The Disney classics will forever remain in everyone’s hearts, as they were made with love, creativity and imagination. The animated adaptations had managed to capture the magic of the original stories extremely well, such as "The Little Mermaid", "Peter Pan"…
Nowadays, Disney has been on the warpath with the remakes of their old classics and has been putting out live-adaptations this time. Somehow, retelling the same stories with a different animation and using big shot superstars (such as Will Smith playing the Genie in the lamp in "Aladdin" or Beyoncé as Nala in "The Lion King") to appeal to the audience has managed to bring in some money.
However, there seems to be something wrong about these remakes. The latest live-adaptations seem to have been taking the fans for granted by changing the very core of the stories that were brought to life and were adored; for example, the lead actress of Snow White intended to portray Snow White as some sort of ‘leader’ who doesn’t need a man… which is the complete opposite of who Snow White actually is. The origins of Cruella Deville in "Cruella" practically twisted this evil and detestable character into an alternate version of itself and completely changed it to some kind of… ‘hero’?
How and why does changing the core of the classics to accommodate the most popular trends and movements (such as feminism) nowadays backfire badly on Disney, resulting in the House of Mouse losing massive amounts of money and alienating their audience despite banking on nostalgia to revive their popularity?
I think it may be important to consider 'why' Disney is remaking these classics. Obviously, Disney is in it to make money. However, was a staple in Gen X and Millennials lives. These classics, in their old animation style, will never be enjoyed by the younger generation. – morgantracy5 months ago