Woke Backlash: ‘Snow White’ Producer’s Son Blasts ‘Narcissistic’ and ‘Immature’ Rachel Zegler for Hijacking Father’s Film with Personal Politics
For the longest time, Disney has weathered the woke backlash until the recently released remake of the 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which attempted to capitalize on the classic film’s popularity. However, politics and woke ideology got in the way, making it one of the worst financial disasters in the film industry.
Thanks to Rachel Zegler, the once-enchanting Disney princess who portrayed the feminine character of a damsel in distress is now a Latina strong and independent woman who inspires feminists. Zegler had described the original film as “dated” and the Prince as a “stalker” and vowed to modernize the film.
After introducing major changes, Snow White garnered brutal reviews on every platform, translating to fewer people hitting theaters to watch the film.
The widespread frustration has spread beyond the audience to the production crew and their families, resulting in a scathing rebuke by one of the producer’s sons. Snow White producer Jonah Platt’s son posted a blistering comment about Zegler, blaming her for the film’s appalling performance.
“Yeah, my dad, the producer of enormous piece of Disney IP with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, had to leave his family to fly across the country to reprimand his 20-year-old employee for dragging her personal politics into the middle of promoting the movie for which she signed a multi-million dollar contract to get paid and do publicity for,” Jonah said in a now-deleted post.
Besides the appalling woke-ideology-filled remake, Zegler had posted a “Free Palestine” post and attacked Donald Trump supporters after he won the 2024 elections. Jonah suggests that these political statements undermined Snow White’s success.
“This is called adult responsibility and accountability. And her actions clearly hurt the film’s box office. Free speech does not mean you’re allowed to say whatever you want in your private employment without repercussions.”
Jonah added that Zegler hijacked the efforts of tens of thousands of people who worked on the film “for her own immature desires,” risking the careers of those who depended on its success.
“Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged,” he continued.
Besides Zegler, award-winning actor Peter Dinklage also rejected a role in the film, calling the original portrayal of the Seven Dwarfs “stereotypical”. It forced Disney to resort to subpar CGI, further frustrating the audience.
Zegler, who played Snow White, also performed very poorly, lacking the warmth and charm of the original Disney princess. Her performance felt stiff and bland, likely perfectly portraying feminist qualities.
Nonetheless, Zegler believes Snow White’s production was excellent, describing the experience as a “life-changing” one that helped her “became a real adult.” She also still thinks that she is winning despite the backlash.
“People will wait in line despite my flaws,” she posted.
Meanwhile, Israeli-born actress Gal Gadot, who played the Evil Queen character, maintained a low profile after the film debuted. She was prominently missing from the behind-the-scenes photos that Zegler posted on Instagram.
In the Instagram post, Zegler said that “it takes a village to bring stories like Snow White to the big screen.” Seemingly, that village does not include most Americans who are tired of having woke ideology shoved down their throats by corporations that likely think they are too big to fail.
Meanwhile, Snow White continues to struggle to recoup its production costs in the face of the massive silent boycott. The Wrap reported that the film earned just $16 million from 4,200 theaters on its first day.
It also earned $43 million in domestic ticket sales and $44 million internationally, totaling about $87 million out of an estimated $250 million in production costs.
On the popular movie review site Rotten Tomatoes, Snow White continues to fall, currently rated at 41%, while the IMDB audience rated it 1.6 out of 10. Seemingly, Snow White is turning out to be a “Bud Light” moment for Disney and the film industry as a whole.