Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs is an animated film that was released on July 25, 2019. It is loosely based on Snow White by the Brothers Grimm.

Synopsis
Princess Snow White (Chloe Grace Moretz) goes on a journey to find her missing father. When she puts on a pair of magical shoes, she becomes a conventionally attractive princess. When the Fearless 7, a team of warriors who have been cursed to look like green dwarfs when someone is looking at them, offer to help her in hopes of stealing a kiss to break their curse, a true love story unfolds with the message of loving someone for who they are, not what they look like.

Controversy
In 2017, the movie was advertised in the United States with the caption, "What if the dwarfs weren't so short and Snow White was no longer beautiful?" The image featured the skinny and fat Snow White models next to each other. This led to a wave of internet backlash because it implied the movie had a non-body positive message. By the time the movie came out though, most people forgot about it.

Rise in popularity
Although the movie wasn't released in the United States until September 18, 2020, many people, particularly tweens and teens, discovered the movie by watching it illegally, and became instant fans of the film. Although the fanbase was steadily growing on its own, Saberspark's video spotlighting the film and giving an overall positive review of it, which was uploaded on June 19, 2020, also drew a lot of attention to the movie. Many people have since praised the film for its surprisingly positive message and stunning visuals. When the movie was officially released in North America, it became the top family and kids film on Apple TV. SIDUS is currently planning on submitting the film for an Oscar consideration.

Trivia

 * During the "This is Me" montage, Red Shoes walks up to a booth that sells Booto plush dolls of varying sizes.
 * From the original teasers, it can be assumed that the film was originally for adults, very early in production.
 * It is the first entirely Korean animated production to be released internationally.