embellished by each individual storyteller. But the Grimm version was intensely basic - no developed characterization, setting, or relationships. Just basic plot and theme. Disney fleshed it out into a proper three-dimensional classic work. If someone else wants to flesh out the original tale in a different way that is fine, but what is being adapted is the ORIGINAL TALE, NOT Disney which is a full story complete in itself and not needing to be 'fleshed out'!
Third and finally, Disney IMPROVED upon the original, which was dark, crude, and cruel beyond plot necessity. Why anyone would prefer the incomplete originals or desire and even 'darker' and unkind version with NO good message to give children, is beyond me. Making an imperfect tale BETTER is a good thing (Shakespeare did this A LOT); making it WORSE or just 'different' without improving it morally or artistically is not a good thing at all!
keep beating your paranoid drums. The rest of us will live in a world where cultural texts are constantly reimagined and not run shrieking into the night clutching our pearls because old representations form racist or sexist eras in history get a little twist. NO OWN TOOK AWAY THE ORIGINALS. CALM DOWN.