aladdin

best. day. ever!

aladdin has always been my favourite movie, so i was thrilled (yet a little hesitant) when i heard they were making a live action version. we went to see it today anddddd i actually loved it.

i must admit the thing that made me the most hesitant was the genie not being robin williams. okay, i am not stupid, i know he can't play the genie as obviously he is no longer with us... but i was scared that someone else would ruin the part. when they announced that it would be will smith i was a bit.... miffed. i mean, everyone loves will smith, but he's a totally different kind of funny. but it worked. he made all the right jokes, threw in some funny references (including a few fresh prince ones that doug loved!) and made the character his own. the thing that i noticed the most though, was that robin williams, even if he were here, couldn't have played the part that way. smith is considerably younger than williams would be and he threw in so much movement and energy that i just don't think williams could have. he was different. and different is sometimes great.

i loved loved loved jasmine. i love that she had direction and ambition and knew that she wanted to make something of herself, purely to better her people. she was the best. most of all, i loved that disney gave her a song. it's always annoyed me that jasmine didn't have a song of her own - and speechless was incredible. i'm obsessed!

aladdin was great and i loved him. i loved that he was awkward and relate-able. he was an excellent choice for the title role. 

all in all, i would say it was amazing. the colours and scenes were incredible and i will 100% be watching it again - and again.

disney, you never cease to amaze me. you are absolutely incredinle! ♥