Opinion | Ani Bundel: Disney's new 'Aladdin,' starring Will Smith, is a mostly pale imitation of the original. - NBCNewsTHINK
, including two nominations for original songs “A Whole New World” and “Friend Like Me.” It also featured a timeless Disney moral about the difference between wish fulfillment and true happiness. Instead of trying to be someone you’re not, why not love yourself for who you are? It’s a message one wishes Disney had taken more to heart, especially now.
Some of Disney’s remakes, like “Beauty and the Beast,” have attempted shot-for-shot recreations. “Dumbo,” on the other hand, re-imagined the story nose to tail, a change necessitated by the original’s racial stereotyping. “Aladdin” falls somewhere between these two poles. The original included casual racism that would similarly need to be updated . But much of the 1992 original is considered “classic” enough that a full rewrite was not possible.
The result is a bit of a hodgepodge of old and new. Aladdin finds and rubs a lamp, the Genie grants him his wish to become Prince Ali so that he can woo Princess Jasmine However, in between these major plot milestones the film turns into a buddy comedy between the Genie and Aladdin, while Jasmine tries to prove to her Sultan father that she would make a good ruler, husband or no husband. These new additions are often funny and well done.
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