Live-Action Disney Princesses RANKED
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2023
- From worst to best, I'm ranking every official Disney Princess to come to the big screen in live-action. I tried to be as objective and honest as possible.
Contenders are Emma Watson's Belle, Lily James' Cinderella, Halle Bailey's Ariel, Naomi Scott's Jasmine, Liu Yifei's Mulan, Elle Fanning's Aurora, & Rachel Zegler's Snow White. - Розваги
Just lilly james was perfect for cinderella
She perfectly embodied cinderalla and the film literally stick to the original story
Cinderella live action set the bar so high
Yeah that live action is the best of all of em
I loved Lily James as Cinderella and Halle Bailey as Ariel! It's just magical! I also liked Elle Fanning as Aurora! I'd like to see Emmy Rossum as Belle.
Fr, she'd be perfect
"It is absolutely horrible for Jasmine to look white. "
Well, I agree I was disappointed she didn't look like Jasmine.
"It's nonsense to complain about Rachel Zegler being latina."
You know I don't care about Rachel Zegler being latina or whatever as long as her skin looks white. I'd even be fine with the movie doing a whiteface as long as she ends up looking like Snow White.
I can't believe you you actually gave Snow White such a high ranking despite the movie not even being out. You have some serious double standards. 🤣
I agree with you up until jasmine. Jasmine is as most people say middle eastern. Let’s just say middle eastern aren’t all as dark as the original movie portrayed.
They are actually very diverse in appearance. And Naomi Scott actually looked rather close to how Jasmine looked.
Despite being a bit lighter. Also, people native to the Middle East are technically Caucasian. But I get it. You wanted her to look a bit more like og Jasmine. But I was personally fine with it.
@@bravestraven4650Same
I just really didn't like the live action Princess Jasmine. I thought Naomi was a perfect pick to be her. She looked Arab to me on the movie. I would say that the maiden was more the white looking one. Princess Jasmine in the animation was just kinda tough while the live action Princess Jasmine was a little too rude.
Halle Bailey has the most amazing singing voice too
no, she sounds awful, you don't know what good singing is.
Yes🤩
I've heard better in some dubs.
Completely agree with most of your picks! My heart aches for the most for the Mulan casting and remake as a whole since Mulan is my favorite Disney movie and princess. They completely fumbled that one.
I rewatched Mulan 2020 before this video & it truly is a painful missed opportunity. The animated film is one of my favorites as well & it’s just a travesty how bad they messed it up
They should have chosen directors and producers that are Chinese. A lot of Chinese friends felt the movie missed what China was all about.
Lily James and Halle Bailey were the best castings done
I think Naomi was the Perfect Jasmine she embodied her perfectly. We haven‘t Seen Rachel yet so so far I‘d switch those two in My Personal Ranking and also waiting to make My Final Choice about Ariel vs Cinderella cause i think they’re both great
To be honest the person who played jasmine was amazing
I love Aurora in Maleficent, and Ariel in the Little Mermaid. They just have so much light and grace.
My favorite live action princesses are Ariel and Jasmine. Halle is the most incredible singer Disney ever had, and like you said she exudes Ariel with everything she has. Naomi Scott as Jasmine is very likeable, charismatic, she's a good singer. Aurora and Cinderella are just okay to me... Mulan, I couldn't sit through, the actress had zero charisma. Belle was ruined by Watson's wooden performance, robot singing, hardened face and no chemistry with her lead. Producers wanted Hermione and The Beast, and that's what they got.
What i don't like is the fact that Disney stil hasnt make a live action about Aurora herself and for her alone, she's one of the best disney princesses of all-time yet its Maleficent who gets a live action based around her and other disney princess about their movies and their characters yet the sleeping beauty is no near to be found, not even a remake, giving her the importance, changing her story a bit, they have done nothing to make Aurora justice.
Yeah out of all disney princesses, Aurora was the weakest. She's only written to be a damsel in distress and fall inlove and she never did anything to move the plot. It was the three fairies who did everything.
They could have done the storu justice like Cinderella. They have her a backstory when her parents were alive, how she met her stepmother and sisters, how she met the prince beforehand and the undeniable chemistry, and they gave each character a personality despite removing the OG king's comedic moments lol
Aurora is pretty but she really almost doesn't say a word, it gives her an innocent aura. =3
100% agree with this list. You know what you are talking about. People do generally get strung up with how the resemblance has to be spot on. But, people are more than their looks and capturing the personality and essence of a character reaches further than just the facade when watching a film like these. The Little Mermaid and Cinderella were the best princess casting by far. I hope Disney continues to make great choices like these.
As somebody who is Chinese, I think they should have cast Fan Bingbing to play Mulan. She seems to have more spunk and personality compared to Liu Yifei. Then again I haven't seen Yifei in a lot of stuff outside of the Condor Heroes series where she played Little Dragon Lady.
I’m not Chinese, but I totally agree with you! I loved her in the 555 last year with Jessica Chastain! 💖
I LOVE Fan Bing Bing. She was one of the best parts of X-Men DOFP
With regards to Naomi Scott as Jasmine, they specifically were looking for an actress of South Asian descent because they made changes in the story that Jasmine would be half-Arab and half-South Asian. That's why they have chosen her. I heard Jade from Little Mix was also in the running for the role. I wonder how would the movie have ended up if she was chosen for the role.
Agree with you in all of them. Halle #1 for sure!
Lily James was obviously the best.
Love the list, thanks! Her name is Snow White because her skin was as white as snow. She’s literally named after it, so it makes more sense to cast someone who has very fair skin. And I don’t even mean just cast a caucasian woman, but someone with a REALLY pale skin to fit the description. If she was named after a different colored or kind of skin, I think they should’ve casted accordingly too! I get trying to be inclusive but if it’s such a defining characteristic of the character that she’s named after it, it should be honored. Likewise since Ariel’s character description has no such definition, it doesn’t matter what colored skin she is as long as shes given half a mermaid body!
It would be pretty bad a message to cast based on how pale a person skin is
My List:
1. Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (2019)
2. Lily James as Cinderella in Cinderella (2015)
3. Halle Bailey as Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid (2023)
4. Yifei Liu as Mulan in Mulan (2020)
5. Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora in Maleficent (2014)
6. Emma Watson as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Love Lily James as Cinderella. It’s one of my favourite remakes and the dress is gorgeous! Mulan was the worst ( I fell asleep watching it!), with Emma Watson as Belle not far ahead. Halle Bailey was an incredible Ariel, I loved the remake.
I have a few problems with this list. 1st: Rachel Zegler should be in the last place or second to last. Her attitude towards the original is just straight up disrespectful. And she's SUPPOSED to be white. Idc what y'all are going to say but the Disney version of the fairytale describes Snow as having 'skin as white as snow'. And what you said in the video about that you need to be white to be a Disney princess, what would you think about a non-Polynesian playing Moana? Or a non-Chinese playing Mulan? It's the exact same thing with Snow White. The fairytale SPECIFIES that she's white. Unlike The Little Mermaid where her skin color isn't specified so it's okay to swap her race. 2nd: My problem about Halle playing Ariel isn't about her race, it's about how gingers like myself are getting less and less representation in live action movies. You're absolutely right about how Halle is great in her role, but do we really need to race swap every ginger character?
First of she’s allowed to have opinions on a outdated movie what she said was pretty valid and Moana race is part of her story so she needs to polyneian same with jasmine and jasmine and this isn’t 1925 where you choose based ok how work someone’s skin is and Esmeralda in the original story was describe as being the most beautiful women for who pale her skin is hit they changed her do you really want that to be the message in order to be beautiful you have to pale skin and guys act like Ariel is the only ginger princess there are plenty others like Merida Anna Giselle etc not even just princess there’s also Anastasia Peter Pan etc you guys act like white people are the only gingers there are lots of black gingers
ethnically naomi scott doesn’t fit the roll. but also who cares if rachel zegler and halle bailey aren’t the correct ethnicity. it goes both ways people and look i LOVED halle bailey as ariel so no hate but like it goes both ways. i know it’s not the same as the past events in america but guys white hate is hurtful (and all hate cause of freaking pigment) guys at the end of the day hakuna matata
you hit the nail on the head with naomi scott as jasmine. what irks me the most is jasmine is i think the only disney princess without a ski slope nose and then for the live action they.....casted someone with a ski slope nose.......
also, putting halle ahead of lily..........you get it. love lily but halle is unreal
Elle , Lily , Naomi , and Hailey were perfect for the role of disney princesses.
Emma and Liu are not fits for the of disney princesses .
My recast
Lily Collins as Belle
Zhang Ziyi as Mulan
But for Rachel as Snow White uhmmmm.... i don't know is she fits for Snow White role ?🤷♂️
I have read before that Zhang Ziyi was rumored to be Mulan. But that was back in late 2000s to early 2010s, I guess.
@@shanelocsin9906 ikr
New Mulan in the entire film: 🗿
I agree with you about that first image of Cinderella on a horse. I thought she was perfect for Cinderella too. 😁
Thanks to Halle, I watched the movie TWICE! Also, the chills that she gives when I watched the movie for the 1st time stays
At least Halle was excited to play as Ariel and genuinely loves the character. Rachel sounds like she’s just in it for the paycheck and the stuff she says about the original turns me off from even seeing the new show white. Especially since Snow White has become one of my favorites of the classic three princesses.
Rachel has made many videos saying she loves Snow White she even in that interview she loves it no one hated on Jacob elordy when he said the same things as her
And I liked Naomi Scott as Jasmine too.
My ranking for live action princesses casting from best to worst:
1. Jasmine
2. Ariel (so far)
3. Cinderella
4. Aurora
5. Belle
6. Snow White (so far)
7. Mulan
The argument on halle is definitely just the fact that she's black, but hear me out. Halle looks almost identical to the animated ariel, like If you look closely at the features, and imagine that the big cartoon eyes were put into human purportions. She looks so much like her. And I guarantee if halle was white and didn't have her locs, they would be saying "omg twins" or "what a perfect casting". It's literally just the race, which is sad. It baffles me how the actor managed to deal with those ignorant people.
Halle just captures ariel's essence. That princess vibe and just from the trailers it spills out from the screen.
Wait a minute so you think it’s a mistake that Jasmine’s actress was half white but you think people are overreacting if they don’t think a Latin actress should play Snow White or that an African American actress should play Ariel?
You do realize this comes off as hypocritical. I’m sure you don’t mean it to, personally I think acting is what’s important and possibly age. But I can understand certain people’s views. Even if some can come off as ridiculous. But I don’t understand the whole, double standard, cherry picking thing.
Rachel is white being a Latina isn’t a race she’s white ariels race isn’t part of her story and jasmine race is part of her story
Thank you, i was thinking the same.
10:30 But Snow white takes place in Germany
Rachel is German
Completely agree about Belle and Ariel's castings. Emma Watson looks like Belle, but didn't have her voice or mannerisms. Halle Bailey may not look like Ariel, but she has her spirit, voice, and mannerisms naturally! It would have been a miscast to not cast her. We deserve someone who will bring Ariel to life. Halle Bailey is perfect for that.
My Rankings:
1. Ariel
2. Cinderella
3. Aurora
4. Snow White (So Far)
5. Jasmine
6. Mulan
7. Belle
Halle's hair is hideous underwater. Looks like gorgon hair. Never put a hair like that on a mermaid ever again. Luckily they may never will again.
I agree, and the fact that some people are saying “a Latina can’t play a German princess!” 🤡
*She’s literally HALF GERMAN.* The name “Zegler” is German in origin, therefore, she has just as much right to play a German character as a half German, half Chinese person. 💁🏽♀️
At least she looks like the character - jet black hair, brown eyes, fair skin, and red lips.
I think people forget that the term “Latina” is not a race, it’s an ethnicity. You can be white and Latina, just like you can be black and Latina. 🤷🏽♀️
Halle is the best live action princess because her voice is really nice and she almost look like Ariel. Well, just because she's black doesn't mean she can't be Ariel. As long as she have beautiful voice, she can still be considered as Ariel
I think Lily James as Cinderella should be in number one and Rachel should be in the worst ranking
YOU CANT BE TALKING ABOUT JASMINE LIKE THAT AND THEN FOLLOW IT UP WITH RACHEL 😭😭😭
And in Halle’s he’s talking about not being picky and petty about skin when he put Jasmine down a few places for being half white.
It was made pretty clear that Cinderella (2015) is a live-action version of the fairytale itself, not the animated 1950 film. Everything in the film is its own thing - the characters, the story, the visuals, everything. They made the best Cinderella film and one of the most visually stunning films in existence.
If they wanted to avoid controversy with Halle Bailey, they could have simply given not named her Ariel. Lily James was playing Cinderella the fairytale character, not the animated character. Halle was clearly playing a character who originated from an animated movie, so she basically was limited to that portrayal. The Cinderella characters had no such limits.
Halle was Ariel. Ethereal and spirited
@10:55 hate to be a nit picker but didn’t you JUST destroy your argument about Jasmine??
That's what I'm thinking. Snow white was named that for a reason, because her skin was as white as snow. If Disney really wanted to fix diversity, then just adapt new fairytales from around the world
If you believe that snow white is a story that preaches "white is a beauty standard", then you're kinda off buddy.
That was the funniest part for me. He made a whole deal about Jasmine being HALF white, even though they live in a made up place, and then completely contradicted that argument right after 😭
The difference is Snow White public domain and her race isn’t really part of her story if you took that line out it wouldn’t change the story Aladdin isn’t and jasmines race is heavily tied to her story
I unsubscribed to this channel cause i completley agree!!
my personal ranking :
1.) Ariel
2.) Cinderella
3.) Aurora
4.) Snow White
5.) Jasmine
6.) Belle
7.) Mulan
I don’t agree with your arguments regarding the Princess Jasmine casting but each to their own I guess
It’s true it definitely not ok to cast a halve white actress for jasmine
Halles honestly one of the best castings done, in my opinion.
Yeah but her hair color are not so red as ariel
No she is not, she's the worst one tbh, Ariel is a white redhead with blue eyes, being black underwater MAKES NO SENSE AS THAT CANT HAPPEN!!
@@Kloyster2010 Although thermian arguments are very stupid, I will take the bait: Being light underwater cannot happen, bc creatures venturing to the deepest sea levels are either translucent or super dark to camouflage themselves from predators. Must have worked against you, as you're unaware of their existence
@@AlexisSirena being outside in the sun, mostly desert, makes your skin become darker, while being underwater, this being with mermaids, make your skin lighter because your hiding away from the sun.
Once Upon A Time actually did it right, they made Ariel with red hair and light skin and blue eyes.
They should’ve made her tan then, also they made Ariel black and Ursula white…hmmm, I wonder why? Because people are racist against whites while blacks are being bowed down to.
The black generation now didn’t go through any suffering or slavery, that was like 200 YEARS ago, meaning it’s gone, it’s over, now their making it happen again but it’s reverse now.
Oh and by the way, the African government made their own people into slaves and asked America “Hey, want our people as your slaves?”, and Abraham Lincoln, a white man, FREED them from slavery.
This crap is getting ridiculous.
ALL LIVES MATTER!!!
@@Kloyster2010wow you’re really out here attacking every comment that praises Halle Bailey
Completely agree on Emma Watson as Belle. It was so freaking disappointing bc I was really looking forward to BATB's live action remake as it was my favorite classic disney princess film. Actually I was a lot younger when the film was first released so I was easier to please and I was also a big fan of Emma because I was a huge potterhead at that time lol but when I rewatched it after a few years, I realized how trash it was. Emma did not do any justice to Belle's character AND Paige O'hara's singing. Felt like listening to a damn robot with all that heavy autotune jfc. She just looked like the animated character which isn't even worth casting her for at all 💀
PS: I loved Halle Bailey as Ariel. Glad Disney didn't make the same mistake casting a non singer smh
I am absolutely looking forward to seeing this very talented young lady playing Ariel. And I enjoyed watching the other Disney princess movies. I am also keeping an open mind about Snow White. That all being said, I agree with you on Mulan.
Great to hear! So excited to see Halle. And oh boy Mulan was just…yikes.
Mulan was a travesty.
rage bait
How come you have a problem with Jasmine's white features, but not minding Snow White's and Ariel's colored features?
Ariel’s and snow whites race isn’t part of there story jasmines is
@@carterryans But Snow White is named after her skin color and Ariel lives in the west world.
@@stellaberndtson3406Rachel is white do research and Ariel isn’t form anyway her movie isn’t set anywhere and snow isn’t really part of her story she’s isn’t heavily based on her race like jasmine Tiana or Moana and Esmeralda in the original story was known as the most beautiful women for how pale her skin was but they changed her to Romani
The little mermaid takes place in Denmark
Because she's a middle eastern princess. The actress being Indian with white features show's less representation that way because Middle Eastern people usually look very different. Her story is also based by her race.
I actually really like Emma Watson as belle She's really amazing and she had the charisma sure her singing isn't Grammy award winning But it's a category The category Of greatness she is amazing she is a badass
The casting for Ariel, my Halle and the Cinderella actress are the best ones. For snow white, Rachel is decent. Her voice is angelic.
you are a hypocrite- how dare they cast a half WHITE woman as a brown princess- what a picky petty thing to care about skin color- bruh tell me you weren’t being picky with naomi scott…. (love halle as ariel tho i just hate people who being woke just to be woke)
I think Jasmine is rather clearly a Middle Eastern girl even if her homeplace blends Middle Eastern and Indian influences. Her complexion is gorgeous, meaning that I consider her my favourite disney princess, and I particularly think that Naomi Scott looks nothing like her; however, she is a good actress and I enjoyed her performance. For Cinderella we already have Ever After (1998) which was very decent and entertaining. I did picture Drew Barrymore as Cinderella; not disney's, but one possible Cinderella. For Snow White, we have Mirror Mirror (2012) with Lily Collins.
Halle is an amazing Ariel every frame she is in screams personality and she slayed the role. However the abysmal lighting and the dull orange hair in the movie doesn't do her justice and Disney tries too hard to make her mermaid design as "realistic" as possible but took away all the charm (except the tail that's cool as heck) her top in the artwork looks so extravagant, even better than the animated version, I think her hair in the premier looks wayyyy better than whatever the hell Disney thought was "realistic"
Have you seen her at the red carpet or in the movie ? I mean Halle has the essence of the princess and that just FITS. Halle did an amazing job since she’s not even an actress btw. So talented.
I respect the line up.
Sorry Mulan was straight trash something we clearly did not need or ask for
Finally everyone is on my side about Halle Bailey being Ariel
For real man, I just watch Little Mermaid 2023 and yes, is not a perfect movie, the cgi is meh and some things don't quiet fit but Halle Bailey is the only thing that save the movie for me.
Totally the opposite for other movies were everything aesthetically is okay but the actress or actor for the main role are just painful to watch.
They should do live action of Pocahontas the film deffo has potential
It might not be called Pocahonta
They confirmed they can’t make it
I honestly don't even remember live action mullan happened
Lucy Hale is Snow white. No one else compairs
Halle Bailey is and will forever be the *best* casting choice for a Disney live action adaptation, she’s got the charm, the charisma, the looks, people might complain about her skin not being like the animated classic or the righgariel red shade but come on her hair was totally fine and her skin doesn’t have am impact on the story since she’s a medmaid and we don’t know where she’s originally from. And I cannot possibly deny her voice, I literally cried watching the movie especially when she sings because of how beautiful her melody rythmes in my ears and how she made me feel watching the movie. Halle was born for Ariel, and she doesn’t just play Ariel but she *IS* Ariel in all ways possible.
Hey I really Iike Naomi Scott as Jasmine. I don’t care she doesn’t look so much like the cartoon. Matter of fact I think she is even prettier than the cartoon Jasmine and I loved her acting and great singing voice I couldn’t have asked for anyone better
I was so disappointed at the look of Belle's gown, huge let down. The movie itself wasn't good either(in the live adaptation)
I agree for Liu. She not fits for the role . I think Jamie Chung or Zhang Ziyi perfect for Mulan
also hypocritical with jasmine
first place made me so happy u don’t understand. You could not have put it better and I 100% agree with you! Halle as Ariel best choice by so so far
Lucy Hale gives me Snow White vibes, though she is probably a bit too old for the role.
My order for which live action princess looks like there character the most:
1. Belle
2. Jasmine
3. Aurora
4. Cinderella
5. Snow White
6. Ariel
7. Mulan
Hmm bombastic side eye
@@Apricotwarrior why you giving me the side eye? Because I put Ariel last who’s black?
@@Yaseen_Ezzat Belle as number one 💀???
@@angelaparkes451 yes.. Belle as number one, she looked almost identical to belle, her hair and her voice, and even her body shape, she was the only one who was actually full on copied by her cartoon self while the others got changed a bit, like jasmine and Mulan and the most obvious one Ariel.
Emma was so bad as belle bc she had so much auto tune and just got casted bc of looks, and it’s kinda dumb that she literally told them what she want to wear…
I think Joey King would look very pretty as Merida from disney's brave and Sabrina Carpenter as Rapunzel in Tangled😍😍😍😍
I agree that Halle was the best singer, and she got the part based on talent which is FANTASTIC! I'm in full support of that. But I'm sorry no she sounds nothing like Jodi Benson. She sings in a completely different style. And if that's where they want to take the new Ariel story fine, but this constant "OMG she sounds just like Jodi" is such gaslighting bs.
Have you seen the leaks? Halle’s sweet, gentle speaking voice & her angelic singing voice are definitely living in a similar space as Jodi’s, but of course Halle adds her own siren-y, passionate flair that brings it all to a new level.
She doesn't need to sound like jodi
@@idaf3028 no, she doesn't. I never said she did. I'm just tired of people insisting she does like I don't have ears. She's a wonderful singer, I'm glad she got hired based on talent I never said otherwise.
Most of you don't even know her but JACQUELINE FERNANDES, although Sri Lankan & working in an Indian film industry, looks exact copy of Aurora ( in talking about the animated version) , go check her on google
And she fits the charisma of Aurora , freakin well
& like literally on the looks basis , she aurora in her princess dress & conpare it to Jacqueline, its same
She could also kinda sing , only is that it's race ignorant, but can we make that political sacrifice to get a better movie?
And the thimg you mentioned, dreamy, elegant ,romantic? Well Jacqueline has a same nature
I wanted a brown skin Jasmine and with middle eastern features like the animated version.
The only time I do disagree is bout show white I mean Snow White is describe as white as the snow. I’m not even talking bout origins and stuff because imo Halle is the best princess we had yet and even tho the only negative point is the not that red hair but the rest 10/10. Ofc I will watch show white and forget that one point and give a chance to her 💕
holy shit i didn't know bell was played by emma watson thats crazy
My disagreement with you is over Jasmine's voice. Yes, she was a good singer. But she doesn't sing like a princess, she sings like a popstar. The first time I heard their duet, I loved Aladdin, thought his was perfect, spot on for the original character. But Jasmine sounded like a staged performance, not a wondrous discovery. As someone who has worked really hard to cultivate the Disney princess voice, it kind of ruined the movie for me and put me off.
Now that I think about it. Your right. She came of a lot as a pop singer instead of a Disney princess like vibe from the original.
It’s probably the way they directed her, or she was given to much freedom. Either way, at least it’s not the worst thing in the world.
Okay so I also heard a rumor that Jenna Ortega it might be playing Tiana so I'm really interested to see how that turns out
So Tiana being black means absolutely nothing. How good is Jenna's black person impersonation?
It's just a rumor I heard I don't know if it's true@@0deadx21
@@0deadx21her being black is huge part of her character she’s based on a real person and it’s part of the story please do research
Here's my ranking please don't cancel me
#1 is Emma Watson as belle She had the charisma she had everything that I was looking for her singing was pretty good for I think she hadn't Sing before
#2Naomi Scott She was Off the charts As jasmine She brought the sauce And I loved watching that movie it was a delight And she was my favorite character and my favorite part Her Ziggy was amazing
#3Lily James as Cinderella Cinderella She could have been a casted Better she was amazing It was a delight
#4Halle bailey as Ariel Her Singing is amazing She had great personality as well I just Have some of the m Closer to my heart from my childhood I love Halley bailey as well Best choice they could have made But if there could have been a runner-up I feel like Madeline patch when I done a good job From Riverdale
#5Elle fanning As Aurora I remember saying the movie Was awesome but it was maleficent's movie but she really brought the sauce When she was on the screen Loved it
#6Rachel zegler As snow white OK so this is really fair but I loved her personality and I think she's going to amazing Playing Snow white
OK The 1 playing Milan I haven't seen the movie so that's why she's at #7 I'm sure she's a great actress or whatever but I just haven't seen it I don't like fight scenes Hashtags sorry not sorry
OMG the Emma doll in thumbnail 😅😂
Emma Watson played as Belle and Hermione Granger.
I would love a Snow White inspired by Renaissance Spain! It would be a cute nod to the original, taking some inspiration from Renaissance Germany!
No, Rachel Zegler won't be a good Snow White. She's come out pretty strongly being against the character and her film. How does any actor pull a good, loving, interesting performance out of a character they clearly have active disdain for, especially a character as gentle and sweet as Snow?
To summarize: when a character is swapped from white to non-white, it sAvEs LiVeS (still haven’t seen any ounce of proof for such a claim) and everybody needs to just deal with it.
When a non-white character is a teensy bit paler than the original, it’s unbridled bigotry and Disney needs to do better.
Apparently the standards here are so good, they have to be doubled, as seen between the blatant contradiction between the Jasmine versus the Snow White and Ariel rankings.
Oh boy. Cultural and historical context of POC in media is the main factor here. White has always been the default in Hollywood, & even when characters were written as POC, they were either portrayed by white people or they were awful stereotypes (because all the filmmakers were mostly white & didn't know how to or care to positively represent a community that they weren't a part of) or they were token side characters. POC have been desperately clinging on to any bit of positive representation they can find, & the history of the subject is objectively atrocious.
Because, yes, representation does save lives. For many reasons. Media can shape the way we see the world & see others. And if non-POC, especially those who live in mostly white areas, are only exposed to certain communities through the media they consume, then they're gonna have a warped perception of those communities because that's all they have to go on. They see POC as the side characters, the comedic relief, stereotypes, gangsters, thugs, secondary to white people, etc. etc. And even if the non-POC do personally know POC, the media they consume can still shape their view of them. There are cases of positive representation, but they are few & far between, & it's rare that one gets to be front & center in a mainstream four-quadrant blockbuster. And since Hollywood is remake/reboot dominated (that's what makes $) & most of cinema's most iconic characters of the past are white, it's even more rare for POC to portray leads unless there's color blind casting. That's a simplification of that situation.
As far as POC seeing themselves represented on screen, they're seeing themselves being valued & validated in a white dominated landscape (yes, Hollywood is more diverse nowadays, but most movies are still primarily white & that's not going to change) & that's something that can truly alter their lives if they see themselves in that positive light.
There's a lot more nuance to the situation, but I don't have time to write a novel. Bottom line: there's a horrific history of representation in cinema that needs to be made up for.
@@TommyRoss A few questions (and a final statement) to your response:
1. If “representation saves lives” in movies/tv, what proof do you have to back up that claim?
2. How is race-swapping a character in a remake “validation?” Is this not simply chucking leftovers at minorities rather than creating new stories? Why not make a live-action remake of the Princess and the Frog if Disney was so desperate for representation?
3. Regarding the paragraph discussing how whites view non-whites in media: do you believe that race-swapping pre-established characters is making relations better between races?
4. The double standard from your video still has not been addressed. Why is it ok to swap from white to non-white, but it is not ok to do the opposite?
I agree with you that more stories from around the world should be told. At the same time, two wrongs do not make a right - we should not condone an action when it is done by one group, while condemning that same action when it is done by another group. To me, that just seems like revenge, and is ultimately divisive.
I appreciate you sharing your thoughts.
@@ncomnom3637 Excuse me if I’m mistaken, but it seems as if you only skimmed over my response.
1. Come on…I know you’re smarter than this. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand that ANY minority group or community seeing a positive reflection of themselves (which is rare to come by) inherently makes them feel more valued and less “other”. As someone who works with kids, it is soul-crushing to hear some of them say they wish they had whiter skin, because white has always been the standard & the most valued.
Additionally, I also personally know several LGBTQ+ individuals who have taken their own lives AND have had their lives taken by others solely because they were seen as “different”. Representation of course won’t eradicate these situations, but media truly shapes how we see ourselves & others & if more types of people occupy spaces we’re not used to seeing them in, it will be more normalized & acceptance will be more prominent. Which save lives. If you really need studies/documentation that proves this, I’m sure you can find them, but I’m not doing the work for you, especially when my statement is basic logic.
2. In what world is an iconic character like Ariel a “leftover”? That’s a major role to be filled-one that already holds so much significance in culture and is beloved by many. So to see a black woman be the one to step into that cherished role & perfectly embody that character is a beautiful thing. In a world where one’s skin color has always been a limiting, restrictive factor, it’s wonderful to see it not be a limitation when bringing a beloved character to life. Despite the shade of her skin, I could never imagine a more fitting Ariel, so not only is she the perfect match, but the fact that she IS black, & that takes nothing away from the character, incidentally sends out the message that skin color is not a limitation & people who have historically been excluded from these spaces can integrate seamlessly (seamlessly for those who don’t immediately recoil & can’t get past it seeing a POC where they didn’t expect to).
Of course there should be new characters for POC, but Hollywood currently runs on familiarity (remakes, reboots, etc.), & as I previously said, the majority of pre-existing characters in media are white. So, as all these familiar characters/stories make a comeback, there’s very little room for POC to take on major roles in big blockbuster movies, unless color-blind casting comes into play (& there still hardly is any). Also, seeing POC being able to step into spaces & roles that never seemed to be an option for them is glorious. Minorities being able to portray ESTABLISHED characters (who are already iconic, significant, & beloved) holds so much weight & shows that a character’s essence transcends their shade of skin. And if that’s too jarring or challenging for you, some self-reflection is in order.
3. There’s only a specific type of person who would be troubled by seeing a non-white person in a traditionally white role, & that type of person may be vocal but they certainly don’t speak for everyone. Most white people do not feel “threatened” or “angered” by a non-white person playing a fictional character, even if they weren’t expecting it. This idea of races going to war over non-white actors “ruining” beloved characters just for not being white is so insane & implies that most whites feel the same way when that’s just crap being spewed in a bubble.
Given that race-bending is mostly a new concept (at least for non-white actors...it's been a thing the other way around since the beginning of cinema), it obviously is unexpected for many folks, & some inevitably will react negatively, as is the case with any time someone's perception is challenged, but ultimately, most people aren't ferocious about it. And many will also have their feelings evolve once it becomes more familiar.
The idea that whites & non-whites would grow animosity for one another over this is such an odd suggestion, especially when the people who are casting these characters & making this films & are in charge of these things…are white. Anyway, my ultra-conservative grandma who lives in a white-populated area is a Little Mermaid fan & is excited for the film…she’s not one bit phased by black Ariel. Maybe ask her about “race-relations”-she was alive in the ‘60s, which was another time when a specific group of people felt threatened by black people existing in white spaces. I just can’t wait for young white kids to see a black Ariel & grow up knowing that both they & their non-white friends can be Ariel.
4. My entire reply addressed why it is not even close to the same thing for a white person to portray a character who was conceived as a POC. Cultural & historical context. I thought it spoke for itself, but I’ll elaborate more. Since the beginning of cinema, white people HAVE been portraying non-white characters, taking the few roles available for non-whites, & it even continues today. Recently, off the top of my head, look who played Tiger Lily in Pan (2015). Look who starred in Ghost in the Shell. Look at all the examples on the “Whitewashing in film” Wiki page (there are far more examples than for the “color-blind casting” Wiki page). The presence of non-white people in media is hideous. There’s a lot to make up for. There can’t be a double-standard when it’s not even close to an equal playing field. And most of the time, characters that were conceived as non-white…their race/culture is actually important to the story (because they likely would’ve just been white if it wasn’t important).
“Two wrongs don’t make a right”? Umm, there’s only one (1) wrong here. We have a cinematic lifetime of ghastly wrongdoings revolving around people of color (most of which went completely ignored by the people who have beef with the casting of Ariel). I don’t see how making up for those wrongdoings & being inclusive, which is still at the bare minimum stage, could be interpreted as “revenge”, especially when whites are still the ones in charge of these decisions. Even if it was revenge, it’d be deserved. If we lived in a very different world, it wouldn’t matter if a white or non-white person portrayed ANY character, & perhaps we’ll find ourselves in that position in the future, but we live in a world that has a much more complex reality.
@@ncomnom3637 Totally agreeing with you.
@@TommyRoss @ncomnom3637
Oh thank goodness someone else is seeing the hypocrisy and racism of this video. I thought I might disagree with you when it came to Ariel, which is totally fine, but the fact that you got into race with Jasmine and Snow White was definitely jarring. Especially since you talked about the positive and negative characteristics that actors brought to the white princesses, but for the other princesses you zeroed in on skin color. I thought you were going to bring out the tool that the Nazis used to classify the whiteness of mixed race people for their eugenics studies and show that Naomi Scott was exactly 2 degrees too white to play Jasmine.
In reply to your answers:
1. It seems your answer to a question asking for data driven conclusions is "I'm sure there is data out there, despite not having actually seen any data, but I won’t bother to find it because I think I'm right which means my logic is sound." Sorry but I’m going to need to see actual evidence of this because it seems like a huge leap.
2. They were talking about how instead of creating new fairytales, drawing from other cultures where there are actual people of color, they are black-washing a character which people of all colors end up resenting because they liked the original better. It is like creators are saying we don’t want to spend the time and energy creating new POC characters, let’s just use this existing character that comes with its own fans as a money grab. And this character is then just seen as "Black Ariel". This is also taking away representation from other groups. One of my friends growing up had bright red hair and was constantly teased about it, but found comfort in Ariel when there were few redheads in media. In fact, red heads make up a smaller minority than black people. You mention this casting "shows that a character’s essence transcends their shade of skin" yet you criticize Naomi Scott for being too white, then flip the script and say Rachel Zegler is only 1/4 Latina so it is fine she is playing a character from a German folk tale because no one’s skin is actually that white (which is not actually true fyi). Do white people not get to have a white actor play a character that was a central figure in their culture and history? You said that the movie Snow White is not in any specific time or place but it obviously takes place in 16th century Germany if you look at everything from the clothing, to furniture/design in the dwarves’ house, to the 16th century manuscript in the storybook opening. I'm sure you would protest if a white actress played Jasmine, despite the fact that nothing in the plot of Aladdin relies on middle eastern culture, you could just as easily swap out white people and it would be the exact same story (princess force to marry without love- peasant finds a magical creature and wishes he were a prince, there is an evil advisor). So why is this okay for a white princess’ ethnicity to be changed?
3. You said "The idea that whites & non-whites would grow animosity for one another over this is such an odd suggestion" is fascinating because despite the Hollywood woke agenda supposedly working toward eliminating racism, I've never noticed race more or seen more people divided by someone's skin color. I remember a time where white little girls loved Mulan and black little girls loved Cinderella and were able to see themselves in any of the princesses despite looking different. Representation isn’t just about how someone looks. Unless there is a character experiencing something related to their race (such as Colombian generational trauma in Encanto that other races may not have experienced but can still feel empathy toward), then there is no reason why representation has to be just how someone looks.
4. I am not a hypocrite so I agree with you that white actors should not be playing non-white characters, but these cases are becoming rare- there was a ton of backlash over Tiger Lily and I don’t think this kind of thing is accepted by the majority of the population.
In an earlier reply you said "They see POC as the side characters, the comedic relief, stereotypes, gangsters, thugs, secondary to white people" and I have to disagree with you. You make it sound like there have been no POC lead films in the past half a century.
First some tv examples off the top of my head of black characters: The cast of Fresh prince of bel-air- 1990s, showed a wealthy and successful black family; The cast of The Cosby Show, 1980s another successful family with a doctor father and lawyer mother; The cast of Family Matters, 1990s; That's So Raven, 2000s- Raven was an adored character and hilarious; Proud family- again successful parents, Penny is a straight A student; There are a few more recent ones like Black-ish and Atlanta which I don't know as much about.
Some movie examples off the top of my head: Coming to America; The Haunted Mansion; Beverly Hills Cop; Men in Black + sequels; Bad Boys; Shaft; Up, Up, and Away; Jumpin' Jack Flash; Pulp Fiction; Sister Act, The Bodyguard (you could argue Whitney Houston isn't the main character but she's a lead)
Some noteworthy characters that aren't the main character but are well-written and well loved: Red from Shawshank; Al from Die Hard; Lando and Windu from Star Wars; Nick Fury from MCU; Whoopie Goldberg in Ghost (I haven't seen that movie in forever so I can't remember any of the character's names).
So is Hollywood suddenly more racist than it was? Or are people suddenly against POC in main roles? How about we stop painting over previous characters and calling it representation and create some new original roles and movies.
I agree with the ranking, but I don’t think it’s right to say Halle’s performance is better than the original actress. Without her that role wouldn’t be the iconic character it is today. Both actresses did phenomenal jobs in their roles. But we can’t help but compare women I guess 🤷♂️
Yeah, I hate people saying Halle is better or "eats her up" (in regards to Jodi's singing). Halle is incredible but Jodi sung it the way she did for a reason and having containment while still being emotional is really impressive too. I love both of them but people don't really compare their renditions in a nuanced way, unfortunately. Jodi was the best voice performance and Halle is the best live action imo, I feel like rather than comparing we should be happy that The Little Mermaid killed the casting for their lead twice.
Halle is better because Ariel have always been there and it cautivated the same amount of people but Halle had being non racist obviously that magic and chills. I personally always knew Ariel but never liked her. But Halle performance make me like every inch of this character I feel like I understood her more with her than with jodi
as a disney princess girlie, i highly agree with your list!!!
My list
Liu Yifei
Emma Watson
Elle Fanning
Naomi Scott
Halle Bailey
Lilly James
I think halle bailey is perfect as ariel. I also think yara as tinkerbell is not.
I agree
If they wanna make the argument that snow white was German, Ok then, Rachel is half Polish, literally a neighbouring country. Plus no one's skin is as white as snow. That's literally a metaphor for being lightskinned, which Rachel is.
But the problem is. Rachel doing controversial thing and says that the prince is a stalker.
@@Indonesianboyhow
Is having opinions controversial and the prince with real
Albino people are saying hi
And bro- the LA Mulan is like another adaptation of the actual story of Mulan, not the Disney movie. So I think Ife was a pretty good choice
These are the original princesses of the 20th century (1900): 👑💯
1. SNOW WHITE (1937)
2. CINDERELLA (1950)
3. AURORA (1959)
4. ARIEL (1989)
5. BELLE (1991)
6. JASMINE (1992)
7. MULAN (1998)
Now in live-action, they are the originals ones.
Also, I wish that they had made Snow White's hair white. How cool would that have been?! I think it's not about the German caucasian origin for a lot of people, it's literally about the name. I am interested to see how they handle that in the movie, hopefully they come up with something clever, but I wish they had done white hair.
In early versions of the story , the lines are : white as snow , red as blood and black as ebony . They didnt say what each color represent or if they are related with physical aspect or simbolic , i mean black [ almost always the hair ] simbolizes death
Someone acknowledging Halle was the best Disney Princess casting? It feels so long.
Halle the best wish we can see more of her as mermaid
Indeed I agree of mulan's cast of the character, looks like now for me I guess that the film seems dry and not freshly incredible the way it was in the animated version.
Jumping Mulan, Aladdin and Ariel...
Please! Rachelle Sagla, for these suckas are in their brainwash of to much racism in their heads, snow white played by a Latin actress some of us we are not fully white nor color. Wish the best for Halle Bailey to be the best an the real iconic, my little mermaid, my Ariel🤭💓
P. S. If someone knew about the project of A Class Divided from a third grade teacher in Ohio named JANE ELLIOT. U should watch it.
I absolutely agree that Halle was the perfect choice. Hands down. I agree on pretty much ur entire list. Naomi was nice but too safe in terms of western beauty standards. N Emma was just atrociously miscast as she was just Hermione doing a bad high school musical of beauty and the beast. 🥀
Best Disney princesses
Lily James as Cinderella i think Lili Reinhart perfect played Cinderella
Elle Fanning as aurora i think Anya Taylor-Joy perfect played aurora
Liu Yifei as mulan i think jennie kim perfect played mulan
Emma Watson as belle i think anne hathaway played belle
Naomi Scott as jasmine i think ariana grande played jasmine
Mia Wasikowska as alice i think Dakota Fanning played alice
Halle Bailey as ariel i think bella Thorne played ariel
Rachel Zegler as snow white i think Sarah Hyland played snow white
the fact that halle actually look like ariel❤️
Look i love halle bailey i watched movie for her even though i hated the way the movie looks i think she was amazing and she made that horrible 2 hour and 19 mins into a wonder she was great i dont like the way disney portray these stars in movies these days
Honestly, the only difference I have on my list is Elle Fanning is lower than Emma Watson. Also, I can say Emma Watson as Belle is better than Halle Bailey as Ariel with a straight face BUT I am CLEARLY lying. Halle Bailey is honestly on the same S tier level as Glenn Close as Cruella. They couldn't have found anyone better to play the character and I say that as someone who holds her to a very high standard.
I enjoyed Halle's Ariel. 🧜♀️
Her only impressive parts are the ones in which she doesn't talk.
The original Disney film did not represent the Arab world in the first place. It was always Indian with some Arab influences, which is something that was taken from Disney and films in general. No work has ever shown the true Arab image, even the Arab works themselves, the majority of whose actors are minorities and foreigners.