Disney’s Snow White updates the story from 1937, but Rachel Zegler makes the story feel timeless.
This article contains some very mild spoilers for DisneysSnow White.
Gone is the Prince, who is now replaced here by a roguish resistance leader.
The films primary audience will be just as charmed withSnow White25 as children of the past were withSnow White37.
And its not really the updated social mores that make the new movie work for modern audiences.
Its because of Rachel Zeglers performance as Snow White is genuinely enchanting.
In a handful of moments, it even changes the story for the better.
This different setups fundamentally change the way the adult Snow White first appears in each film.
Shes singing about the love she once knew and has since lost, the love of her parents.
As different as the expanded and modern version of the opening certainly is, it feels the same.
Rather its because of Zeglers acting is completely without guile or self-consciousness.
And yet, Zegler sells her scenes with what borders on visual abominations.
When the Dwarfs surround her after she enters their cabin, she responds with awe and curiosity.
As great as Zeglers acting is, her singing is even better.
Which is a good thing and bad.
Snow White is now playing in theaters.
