Snow White | Live-Action | Keeping the Magic, Changing the Story

Diana and Susan meet in person and unpack Disney’s new live-action Snow White. They compare it to the animated classic, talk through the movie’s biggest changes, and debate when remakes should honor nostalgia vs. reflect today’s values. You’ll hear thoughts on Snow’s independence, the Prince “pauper” twist, the Dopey moment, the Evil Queen casting, and why certain iconic scenes were left out. It’s an honest, funny conversation about what worked, what didn’t, and what Disney should do next.

• 00:00 Welcome back, recording in person, quick catch-up

• 02:00 First reactions to the movie and why Sarah sat this one out

• 05:00 Early beats and familiar vibes: Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Aladdin parallels

• 08:30 Prince as pauper: empathy, morality, and the “Robin Hood/Flynn Rider” energy

• 12:00 The seven dwarfs debate and how the film approached representation

• 15:30 Dopey speaks: character growth vs. losing that classic charm

• 19:00 Making Snow White more complex and independent without the “housecleaning” scene

• 23:30 Nostalgia vs. updates: what to keep, what to change, and what to create new

• 28:30 Homages that remain: the Huntsman, the mirror, and the “fairest of them all” throughline

• 33:00 Music talk: new songs, “Waiting on a Wish,” and which live-action soundtracks land

• 36:00 Recasting the Evil Queen and the case for Emma Stone

• 40:00 Final thoughts: what this remake gets right and where Disney should go from here

• The movie gives Snow White clearer agency and a defined point of view, which modernizes her character without fully rewriting the core.

• Turning the Prince into a pauper adds empathy and aligns his morality with Snow’s, even if it echoes other Disney archetypes.

• Letting Dopey speak is a bold swing that some will read as growth and others as losing an iconic silent charm.

• Removing the housecleaning sequence aims to avoid dated gender roles, but it also trims a beloved bit of texture.

• The film nods to the original with the mirror and the Huntsman while expanding backstory around Snow’s parents and the Queen’s motives.

• Biggest miss: the Evil Queen performance never fully sells “menacing,” which drags on key scenes.

• The larger question isn’t “Should we remake?” but “When do we preserve nostalgia and when do we create something new?”

• “Disney is embracing bad bitches. Prince Charming is an addition, not a requirement.”

• “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. Or better yet, make a new story that fits today.”

• “When Snow stands up, that’s when the mirror finally sees why she’s the fairest.”

• “Dopey talking breaks the mold for some and breaks the magic for others.”

• “I’d keep Snow White’s casting and swap the Evil Queen. Give me Emma Stone in that headpiece.”

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