An Intriguingly Controversial Animated Flop Finds Support on Netflix

Family cartoons are not a genre that often causes any notable controversy, as fun cartoons designed to keep kids busy for a few hours tend to offer nothing. In addition to light entertainment, cool and completely enjoyable.

However, Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs is a notable exception, and not just because you may not have even heard of the movie before. That in itself is curious, since the Korean effort is a mix of classic stories Snow White by Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen’s Red shoeswhich includes Chloë Grace Moretz, Sam Claflin, Gina Gershon, Patrick Warburton and Nolan North in the voice cast.

The plot is simple, following seven princes turned dwarves, sending them to find the most beautiful girl in the world in an attempt to free them from their curse, while Snow White finds adorable shoes and discovers It turns out that they have magical powers of their own.

A 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office take of just under $10 million make it clear we’re not talking about a classic, but the Moretz star is completely burned. Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs during accumulation.

The early stages of the marketing campaign were heavily criticized for body-shaming, and after the actress said she was “appalled” by the message, the production company Locus Corporation released a statement. issued a public apology and terminated the campaign immediately.

All of that for a movie that almost instantly slips through the cracks, never to be heard again. Then again, Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs made it onto Netflix’s global most watched list by FlixPatrolso maybe a respawn is appearing on the cards.