Disney's Aladdin (2019 film)

After the success of 2015's Cinderella and 2017's Beauty and the Beast, among many other Disney classics reborn as live action films, another Disney legend has been reborn and this time, it's off to the Arabian nights in the tale of Aladdin, a petty thief whose life changed forever upon his encounter with the Genie.

Disney's Aladdin (2019 film)

Starring Mena Massoud as the titular character, Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine, and Will Smith as the Genie, among many others, the live action rebirth of a Disney classic is all about the petty thief named Aladdin whose life changed forever upon his encounter with the Genie, a mystical being emerged from the magic lamp who has the power to make their wishes come true. Aladdin wants to harness the Genie's powers in order to impress Princess Jasmine but the villainous Grand Vizier named Jafar wants to seize control of it in order to achieve his evil plot. Those wishes do really come with a painful price to pay.

Like most live-action rebirths of every known Disney classic since Cinderella, this film delivers a fresh new twist on a timeless tale everyone's familiar with although some say it's a bit confusing because of the Genie character who feels a bit different compared to the original cartoon one who has full of humor and full of jokes. And, like most Disney Princesses, it's the Princess Jasmine character that stands out the rest of the characters of the film because of one inescapable fact. The actress who played Princess Jasmine really relates to her role because it's about her finding strength over silence, that's why she performed the song Speechless, the image song of this film as they said.

Although it wasn't as they've wished for, this film really pulls the right strings to deliver the dramatic vibrance filmgoers wanted to see and in true Disney tradition, it's all about the magic that captivates people of all ages. It never really fails to impress and this film really then is a genuine contender to the best family film of the Spring season.

My rating: 4 out of 5