The sad thing about films nowadays is that unless you are young enough not to be jaded, it’s very hard to go into many without having some original version or animated classic to compare it to. Sure, it’s fun to see a story told in a new way, but it also makes it difficult to judge the new version fairly, because your feelings towards the original can color your opinion. In the case of 2019’s live action remake of Aladdin, the original story that may be at the forefront of your mind is one of Disney’s 90’s animated classic films. Whether it was your favorite or not, whether you even liked it or not, it’s what you’ll be thinking of while watching it in 2019. Some elements are the same – many of the songs are carried over from the original, and your favorite characters are back (just with some updates). There are also new elements too – because this is live-action, the story is told in a new way, and that is worth considering when you settle yourself in to your seat with a bucket of popcorn. It’s easy to preemptively judge because there was already one good version of the story, but that doesn’t mean it has to be the only one.This new version of Aladdin may not be an complete diamond in the rough, but it’s not a lump of coal either.
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