Who Needs a Hero?

I've got to admit, I'm sort of tired of the recreation of movies that were already made. You know what I mean. The way certain movie companies are taking all their animated films and making them into "live-action" ones. It wouldn't be so bad if the movies weren't almost exactly the same as the one they're redoing. Only a few have any changes.
But this latest one, when I saw the trailer, I was excited. It looked beautiful, for one. For another, I was neck-deep in doing my own version of a Snow White retelling too. So, how could I not be thrilled to see another version?
But the closer we got to the actual release of the movie, the more talk surrounded it. They'd changed things ...
And one of the rumors was that they made Snow White where she didn't need a hero.
Let me stop right here to say I think women are very capable and don't always need someone to "save" them from things. But I also want to point out that sometimes it's nice when someone else can step in and help. And, let's be honest, with all that talk about them changing Snow White, I was afraid they'd removed my favorite part of the story--where the prince kisses her to wake her from the sleeping potion.
Well, good news. I went to see the movie over the weekend. And while the "hero" is no longer a prince, he does get to wake her with a kiss, like in the original.
Now, back to my original point. Does she need a hero? Do we need to embrace this new trend where the women all save themselves? Or can we find a middle ground like Snow White did? Where she finds people to team up with to make her wishes come true.
My fairytale retellings are hopefully reaching a point like that. One where the girl can use her strengths, but also have others she can rely on when things get tough. And I'll let you guess what I did with the shoe scene in Rendersella and the kiss scene in Fairest Inn All. I'm still plotting Beauty School and the Beast. ;)
So, what do you think? Should a fairytale romance have a hero? What's the best way to bring fairytales to the 21st century?