Exactly, and that's what I'm saying. Just because you don't like the casting, doesn't make you some racist. That's ridiculous. A lot pf people share your opinion on mermaid and now snow white. Only someone wanting a controversy would think your opinion is hate motivated. But here we are. Trust me, there are people out there that are hate motivated in that way. But I don't see it in you or a lot of other posters here.
There are so many posts in this thread. Were you unhappy with the casting when Rachel Zegler was first announced? Did you see her in something else and think she wasn’t right for the part?
I was banned to the corn field because I believed (and still do) that one casting was gimmicky and I was called a racist.
That’s not right. I disagree that Disney’s motive for that casting was a gimmick but I can see why others would think differently.
Most of Zegler’s comments that I’ve seen were made at D23 to the companies like Extra or in interviews with traditional English-language publications. Are you confusing her with Mackie by chance?
yeah… I also view most of these live action remakes as gimmicky.
I liked the live-action remakes that I saw, especially The Little Mermaid, because they add to the story and flesh out the characters. Others dislike them for the same reason. What I have a hard time wrapping my head around is how passionate people get about any movie.
We are passionate because we are all movie geeks.
You are correct about where she made the comments. However, the key point is that she made the comments in SEPTEMBER 2022. The controversy about them erupted in late JULY and AUGUST 2023 when a group of highly motivated individuals unearthed and amplified them. For almost a year the comments went almost entirely unnoticed. The hate against her has been the product of a very intentionally manufactured campaign.
Most “movie geeks” would simply dismiss these live-action remakes out of hand. There’s very little of interest here outside of the controversy.
Casper… as much I respect your passion and your push for gay representation in film. You sometimes come across as eeyore.
Yes…,what a strange accusation… I don’t know how any of us has that ability except for The Mom or Steve… unless it is through our own eyes with the block feature
Unfortunately its an accusation thrown toward several posters, myself included, when we challenge another poster about something that is clearly nonsense and usually untrue.
For myself, I honestly don't care that she was cast as snow white as there was very little chance I would see it in the theater anyway. The only thing I have seen her in was Shazam. And she was fine. It was a mediocre film but she wasn't in anyway the reason it wasn't great.
I think it's actually in the mid-Amazon stage - meaning that Amazon (Netflix) already won and all the other competitors haven't realized it yet and continue to toss away money chasing a dream that won't happen.
