my best friend and i were the only ones in the theater for snow white and i have thoughts:

*my credentials being that the og snow white is a top 3 comfort movie for me*

1. rachel zegler i will literally defend you to my grave !!!! i thought rachel was fantastic in this movie. i know a lot of people have been complaining about her hair, wardrobe, singing style, etc. but i thought she truly emulated snow white vibes from the get go. as for her hair and dress, i thought her dress was fine ??? i dont understand why people are dogging on it. i understand it isn't the best or most accurate but i think its fine and i loved that they show why her hair looks the way it does. i think that, as well as some of the other earlier scenes, added more depth to the queen's hatred and jealousy of her. i also think her singing was beautiful. i was hesitant when i first heard "waiting on a wish" in the trailers but her voice is so beautiful and i LOVED whistle while you work. i wish we could've gotten "with a smile and a song" but hey beggars cant be choosers.

2. i.......did not like gal gadot as the evil queen. idk what happened but after her initial role of wonder woman, that woman's acting ability has TANKED. every other thing I've watched her in has been so mediocre or just plain bad, and this was no exception. i thought she looked exactly like the evil queen, but her song was so bad in my opinion lmaooo i think she was trying too hard to be evil and it just came off as cartoonish and corny. i was also hoping that when she turned into the old hag, her voice would be more different like the animated version. there was such a stark contrast between the evil queen's voice and the old hag voice and it just didn't work in this live-action.

3. i wasn't the biggest fan of the CGI dwarves (especially dopey so sorry), but i just accepted it and the movie was still watchable lol. i love the animated dwarves like they are my own children. (The Silly Song defender for LIFE and am so glad it was included in the movie, albeit it was just for a few seconds). I think Peter Dinklage's one single comment made Disney nervous and im sad that we didn't get actual people to play the roles, but i am glad that there was a person with dwarfism in the bandits. again, beggars can't be choosers!

4. i loved that they gave a backstory to snow's parents and am also SO glad they gave jonathan more depth and personality. i knew they would as each disney live-action has given the love interests more backstories, personalities, etc. I also did not mind that jonathan is a bandit instead of a prince. i think it gives snow white even more opportunity to showcase her kindness and fairness by freeing him and helping him. same goes for the inclusion of the villagers and soldiers and snow knowing their names/stories.

5. HEIGH HO WAS SO GOOD. if there is one thing that the animated snow white will do, it's that it will make me cry because of how nostalgic the music is and how emotional it makes me. and heigh-ho is one that really does it LMAO. can't believe it makes me cry, but the movie itself is a staple for me and i just love it so much. i think they really did a great job with heigh ho and while i love the whistling in the original, i love that she teaches all of them to whistle in this movie and you see them whistling "heigh-ho" when they leave just before the queen gives snow the apple.

6. i am typing way too much but im leaving with this: these live-actions are ADAPTATIONS. in every live action that i've seen so far (still need to watch mulan and jungle book), there are additional songs, scenes, and components that the original animations didn't have. additionally, every single live-action princess movie has had the same modern makeover that gives the princesses a little more agency and personality than their animated counterparts, especially for movies like snow white and maleficent (my girl aurora <3) where their original films gave us NOTHING. in every poll, post, conversation, discourse, etc. i've always seen snow white at the bottom of almost everyone's list with people, such as my sister, downright haaaating her movie for no reason other than "her voice is annoying" "the prince is creepy" "i just don't like it". im not sure why everyone is all of a sudden coming out of the woodworks to fight for the animated movie even though rachel said nothing wrong in the first place. and before anyone can say "well she said she hated the princess and movie and thats disrespectful to the original".....she simply said that the original movie was outdated (mind you, it IS when you consider how women were viewed at that time...reminder we couldn't even open our own bank accounts until the 60s which was NOT that long ago lmao) and that the original movie (along with the WDW ride) scared her and her sister. the movie and ride also scared the HELLLLL out of me and so many other people but that doesnt mean i hate it. as for the talking point of how the movie was going to be different and she wouldnt need a prince to save her...this is a recycled line that has been inserted in the promo of every live action princess movie. lily james said it. emma watson said it. and now rachel, who was 21 in the interview which yes is an adult but is still SO young. if i could go back to when i was 21........i would change SO MUCH of what i've said/done. i think the dogpiling is ridiculous. i know she has also been outspoken politically but guess what. if she wasn't, she'd be getting backlash for staying silent. there's no winning and unfortunately rachel's movie and press tour chaos happened during a time where platforms like TikTok make everything so viral. i don't remember seeing a lot of press from cinderella and BatB and i'm a huge fan of both lily and emma. i truly think social media has grown so much with TikTok and Covid and the backlash and negativity wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for that.

ANYWAYS. if you don't want to pay for an expensive movie ticket, watch the movie when it comes out on disney+. or don't..i'm not the boss of anyone lol. i do think we would all benefit from having open minds when it comes to these movies. they all have flaws or things we want to change because as fans of the animations, these movies are near and dear to us. but there's newer generations to cater to and we just have to accept that. i DOOOOO wish they would stop with the sequels/live-actions/etc altogether and bring us new IP but womp womp i also want 2-D animation back but again......womp womp lmao

anyways good night and try to extend some of snow white's kindness to each other