From Israel to dwarfism, the ‘Snow White’ controversies, explained

Donald Trump was running for president — for the first time — when Disney confirmed it would make a live-action version of the children’s classic movie “Snow White.” Eight years later, the film has yet to be released, and it’s racked up a list of controversies, many stemming from its branding by some on the political right as a “Woke Snow White.”
Here’s a look at some of the issues that have dogged the film, which is now scheduled to open March 21, 2025.
“Critically, Disney’s remakes have consistently been given a lukewarm reception besides the odd few. From a cinematic powerhouse like Disney, the run of critically average movies should arguably not be accepted or continued. However, the critical opinion has not impacted the box office of the Disney remakes and most have still done well financially. Especially since four managed to break $1 billion, with ‘The Jungle Book’ not being far off. The last five remakes have been the poorest performing, but the success of earlier ones has meant Disney has been able to largely ignore them,” Jessica Smith wrote for Screen Rant last year.
And Caralynn Matassa wrote for Business Insider, “… there’s no winning for Disney here, no matter whether they bring the story up to appropriately modern levels of inclusivity or leave in the outdated, now offensive elements. So they may as well just cut it out with the remakes.”
You can watch the trailer for the film here.
But as controversial as “Snow White” is, it’s not Disney’s most controversial movie — yet. By some accounts, that would be “Song of the South,” with “Bambi,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Peter Pan,” “Dumbo” and “Pocahontas” also making Screen Rant’s Top 10 list.