This past week, Disney Studios released a 'special look' trailer for the live-action Aladdin. I have been eagerly anticipating this trailer so we can get a look at the characters and see how they've been translated from animation to live-action. Before I get into it, you can view the trailer here. Okay, everybody ready?? All right, let's get into it!!
First of all, the trailer is gorgeous from the scenery to the costumes. The music is, of course, amazing and I hope it means that the songs will remain in the movie... maybe?? Then we see the characters: Jafar, Iago, Aladdin, Abu, Carpet, Jasmine, Rajah, and of course, the Genie. The animals seem mostly CGI and Iago didn't speak so that leaves me to wonder if they are going for more realistic animal sidekicks this time... though I can't imagine Iago not talking... but I can live with it. Carpet is obviously all CGI but that was expected. Carpet actually looks exactly like he did in the cartoon which is very nice. However, I have 2 concerns about this movie thus far... the first of which is Jafar. While he definitely looks the part, serpent staff and all, he is definitely younger. I guess this was done so his later desire to marry Princess Jasmine won't seem so icky since they will be closer in age. However, he just seems to lack the presence and darkness that the original had. Still, it was only a clip... maybe he will be better in the movie. Plus, he was supposed to be in disguise when he takes Aladdin to the Cave of Wonders but I don't want to be too nit-picky...
Anyway, speaking of hopefully better, that brings us to my second concern - the Genie. He will be portrayed by Will Smith and that doesn't bother me. He can be very funny given the right script. My issue is with the CGI. It was.... not the best. However, I am willing to admit I did see some stuff I liked... like the beautiful golden details painted on the Genie's arms and the overall appearance of the Genie. He looks like what you imagine the Genie would look like in real life if he was played by Will Smith. I feel like they could have gone farther with the CGI (they are Disney for Pete's sake) to give a more cartoony look. Still, it could be worse.
Overall, this trailer gives me hope and gets me excited for this movie. It is like when I watched trailers for Beauty and Beast... I have my reservations but I still get excited at the prospect of seeing something I grew up watching get made into a live-action movie. If only Dumbo inspired the same excitement... but you can't win them all, I guess, so I will take what I can. That does it for this week. What do you think? Leave a comment below and follow me so you don't miss out on future posts. Until next time, have a great weekend and as always, keep on gaming!!
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