Aladdin is a Fantasy/Romance movie with a run time of 2 hours and 8 minutes. It was released in Nigeria & the United States on the 24th of May 2019 and I saw it today at Filmhouse Cinema. I wasn't apprehensive at all about this live adaptation of the Disney animated movie because Walt Disney Pictures has proven that they are really great at adaptations when you consider other adapted movies like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast and Maleficent. What I wasn't expecting though, was for it to be so good! I mean, I was totally blown away by the incredible use of colors, the magnificent singing, the cinematography and the amazingly strong cast. With stars like Will Smith, Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott, this movie couldn't have gone wrong at all. It was such a hit in my opinion and its 93% google rating attests to the fact.
The movie stays true to the original animation with only a little extra. Will Smith is the Genie in the lamp who has got the power to grant three wishes to whoever possesses his magic lamp and Mena Massoud is Aladdin, a petty thief who falls in love with the princess and courts her by transforming into Prince Ali Ababwa with the help of the Genie. Naomi Scott is Princess Jasmine of Agrabah, who longs to be free to live her life as she wishes. The only new character not in the original movie is Nasim Pedrad as Dalia, the princess's handmaiden and friend. Aladdin turned out to be very hearty, delightful, romantic movie that any movie lover would enjoy watching more than once. I saw it with my friends and my kids and we were all wowed. Did I mention the dancing??? No I didn't...the dance moves would just make you wanna jump up and burst some moves of your own
Aladdin is a lovable street urchin who meets Princess Jasmine, the beautiful daughter of the sultan of Agrabah. While visiting her exotic palace, Aladdin stumbles upon a magic oil lamp that unleashes a powerful, wisecracking, larger-than-life genie. As Aladdin and the genie start to become friends, they must soon embark on a dangerous mission to stop the evil sorcerer Jafar from overthrowing young Jasmine's kingdom.
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