Why Aladdin is the best live-action so far

Aladdin (2019) is a live action adaptation of the famous 1992 Walt Disney's cartoon. Directed by Guy Richie, starring Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine, Marwan Kenzari plays the nemesis Jafar and Will Smith as the blu- genie. 

The plot we all already know: Based on the book "One Thousand and One Nights", the protagonist is Aladdin, a pickpocket poor young man, who casually falls in love with Princess Jasmine, the daughter of the Sultain of the Arabian city of Agrabah. The villan Jafar is the 2nd most powerful man of the reign and wants to replace the Sultain by all means possible. To do so, he encourages Aladdin to stole the magical jar in which the Genie is contained. After, the Genie and Alladin become friends and through 3 magical desires and a twist of magic, the genie helps Aladdin to conquer the heart of the beautiful Jasmine. Then, the genie's owner becomes Jafar and, because his wish is to become the most powerful being in the universe, the blue-genie capture Jafar in the tiny jar. And the end is a classical happy-ending.

Comment: 

• Will Smith as the genie is hilarious ! The genie in this live-action is the most powerful character in the movie: he brings up the funny level of the story and is the glue of all the adventures. Thanks to Smith's performance, to me, Richie's movie is even more enjoyable than the original cartoon. 

• Only a few roles in Mena Mossoud's career and none of them as prepared him to become the crucial figure of a Disney's movie. I've enjoyed his spontaneous smile, although I've found him a little bit mechanical, comparing to the tornado Smith or the gracious Naomi Scott.

• Guy Richie has created a masterpiece. Sincerely, Aladdin is the best action movie so far. The combination between the special effects and the carnivalesque colors are incredible to watch. 
• The only thing that I've not enjoyed was the music. But I've watched the Italian version of Aladdin, therefore I must have missed the folklore of the original songs.

Ciak Movie rating: 5/5 - TRULY RECOMMENDED ! 


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Micol Sartori