That was my first thought as well. Will Smith hamming it up is borderline cringey for me. The gap in the RT score between this and Lion King is going to be massive lol.
The batman and robin effect.
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Why does the new Lion King look so good, and this so shitty and unwatchable?
Like at no point, did anyone ask themselves "I think our movie is shaping up to be a massive turd."? It looks like it has a huge budget, yet somehow projects the feel of a STV sequel to a obscure 90s movie now starring a washed up wrestler or something.
Yeah I get that, but...like even if everything was stylized CG, it'd still come off as the living, breathing imbodiment of autotune but as a Disney film, you know? Like I can smell it's lack of soul. It's like staring into an empty peanut shell, except you realize there was never a peanut in there. Only greed, madness, and emptiness.because The Lion King is still "animated" technically, and Alladin is live action, thus losing all the charm the animated version had?
because The Lion King is still "animated" technically, and Alladin is live action, thus losing all the charm the animated version had?
Yeah, essentially Aladdin's BIG moment to impress. So they go all out on the image that Aladdin is a highly respectable, highly trained warrior, very muscular despite appearance, very handsome, and a very rich Prince all rolled into one.Smith can't sing. Weird expressions and poor acting from everyone else. Somehow the set looks really cheap. The directing is so static and bland, especially when this is supposed to be a song about Aladdin's richness and him showing off to the Jasmine
Live action can't capture the creativity of animation?
Really makes you think.
This is definitely a good way to put it. There was almost no energy in the directing so you're really just looking at the equivalent of a marching band. I'd rather Will have shaken things up, stepped out of Robin Williams shadow and turned the song into a semi-rap so the comparison wasn't so stark.
Live action can't capture the creativity of animation?
Really makes you think.