Recently, the live action remake of Snow White was globally released across theatres. Despite Rachel Zegler’s appealing voice and multifaceted acting, the movie lacked in many areas. Notably, the absence of originality in the movie. One may argue that Snow White may provide a new perspective for audiences; however, Snow White is Disney’s twenty third live action remake; this does not include future remakes, such as Lilo and Stitch, Moana, etc. This leads one to wonder why Live Action Remakes exist. One does not need to do extensive research to find the reason. Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King both grossed over a billion in profit. Subsequently, Disney amplified the amount of live action remakes.  Evidently, the sole reason for live action remakes is evident: to make money. 

Remake movies fail to provide audiences with original settings or stories; instead, live action remakes heavily rely on ideas from decades prior and often fail to recognize the original story’s message. Recently,  Pinocchio failed to encompass the message of the original movie; the original movie featured a main character who was flawed and learned from their mistakes. However, in order to not offend audiences, Pinocchio in the remake was depicted as a flawless character, eliminating his character arc. Thus, audiences can no longer relate to Pinocchio and adhere to any moral lesson from the story. Alexandria Singleton, a junior and Disney fanatic, expressed how greatly enjoyed the Cinderella movie; however, the music in the Little Mermaid didn’t evoke the same feeling as the original.  Asia Green, a senior, stated, “I was very upset at the Snow White remake; they should have used real dwarves not fake ones.”

Additionally, based on a poll conducted on Instagram, 88 percent agreed that Disney should shift from Live Action Remakes to original ideas. All in all, based on the responses from the student body, Disney must let go of utilizing their old ideas: creativity must be preserved.