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Video: 7 full-length films based on the best Disney fairy tales that the whole family will love
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The Walt Disney Company is renowned for its ability to keep up with the times and make money even with old ideas. In recent years, the company has found another way to increase its revenues by filming live action films based on its best animated fairy tales. The Jungle Book, released in 2016, grossed nearly a million dollars at the box office.
The jungle book
Back in 1967, Walt Disney Productions released a cartoon based on a collection by Rudyard Kipling. Walt Disney himself oversaw the creation of this animated film and least of all he wanted his "Jungle Book" to be similar to the original. As a result, the boa constrictor Kaa turned from a villain into a friend of the protagonist, and a flock of monkeys found a leader - King Louis. In 2003, DisneyToon Studios created the second cartoon, The Jungle Book 2.
In 1994, Walt Disney Pictures released The Jungle Book, but the animals did not speak here, and the whole story developed around Mowgli's crush on Kitty Brandon.
And finally, in 2016, a full-length film directed by Jon Favreau was released. In this picture, along with the usual shooting, a lot of computer graphics were used, which made it possible to create unusually realistic views of nature and bring animals to life. The film won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
Aladdin
In May 2019, the world premiere of Guy Ritchie's film Aladdin took place. Despite the fact that film critics give very mixed reviews about the new film, the audience received "Aladdin" very kindly. Stunning landscapes, oriental flavor, beautiful music and amazing adventures of the poor boy seem to immerse the audience in childhood. At the same time, the filmmakers filled each frame with bright colors, and the actors throughout the film delight with good acting and complex tricks.
Dumbo
The touching story of Dumbo the elephant, which nature has endowed with huge ears, was completely rethought by director Tim Burton and presented to the audience in 2019. The picture turned out to be sincere and bewitching. The romance of love and the magic of the circus are intertwined here. Despite the fact that the main characters will have to face intrigue and betrayal, in the finale, good will surely defeat evil, and the little elephant will spread its wings-ears.
Cinderella
A bright and kind fairy tale, directed by Kenneth Branagh, almost does not deviate in its narration from the Disney cartoon of 1950. But the modern full-length film turned out to be much brighter and more beautiful than the good old cartoon. All heroes are very bright, but at the same time very unambiguous: if the hero is negative, then it is difficult to find at least one positive trait in him. And the virtue of Cinderella is so perfect that there is hardly a girl in the whole world who is ready to try on this image. Maybe that was the director's idea: to show a bright border between good and evil?
Kim Five-plus
The adventure animated comedy inspired Zach Lipovski to create a feature-length feature film. Fans of Disney pictures were able to enjoy a new interpretation of the familiar animated series, as well as find out what happens to the main characters in the new school. At the same time, "Kim Five-With-Plus" is somewhat reminiscent of the saga "Children of Spies" and leaves a very good impression. Especially appreciated the new Disney film by teenagers, to whom, in principle, the picture was addressed.
101 Dalmatians
The film was directed by Stephen Herek back in 1996, but today it has not lost its magic and appeal to the viewer. Lovely puppies, which are fully endowed with human qualities, and the brilliant play of the actors does not leave the audience indifferent. And the age-old theme of the struggle between good and evil is always relevant and in demand, especially since in the film by Stephen Herek, good, as you know, wins with a crushing score.
The beauty and the Beast
Bill Condon's fantasy film was released in 2017 and became the highest-grossing action musical, grossing over a billion dollars worldwide. The picture turned out to be unusually spectacular, and the star cast immediately attracted the attention of the audience to the fairy tale. The main role was played by Emma Watson. A beautiful and truly fabulous film plunges into the very atmosphere that viewers remember very well from the cartoon underlying the new musical "Beauty and the Beast"
Today it is not so easy to create an idea for a film and write a plot that would force people to go to the theaters en masse, fighting for the last tickets with others. To do this, scriptwriters and producers resort to a whole range of tricks, from flashy posters to marketing tricks. Today we will tell which of all the films released in Hollywood, collected the largest box office.
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