By Jennie - 29 July 2021
Anne Hathaway's recent starring "The Witches" has caused controversy among the disabled. Producer Warner Bros. issued a statement: apologizes for the controversy and offense caused by the image design in the film.
"The Witches" is directed by Robert Zemigis and adapted from Roald Dahl's children's novel of the same name. The evil witch played by Anne Hathaway in the movie has three fingers. This design is pointed out to be very similar to the congenital fingerless "lobster claw syndrome". Paralympic swimming champion Amy Mullen said on Twitter that he was disappointed with the movie, because this design of physical differences will deepen people's bad impression and affect the disabled in reality.
Mullen pointed out that she understood that she was watching a movie, but she was worried about the impact of watching such a movie, which would deepen people's prejudice against physical differences. She also pointed out that there is no such thing in the novel. With this design, the witch in the book is described as five fingers. Both the Paralympic Games and the non-profit organization RespectAbility expressed support for Mullen's statement and responded that physical differences are not terrible, and people with disabilities should be treated normally. The sense of horror caused by physical differences in the movie will have an impact on reality.
Warner Bros. issued a statement on this. The spokesperson said: We apologize for the dissatisfaction caused by the fictional character image design in the "The Witches" movie. We and the designer have redesigned the hand of the witch described in the book. Never thought that it would have an impact on reality. This movie still conveys kindness and friendship. We hope that families and children will like this movie.
