Aladdin

What was the title of the fim?

Aladdin

Why did you choose to watch this specific film?

I chose to watch the live action remake of Aladdin because I love the vibrance of the film, the music and also the storyline. The actors and actresses in this film are really good too.

What did you learn from this film?

I love the meanings behind the songs, especially “Speechless”, It’s such an empowering song and really makes Princess Jasmine be more of a strong character rather than the original film where she was more of a background character. The song was very good at teaching us to not be silent and speak out for ourselves as in many cultures women are still put down and being told that they are lesser of a person than a man. I think the CGI in this film was amazing and it really showed what we can now do with technology. I love textiles and the costumes were amazing all the intricate detail that was but into every piece of clothing, I know this must have taken hours and hours to do. I also used to dance and I found the dancing in the culture was really different and very precise. I really liked how we learnt a lot more about the Arabic culture in this film.

Did you enjoy watching the film? Why?

Yes I loved watching this film. I’ve seen it twice now and will definitely be watching it again and again. I really like Will Smith and it was enjoyable to watch him in the role of Genie as it is such a contrast to all the other films he has done before. Naomi Grace Scott who played Jasmine added so much to the character of Jasmine and brought her to life. I loved all the songs in Aladdin but some of my favorites are “Friend like me” sung by Will Smith and also “Speechless” sung by Naomi Scott. I would 100% recommend this film to others.