Movie : Aladdin (2019)

They could show us the world... Shining, Shimmering, Splendid?

Neh... They totally ruined this one. Felt like I was watching a cheap Broadway show that was produced in a month. The casting was horrible. I mean who was responsible for a drake-ish Jafar with a high-pitched voice who had to squeak every time he wanted to make a point. The guy who played sultan should have been Jafar, at least his voice represented evil.

Movie Poster from IMDB

So the cast was a disappointment. Mena Massoud (who played Aladdin) looked like he was confused all the time. His acting was weak and didn't appear heroic at all. Naomi Scott wasn't so bad. She looked pretty enough to play a feminist princess. Will Smith tried to save the movie by being Will Smith. And CGI Rajah and Iago? They were so forgettable, they could have just saved money and removed from the movie unnoticed.

Aladdin was my favourite Disney Animation. They had really good songs (Prince Ali being my favourite) and good storyline. Jafar was appropriate, being old and perv-ish and had the characteristics of a person you'd despised instead of annoyed because you used to call him on his cellphone. Geddit? Yeah excuse the lame Drake joke, I just had to...

Having watched the original Aladdin like a gazillion times, I would say they didn't change any important parts that would have made it different. I didn't hate the re-made songs. In fact, for me the modern touch made the songs better than the original. Naomi's got a nice voice. The new song "Speechless" was not bad either. So kudos for the OST.

Overall, I'd give it a 6/10. They seemed to rush into the production, making Aladdin seem like a Bollywood movie, sinking the story-line deep into the cave of wonders. Come on, Disney, you could have done better.

Jafar, downgraded.