Snow White

[AustinTink]

Going to see it this weekend. Tickets for Sunday were about halfway sold at my local dine-in theater which tracks with most ticket sales for that theater buying a couple days in advance.

 

[Minnie1222]

I wasn't a fan of the casting until I realized what a marvelous singer she is.
Going to the theater tomorrow!

 

[piratestomorrow]

‘SNOW WHITE’ receives a B+ on CinemaScore. pic.twitter.com/a1rkjuauSY

— PrimeTime Films (@PrimeTimeFilms_) March 22, 2025

 

[AustinTink]

We changed our tickets to go see the movie tonight. I loved it! The opening and closing song Good Things Grow is about as classic Disney as it gets. During the end scene I was picturing the song being used in the parks during the parades, fireworks, world of color, etc. I’m still humming it now. Super catchy, super Disney.

Rachel Zegler knocked it out of the park, what a voice! I’m not familiar with the actor who plays Jonathan but he did well and I liked the updated storyline for her “prince”.

I can’t think of a better actress to embody the look of the Evil Queen than Gal Gadot. Her acting is always just “meh” to me though. Same here but the quality of the production makes up for it.

For any dance fans the lead choreographer for the movie is Mandy Moore. I’m a Mandy Moore fan girl so I definitely geeked out over her choreography in the group dance scenes.

I can honestly say that I have no idea what the controversy surrounding the movie is. I didn’t read any of the articles about it and have no desire to. Went in with an open mind and a love for classic Disney movies and came out super happy.

P.S. the preview for the live action Lilo and Stich looks adorable.

 

[barkley]

rotten tomatoes has it at a critics score of 41% and an audience score of 71%. interesting to read the reviews-either people adore it or dislike it, almost no middle ground.

 

[AustinTink]

rotten tomatoes has it at a critics score of 41% and an audience score of 71%. interesting to read the reviews-either people adore it or dislike it, almost no middle ground.

Interesting. I just went and read a few of the critics’ reviews. To me the movie, the group numbers in particular, felt like a production you would see inside the Disney parks and that spoke to me. The top critics on Rotten Tomatoes are probable not Disney park fanatics like me and my fam, so they probably thought the whole thing was schmaltzy…which it was, but I love Disney schmaltz.

 

[longboard55]

The critics loved Anora. Snow White is a family movie, which are rare. It will find its audience

 

[barkley]

Interesting. I just went and read a few of the critics’ reviews. To me the movie, the group numbers in particular, felt like a production you would see inside the Disney parks and that spoke to me. The top critics on Rotten Tomatoes are probable not Disney park fanatics like me and my fam, so they probably thought the whole thing was schmaltzy…which it was, but I love Disney schmaltz.

The critics loved Anora. Snow White is a family movie, which are rare. It will find its audience

I don't put much stock into critic's reviews (heck I saw 'reagan' in theaters despite it's 18% critical rating on rotton tomatoes). I just find it interesting to read the viewer reviews to get a picture of what their pros and cons are on a movie.

 

[longboard55]

We saw Reagan. Loved it

 

[barkley]

We saw Reagan. Loved it

dh and I really enjoyed it. Dennis Quaid did a great job.

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Very much looking forward to seeing it for myself to see how my my family and me enjoy the movie. We're the only critics we ever trust for our reviews!

 

[HokieRaven5]

It’s good to look beyond the %s on Rotten Tomatoes. The % just means the amount of critics who graded it above a 6 out of 10. Critics overall score is a 5.4.

 

[Gabby01]

I saw it, my overall opinion is that it was entertaining and worth seeing, but a bit campy at times. The opening and the first musical number, in particular, had me wondering if this was a film an adult could sit through, but it did get more interesting after that.

I thought the adaptation from a fairy tale to a more modern, relatable story was done very well. I like what they did with the politics as well as expanding the prince into a full character. Good, solid message about fighting for what's right rather than assuming someone else will come along and fix things. Definitely some Rey vibes in there. The pacing was great. I liked Rachel Zegler as Snow White and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, but I wasn't always convinced by Jonathan, especially when it came to emotional scenes.

Parts of this movie are rough around the edges, so don't go in expecting artistic perfection. But I think if you like Disney and are just watching this as entertainment, you'll have a good time.

 

[NiceBlue]

Snow White is my most favorite princess of all time - I just love her

Since my mother taught me......if you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all and my Dad taught me to......zip the lip I will keep my opinions to myself if regards to the live action Snow White. Let's just say that I'm going to pretend like it doesn't exist.

Thank you for posting this link though - I'll watch it later when I'm at home and not at work.

 

[NiceBlue]

Generally, I don’t like the idea of watching a re-make or sequels or prequals of a film and particularly I don’t like Disney’s practice of making live action versions of animated classics. I did see the live action Cinderella and Maleficent although that last one is a completely different story, and I did like the twist at the end. However, there seems to have been so much negativity about the Snow-White live action film, even before it came out, that I decided to watch it in the theater. Now, the original animated 1937 film is considered a classic, but there are certain questions about the story. First who was the evil queen and why was she so vain. Also, where did she get the magic mirror and was there a slave in the mirror. Where did the dwarfs live. What happened to Snow-White’s parents and how did the Evil Queen become Snow-White’s stepmother. Originally the Grimm brother’s story was written down in 1812, but prior to that there was a literary tale all about the Evil Queen, where she was born and how she got the mirror. This is the story of Richilde. An outline of the story can be found in the following YouTube video:

. Kindly watch the other videos on that channel.

Tom,

I just saw the “Snow-White” live action movie yesterday with my daughter and two of my grandchildren. After seeing so much negativity about the film I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed it. I felt Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot sang very well, although I wasn’t as impressed with the original music. The dance scenes in the beginning were happy and enjoyable, but some of the other beginning scenes dragged a bit. I enjoyed it more starting with the scene where the huntsman brings Snow-White into the forest to kill her and liked that Snow-White acted bravely when the huntsman approached her, instead of cowering in fear as in the 1937 version. It’s not that one is better than the other, it just shows a difference in personality. I preferred how the dwarfs were handled in the live action version as opposed to the animation. I liked Snow-White’s connection with Dopy in the live action. The story with the band of robbers was alright. There is an Italian version where Snow-White stays with seven robbers instead of seven dwarfs. “Whistle While You Work” with the dwarfs instead of with the animals is good. The ending with empathy winning over violence I liked. As I wrote in the original post, I planned to watch the film out of contrariness after seeing so much negativity about it and I’m glad I did. One problem I have with the fairy tale itself is the notion of there being one person who is the fairest of them all. I feel beauty is in the eye of the beholder so the fairest or the most beautiful is subjective. Also, the idea that white skin is more beautiful than dark skin. What about a fairytale called Ebony where a girl with a very dark complexion is referred to as the fairest of them all.



Lupita Nyong’o

Just like there isn’t just one “Fairest of them all” people will feel differently about the same film. I liked it. That does not mean that it was perfect, but I enjoyed it. I was surprised how popular this thread was with over 5K views and 72 replies, although I only read one, from slo, which was a kind and reasonable comment.

Tom,

 

[BrianL]

Seems like a lot of DIS folks are liking it a lot, and those are my folks. I'll trust them over Rotten Tomatoes any day. I think I'll go theck it out this afternoon.

 

[Karin1984]

Probably not going to see it. Too many reviews discuss issues with the plot and too many characters, etc. I know I would get annoyed during the film about issues like this.

I enjoyed this review, as it gives many ideas how certain things could be fixed without changing much about what Disney wants. Especially liked her comments about the Queen's magic and the mines.

 

[Minnie1222]

We saw Snow White yesterday. I thought it was a cute, wholesome Disney movie. This version was also different from the original animation, which made me glad I didn't post anything stupid about the casting.

After seeing Rachel's performance, I understood why she was given the titular role. The young woman can certainly act and sing. I'm a fan of musical productions, and I can see her as a leading soprano* in a show.

*Apparently, I'm not the only who one who thought so. Rachel has been given the role of Eva Peron at the London Palladium. If anyone has seen Evita, you'd understand that it requires a true vocal talent to perform some of the songs.

 

[Smugpugmug]

Probably not going to see it. Too many reviews discuss issues with the plot and too many characters, etc. I know I would get annoyed during the film about issues like this.

I enjoyed this review, as it gives many ideas how certain things could be fixed without changing much about what Disney wants. Especially liked her comments about the Queen's magic and the mines.

I watched this video last night and agree with a lot of what she suggested. Not pointing out this person specifically but I do think it's funny how many reviews I've seen are shocked at how bad Gal Gadot is in this movie. She's pretty awful in almost every movie she's been in LOL

 

[Gabby01]

I watched this video last night and agree with a lot of what she suggested. Not pointing out this person specifically but I do think it's funny how many reviews I've seen are shocked at how bad Gal Gadot is in this movie. She's pretty awful in almost every movie she's been in LOL

LOL I haven't seen Gal Gadot in any other movies that I'm aware of, but I liked her performance in Snow White! She's not your stereotypical cackling villain, but I can see the psychology behind her interpretation of the Evil Queen. Basically she's a woman who gets whatever she wants, so most of the time she feels great! Unless someone is threatening her absolute power, of course. We, the audience, can see the horror of her lost humanity, but she doesn't seem to feel it. The tragedy of this character is that she never wanted anything more meaningful than jewelry and obedience. I think that's a compelling interpretation.