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Do sadly have to agree with those that were disappointed and this is even when judging 'Aladdin' on its own merits. There is a lot of spectacle and most of it is great, but the magic and soul were missing.
Again, like as was said for the recent version of 'The Lion King', there has always been an effort to not excessively compare and judge something on its own, but when one version is so great and another fails badly in comparison it is hard not to. There are good things with 'Aladdin'. Although very Bollywood-ish am not saying that as a bad thing, just an observation , the costumes and sets are big, colourful and quite lavish. Some of the photography dazzles.
The music that still has the involvement of Alan Menken, songs and score the music being one of the main reasons as to why the animation is the classic that it is , is a sheer delight. Here the older songs are re-worked and there are a couple of new ones, complete with some equally dynamic new scoring.
Really liked what was done with Jasmine's character, who is by far the most interesting and most developed character in the film and her development is richer than in the animated films. The performances were mixed, with Naomi Scott sparkling like a true diamond as Jasmine and Will Smith makes a very game and spirited effort filling giant shoes and brings a lot of charisma and freshness to Genie. Mena Massoud isn't as strong but is appealing as Aladdin. However, Guy Ritchie came over as the wrong director.
Did think even hearing about it that he was a strange and potentially disastrous choice for the job and his style just doesn't gel and was in serious need of more subtlety. There is some dazzling photography but too much of it is a bit too overblown and gimmicky.
The film could have done with having fewer special effects and they tend to not be all that great, felt even from the trailer that Genie looked weird and my feelings haven't changed.
The script could have done with more freshness. For me too the story was in need of more charm, energy and soul. It doesn't quite suffer as badly as 'The Lion King' from being too faithful and not having enough of its own identity, but what comes over faithfully does not have the same impact or feel anywhere near as fresh.
The additional content mostly doesn't add as much as ought and bloats the film, which could have been 15 minutes shorter which was a fairly similar problem too with 'Beauty and the Beast'. Marwan Kenzari is a complete non-entity as a pretty one-note Jafar, whose back-story was laudable on paper but wasn't particularly compelling somehow. Abu, Iago and Rajah don't make anywhere near the same impression either, though Abu has his moments helps too that Frank Welker is back, Iago however sounded odd without Gilbert Gottfried who voiced the character for the original and its two sequels and the television show.
On the whole, lacklustre but has its moments. An improbably good-looking lead works his way through a hackneyed plot with heavily-telegraphed supporting roles the romantic interest, the evil black-clad villain with no depth or intrigue anywhere in sight.
The action is monotonous and mindless, with no realism or attention to the basics of physics, and a blue-skinned Will Smith, although out of place, becomes the most interesting thing about this alongside a handful of songs.
Otherwise, it's yet another wasted opportunity. Princess Jasmine Naomi Scott has snuck out of the palace to be among her people. She gives bread to some young urchins but she has no money to pay. Street-wise thief Aladdin Mena Massoud comes to the rescue. Jasmine is destine to be married away to a prince. The Sultan's scheming advisor Jafar recruits Aladdin to retrieve a lamp and nothing else from the Cave of Wonders. He finds a magic carpet as well.
Jafar takes the lamp and abandons him in the cave. Aladdin's faithful monkey Abu grabs the lamp and they escape on the flying carpet. He rubs the lamp and is shocked by the magic Genie Will Smith who gives him three wishes.
Disney has settled on this lucrative formula of remaking old animated classics into live-action films. It's safe. Families can take their kids. The IP is well-established. They have plenty of material in the Disney vault.
It all makes sense as long as Will Smith is purple. The casting fits. The setting is CGI but reasonably real enough. There are no complaints about the production. A purple Will Smith comes with some issues but somehow he fits the role. I do have an issue with People sees what they want to see. It's a fine idea and there is a movie logic to it.
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