The new live-action film “Snow White” didn’t stay faithful to Disney’s 1937 animated classic—and thank goodness for that. In the rewrite of one of Disney’s most iconic (and most passive) princesses, the adaptation is trading all the prince-pining for girl power.

Some say it’s a betrayal of the source material, but it is a necessary evolution of the character, especially at a time when audiences crave more than just fairy-tale romance. Let’s all agree that the sensibilities of the ‘30s will no longer fly today.

Actress Rachel Zegler embodies that shift. She steps into the role not as a damsel in distress, but as a heroine ready to write her own story. And as shallow as it sounds, it begins with her looks.