Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs

[BrianLo]

Maybe one of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs haters around here can explain to me what was so problematic about the song "With a Smile and a Song" that they decided to drop it from the remake?

No one is a hater. In fact I think we almost unilaterally would rather stop the remakes. Especially for films that are so iconically embedded they aren’t willing to change enough.

If they are going to remake it, at least don’t make it a shot for shot remake.

My theory on why? You asked, I didn’t even know the song you were talking about off the top of my head. I googled, saw the still, recognized the sequence, saw the lyrics and still couldn’t reproduce it until I played the video. It’s exceptionally underutilized considering how embedded I am in Disney product. It’s also fairly simple, boring and the characterizations of a sobbing child on a forest floor who was booted from the nest is not how they are taking this one.

Yes, it’s going to be a different movie and probably not even different enough. It’s probably just cut because it’s boring and non-iconic.

 

[LittleBuford]

No one is a hater. In fact I think we almost unilaterally would rather stop the remakes. Especially for films that are so iconically embedded they aren’t willing to change enough.

If they are going to remake it, at least don’t make it a shot for shot remake.

My theory on why? You asked, I didn’t even know the song you were talking about off the top of my head. I googled, saw the still, recognized the sequence, saw the lyrics and still couldn’t reproduce it until I played the video. It’s exceptionally underutilized considering how embedded I am in Disney product. It’s also fairly simple, boring and the characterizations of a sobbing child on a forest floor who was booted from the nest is not how they are taking this one.

Yes, it’s going to be a different movie and probably not even different enough. It’s probably just cut because it’s boring and non-iconic.

It's one of my favourite Disney songs, but I can see why it wouldn't fit the tone or narrative of the remake, so it doesn't surprise me in the least that they've dropped it.

 

[BrianLo]

It's one of my favourite Disney songs, but I can see why it wouldn't fit the tone or narrative of the remake, so it doesn't surprise me in the least that they've dropped it.

Now it’s just stuck in my head.