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Snow White failed where other Disney remakes didn't because the original Snow White is not currently a nostalgic touchstone the way the Disney Renaissance films are.
It's not about the bad writing. Every single Disney remake has had bad writing.
It's not about bad effects. Every single Disney remake has had bad effects.
It's not about the culture war outrage. Every single Disney remake has had culture war outrage.
The difference lies purely in the age and cultural relevance of the Snow White IP. The other live action remakes have all been driven by Millennial parents taking their kids to see them, but Millennial parents just don't give a shit about Snow White. It was ancient when they were kids, expecting them to want to see it is like expecting them to want to see a reboot of Betty Boop or Felix the Cat.
Snow White is a film so irrelevant that 99% of people can't name the villain. You might have just said "Maleficent" at your screen but you're wrong - she's the villain in Sleeping Beauty, the villain in Snow White is "Queen Grimhilde". Could you even articulate the difference in plot between those two films? I would wager that must people can't.
Gonna be honest, I thought her name was Evil Queen
I would totally wanna see Felix the cat.