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Aladdin (2019) - Movie Review

Live Action

Disney first remade their classic animation movies into live action with 101 Dalmatians in 1996. It was not until Maleficent 2014 that it became an annual event. Maleficent was a different take on the classic animated movie and did well with the change. It was not until Beauty and the Beast in 2017 that the live action movie stayed very close to the original animated movie. Disney appears to be keeping close to this new formula and has several more live action movies in the works.

Movie Review

Aladdin does stay as true to the original animated movie as possible. Many criticize Will Smith on taking up the iconic Robin Williams genie role but they have obviously not seen the movie. I give Will Smith credit for trying to take on the role in the first place. No one could replace Robin Williams so Will does not even try. He keeps true to the heart of the character while making this live action version his own.

Music is keep to these animated movies and three classic songs return but there has been some updates to the lyrics that are needed to be less offensive than the original lyrics. Two new songs are added that add to the movie dynamic adding to Jasmine’s story with this modern telling. I especially enjoyed the update to genie’s story. I would rank this up in the top five Disney live action adaptions of their animated movies and would recommend you see it at least once.

Rating

I would give this a sold HD rating. As this is a Disney owned movie, it will rarely go less than $20. I was able to pick up my HD copy from UltraCloudHD on sale for $11.

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