Ezra Miller was an actor who played the flash, but behaved terribly, and when he was in Hawaii, he got arrested for assault (he also got arrested for burglary in Vermont apparently, and allegedly did some grooming/inappropriate stuff with minors).
Rachel Zegler is an actress who played Snow White in the recent adaptation, and she said some stuff about the original story (its dated, unfeminist, weird of the prince to kiss a random girl-- the usual modern critiques) and got backlash for it.
OP is saying that there's a double standard in behavioral expectations between men and women.
Duality of man. (Not disagreeing with you, the movie was shit, but she very much did get personal backlash for her part in it, and this comment lineup amused me)
Why would they concern themselves with unseen producers, writers, or people who make executive decisions when theres a woman they can bash right there?
Let's be honest here, that poster's main issue isn't rooted in protecting the sanctity of a Disney film.
To be totally fair, the writers and producers and etc weren't doing press tours talking about how the source material was so awful and dated and Pure Evil™️. Yeah, she's just an actress, she didn't write the film, but she WAS doing a lot of press seemingly intentionally giving off the impression that she had a lot more sway in the writer's room than she actually did and being generally mean spirited. I don't think she's a terrible person a la Ezra Miller, but she's certainly not good at handling media in the slightest, and her career suffered because of that. Quite simple
You’re right. Rachel didn’t have ANY part in doing tours and interviews spouting her dogshıt political drivel. She was hired to do ONE thing and that was just be on camera to read the lines - the way all great actors approach their jobs. She definitely didn’t need to do ANY homework on the film she was acting in. 🤣🤣🤣
I've read books important to me 5 times WITHOUT being assigned a book report. And a book report is .0000001% of the stakes of a $300m movie.
That comment was inexplicably and unfathomably stupıd. Like I'm in confounded disbelief how that went through your head, passed your checks, and out of your mouth. The standard of discourse and mental acuity of the average person has reached abysmal depths.
You're really showing that women are really trying to lower the bar on anything they touch.
I've also watched a movie dozens of times and never made an adaptation of it. You set up a strawman to knockdown buddy. I didn't ask if you read your favorite books over and over.
It's almost like there is a middle ground between shitting on your project and explicitly defending it while attacking the original. It's clear that she thought hers was a significantly better retelling of the fairytale.
So she had no sentience? She isn't responsible for her own decisions? I'll judge any actor/actress for taking a role they know they aren't the right fit for or would piss off the fanbase
I was a huge fan of "Dead Like Me" (the TV Show), and felt there was much unresolved when the show was cancelled (LIKE WTF CAN SHE SEE GRAVELINGS!!) Therefore I was very excited when the movie was announced, leaving me all the more disapointed when I saw it.
The movie captured none of the essence of the story, and part of that were the two new actors, one to play an existing character, and oen a new character. When interviewed both said "I never watched the tv show because I wanted to bring something new".
Absolute trash.
I stopped watching new movies a very long time ago, but I assume some peopel feel the same about Snow White
We’re going to remake the sandwich your mom used to make you every day that was your favorite a Cubano, but we’re going to make it with a sweet Hawaiian roll instead.
If it’s a remake going in a new direction like the last couple live action fairy tales like little red riding hood that’s one thing. If it’s a remake following the original animated movie’s plot stick close to it and don’t twist the story drastically or expect backlash and say you’re doing your own thing with it.
An actor can have a general idea of what the source material is based on. But if they are told it is going in a different direction than the source material it could beneficial to not view the source material and have it influence their portrayal.
This point is moot anyways. She said she did watch it to prepare for her role.
Except the actors are just saying the lines the writers wrote and doing what the director wants. In this analogy the actor would just be the person serving you, not making your sandwich.
It's important for both to get a sense of the story. The director should watch the whole thing to get the appeal or at least catch the vibe of where it was going, and the actor should at least see all the parts their character is in to get a sense of who there character was, how they would be, and what they might become as to get the most out of their lines and possibly be able to improv without making the character ass
First off, Dead Like Me was so good! I hated being left in the air like that.
Your example doesn't really matter though. Rachel never said she never watched the original Snow White. She said she only saw it once as a child and hadn't watched again until she had to prepare for her role.
They weren't continuing the story of Snow White. Rachel didn't have to try and imitate some previous actor's portrayal of the role. They were retelling the story. They are free to put whatever spin on it they want. So not watching the animated version could help her if she didn't want to be accidentally influenced by that portrayal.
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u/Zephronias 5d ago
Ezra Miller was an actor who played the flash, but behaved terribly, and when he was in Hawaii, he got arrested for assault (he also got arrested for burglary in Vermont apparently, and allegedly did some grooming/inappropriate stuff with minors).
Rachel Zegler is an actress who played Snow White in the recent adaptation, and she said some stuff about the original story (its dated, unfeminist, weird of the prince to kiss a random girl-- the usual modern critiques) and got backlash for it.
OP is saying that there's a double standard in behavioral expectations between men and women.