Greg Laurie Criticizes Disney’s New Live-Action ‘Snow White’

Laurie said that the story found in the 1937 version of “Snow White” is similar to the story that “we read about in the Bible, about Lucifer, a once high-ranking, powerful angel who wanted to take the place of God with himself.”

“The problem with Lucifer is he was in love with his own image. He wanted to be in the place of God,” Laurie said. The original film ends with “evil being defeated. And the queen and all of her vanity meets a ruin, and Snow White is resurrected from her death-like sleep, saved by the prince.”

“And what does she sing? Someday my prince will come,” Laurie said. “Which, if we’re being honest, is not all that different from a Christian worldview…The original ‘Snow White’ carried the message that one day the prince would come, the true prince, the one who raises the dead and defeats evil once and for all.”

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Laurie explained that in the new film, Snow White doesn’t sing the a song about her prince coming. Instead, “she’s got a new song: ‘Waiting on a Wish,’ a song about, you guessed it, female empowerment and self-sufficiency.” Laurie added, “Because, heaven forbid, we acknowledge that timeless human desire for love, redemption, and rescue.”

Speaking about Walt Disney, Laurie said:

To say Disney was a genius and a visionary is an understatement. Walt Disney believed in a world where good overcame evil, where truth defeated lies, where families were celebrated and where patriotism was honored, not mocked. He once said, “The important thing is the family. If we can keep the family together, that’s the backbone of the whole business. Catering to families, that’s what we hope to do.” Well said. Walt Disney understood that people don’t just want entertainment; they want meaning. They want stories that reaffirm the best parts of humanity. Once upon a time, believe it or not, Disneyland’s original plans included a church on Main Street. So think about that.

Laurie said he believes “there are small glimmers of hope that the Disney organization is starting to wake up,” citing a new animated character who openly Christian. The character, whose name is Lori, appears in the Disney+ animated series “Win or Lose.”

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“I’ve been a fan of Disney for my whole life, and I want to believe that Disney can find its way back to what it was meant to be,” Laurie said. “If there’s any chance of that happening, the best thing Disney today could do is return to the roots of its founder, to stories that celebrate family, virtue and faith.”

Laurie concluded his video with a quote from Walt Disney: “In these days of world tensions, when the faith of men is being tested as never before, I am personally thankful that my parents taught me at a very early age to have a strong personal belief and reliance on the power of prayer for divine inspiration.”

“If Disney wants to reclaim that magic,” Laurie said, “that’s where they need to start.”