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farerb wrote:It looks cheap and bad but the kind of bad that it's fun to laugh at like Maleficent.

unprincess wrote: they're tearing this apart on 4chan. Also they think Jafar is really hot.

I think what’s interesting about Naomi was that — and we had a deep conversation about it — there are South Asian individuals who associate with Aladdin and with Jasmine as well, and I think there was a sense of we should reflect some part of the community in the principle cast so that we’re actually being inclusive of who sees themselves and identifies with this text…What we’ve done intentionally with Naomi’s character as part of the plot is that her mother is actually from a different land, and it’s very clear in the movie that her mother is from a different land that’s not Agrabah and that’s drawing on a lot of her motivations in terms of how she sees the future of Agrabah as a welcoming place that embraces people from other places because her mother was from somewhere else.

We really went through the animated version, all the feedback that happened then, and we looked at this new text and we did a fine tooth and comb and had deep conversations and you will note the changes, they are definitely obvious and that includes lyric changes as well, additional ones than even were done in 1992.”

thedisneyspirit wrote:Also, the "message" they're trying to put in such a first-world US/Europe feel-good thing...Like in Asia and Arab countries they don't discriminate harshly between each other. As if Iranians and Iraqis had gotten so merrily along.

The song that Jasmine sings connects to everything about her arc, about her finding her voice. That’s what that song is about, it’s about not being shut down but being able to speak out, which I would say resonates. The other song is a lovely lullaby song, which comes more at the beginning of the movie.

"First and foremost, I’m excited to have audiences see these beloved animated characters come to life in live action and to know that a new generation of fans will be introduced to the Aladdin story and its timeless themes," Aladdin producer Dan Lin told Fandango. "They’ll see the fresh and ingenious take on the Genie character that Will Smith brings to our favorite blue genie, and they’ll be introduced to our breakout stars who play Aladdin and Jasmine in the movie, Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott. I can’t wait for audiences to see their chemistry and, frankly, to see all of our lead actors showing their amazing range as they act, sing and dance."

As to why you need to see Aladdin in theaters, Lin added, "Aladdin is a movie that is best seen on a big screen. The movie takes you to faraway places, with sweeping landscapes and the bright, colorful world of Agrabah. We want moviegoers to feel they’re enveloped in the richness of the story, the characters and the music, and I’m especially excited for people to see the elaborate song and dance numbers. They will remind everyone of why they love the experience of seeing movies in a theater."

Sotiris wrote:New still. Orange doesn't look good on Jasmine.