Top 10 Best Changes in Disney Live-Action Remakes

[@MsLozeh]

Richard madden and Lilly James were the best Disney couple

[@heyy6922]

Oh just flip off emma Watson is

[@avi3781]

Mhm.Naomi Scott and Mena Massoud too! :)

[@catsrule1343]

Just because a woman has a love interest doesn't mean she's not strong.

[@starsmoonlight8840]

Exactly, but if they depend on the said love interest a lot, it doesn't prove that point.

[@im_not_meg.]

100% correct.

[@Naforbe]

Oh. I'd like to see a female focus on other exciting things than falling in love. But that's just me.

[@im_not_meg.]

Naforbe there's Brave and Moana.

[@ggt47]

True.

[@cgphotoandfilm]

I loved Angelina Jolie as Maleficent. I felt that she was perfect for the role.

[@ChickenNuggets-m4b]

I KNOW RIIGGHHTT??? 😀

[@kylathompson8552]

definitely

[@__miraaa2x]

Frr!

[@tuminibomahart5028]

Oreo Nerd me too

[@11more40]

maleficent from the movie descendants is the best 👩‍🎤

[@juliethehufflepuff7585]

Lily James was amazing as Cinderella

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

Julie The Hufflepuff so was Emma Watson as belle

[@tedgruver7618]

Julie The Hufflepuff Absolutely beautiful in the Cinderella dress.

[@Steelee3]

I agree! She truly brought beauty, grace and a loving calmness to the role.

[@jjh2456]

Yes. Cinderella they got right.

[@mijennylee353]

Yee

[@lidiafsr]

I love 2015's Cinderella and I absolutely love Lily James. Ella was perfect for her to portrait and I'm glad because I started to follow her career. Also, can't wait for Maleficent 2! 😍

[@Steelee3]

I'm the same. I love her and try to see everything she is in. 😊😍

[@maggierappa6445]

I personally think Aladdin is the best live action remake so far. I haven’t seen Lion King, but I’m gonna be that person that says it isn’t live action, just better animation. Aladdin just had so much going for it, from the music to the scenery. I thought it was a overall beautiful movie.

[@nataliasimian5108]

I kinda liked the Cinderella one more but idk

[@lisa_san7037]

omg same!

[@showhardoahmed2146]

Aladdin was great but for me it's Cinderella.

[@chadpeterson5698]

Aladdin also picked the wrong guy to play Jafar, removed his song for a useless feminist song that nobody is interested in or cares about, an uninteresting side story with a love interest for the genie which nobody really cares about that much, and Iago is no longer an entertaining character but feels like a character just shoehorned in because the fans liked the character in the original. And the final battle is nowhere near as epic. Also the Lion King messed up big time for the remake.

[@showhardoahmed2146]

@@chadpeterson5698 you're so right about the final battle. I wish they would've kept it as is; jasmine trapped in the hourglass, jafari turned into a giant serpent etc That would've been so cool

[@CarolHardesty]

It's so refreshing to see a video defending the live-action Disney remakes rather than bashing them. I actually think I prefer them to the original cartoons. The live-action remakes manage to fix mistakes and plot holes from the animated movies. They also deepen and enrich the stories and characters.

[@norshimamdtaib8432]

This is a very underrated comment. I like this comment so much.

[@anacamila8223]

omg I love u right now for saying this, I'm so tired of people bashing the life-actions because I think both are gorgeous. The original version makes the story, the story and it is beautiful, but the life-actions have a special place in my heart because it ain't easy recreating a cartoon movie with the same feel or similar. I feel sad for the people that bash on the life-actions.

[@ines4242]

I think Disney does so good with life action remakes! For me they pretty much succeed to make everything look like in the animation. I Aladin everything looks just the same. Don't know why a lot of people bash Emma Watson, she truly looks exactly like Belle to me. I'm honestly a little bummed that the actress for the role of Ariel doesn't look anything like her but I'm gonna watch the movie anyways when I have the chance too. Maybe her acting is outrageous good that we will see far beyond her phisical appearance.

[@m00n.sh1t]

I agree, with the exception of the live action Beauty and the Beast. I really dislike that movie. I love Emma Watson because of Harry Potter, but she can’t sing. I also hate her ball dress. There’s more I could say about it, but other than that, I really love the live action remakes

[@jaybarua1328]

The first few are amazing but the ones after that were mediocre but that’s my opinion ofc I love malificent

[@lifewiththatonepreppy]

The malefacent ( I know it's spelled wrong) backstory reveals the components of the curse. Sleep like death- the drugs True loves kiss- her birthday gift 16th birthday- the best gift she got from Stephan Spindle- the knife he cut her wings with is sharp as a spindle Sun set- that when she got the kiss Am I right?

[@shortcakenyc6984]

I never noticed that! Thanks for pointing it out!

[@selfconscience]

Best remake so far

[@o.m9514]

don't know but It's good.

[@chaoticcollisions5328]

Never considered that wow

[@FantasticBeasts2024]

I never noticed that! That’s creative!!

[@msfriendsfan4ever788]

Maleficent is my favorit Disney remake, closely followed by Cinderella. I wouldn’t mind a remake of Snow White.

[@jessicacarter9988]

MsFriendsfan4ever me either

[@CaptainCretaceous91]

That would be neat. But now that Alan Rickman is gone, I don't want a remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame anymore.

[@stepheneastern7661]

You have Kristen Stewart's Snow White LOL

[@jchandlersabeast]

Mirror mirror

[@luamorim.b]

I would love a Snow White live action with Lucy Hale

[@lindarose9500]

I liked the update in the live action "Beauty and the Beast" movie (2017) where it showed that the Beast was actually very highly educated and well read. He and Belle bonded over shared conversation and reading. In the original, the Prince/Beast was illiterate. I thought this update was more realistic in showing the characters of Belle and Prince/Beast enjoying each others company and falling in love.

[@Delcattiy]

Technically in the original Beauty and the Beast, Adam had learned to read as a child, but he didn't really keep up with it, causing him to forget what he had learned. If I remember correctly, his line in the original is as follows... "I learned... a little. It's just been so long....." Remember, as human beings, learned applications can be forgotten over time, several of which are covered under language. Reading is one of them. Just in modern days it is a necessity, and it seems very out of place that someone couldn't remember how to read.

[@edensylvester13]

That change was made in the play version of it too

[@_Flioness_]

In the animated movie they bonded too. They bonded over her teaching him to read and sharing her love of books with him.

[@audreytheausllyologist502]

I don’t care what any of y’all say- I like the live action Disney remakes.

[@mutantx2372]

Same .

[@audreytheausllyologist502]

I love them and not afraid to admit it

[@animechic420]

I like them, too. People should stop bitching about already.

[@alexandrakorngut5197]

Same

[@jessicacarter9988]

Audrey The Ausllyologist same

[@chadhawksworth9229]

Belle was already indenpenant

[@jessicacarter9988]

Chad Hawksworth yeah I agree she is her own person

[@Lilith87]

I thought both Belle and Cinderella were independent before the remakes (Cinderella was stuck in a bad situation and was sheltered but still showed way more fight and ambition then the live action one and Belle has always been known as independent), Aurora was pretty bland in both movies as both didn’t focus on her. 😅

[@Wiiguy1606]

@@Lilith87 I still feel sorry for Aurora. She's not a bad role model and was content living a simple life in the forest. All she wanted was to meet someone, since in her words, "Why do Aunt Flora, Fuana, and Merryweather still treat me like a child. They never want me to meet anyone." And she was cursed to sleep for a huge chunk of her animated movie. Know what I mean?

[@chadhawksworth9229]

@@jessicacarter9988 I disagree with everything they said about Beauty and the Beast

[@Lilith87]

WiiGuy2014 I totally agree, I would like to see a remake that focuses on her. A new Snow White would be great too! Just less whimsically and more productive.

[@luckyabiezzart1460]

And then come aladdin, BOOM.

[@ejelecflametails6657]

And how's Lion King?

[@icommentonstufflikealot.4885]

@@ejelecflametails6657 Its not out Yet so we Aint sure.

[@srinidibaskaran4619]

@@icommentonstufflikealot.4885 but it'll be great cause it's lion king and wow the cast!

[@mariceliasainz8115]

Exactly 😂🎉

[@woodsstocks9178]

but Cinderella still the best IMO. i can feel that movie, the characters, there's something magic about Cinderella live action. u know the movie is good when u out from the theater and feeling like fly and wholesome, and the next day u thinking how beautiful the dance part.

[@starsmoonlight8840]

Unpopular opinions: ~ I don't mind movies having too many songs! ~ I love the remakes. ~ I love Maleficent turning good. ~ I believe people are overreacting. ~ I care about historical accuracy. ~ All for diverse casting, but I do want them to try only a bit to make the casting accurate. ~ I don't hate the "boy saves girl" trope because sometimes girls, at least in the past, needed some lifting every now and then. (They were placed around the time men were "superior." Also, historical accuracy!) ~ I dislike Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. ~ Back to my 4th one, people need to _chill_ over the changes. Everyone is calling the new ones horrible and shit. Honestly, everyone is being an idiot. ~ The movies didn't take away the strength from anyone. ~ I appreciate a decent backstory. In fact, I love backstories! What happens in your life shapes your future. If nobody had a backstory, I would honestly hate Disney.

[@starsmoonlight8840]

@Lucy Vega Thank you :3

[@maura0026]

Finally another reasonable person in the comment section lmao

[@starsmoonlight8840]

@@maura0026 THANK YOU! I've been reading all these comments about feminism and "unreasonable" additions. Spoiler, it is *weird* (Not saying feminism isn't good, just saying that people over exaggerate.)

[@strawberrykun6136]

As of snow-white I personally don't hate it but like it's the type of movie where you ask "so what's the moral of it?" And that does not suit Disney, same goes with sleeping beauty

[@Leticia-wo7xq]

100% agree

[@jeffwinxincollado5215]

I would like to add that Princess Jasmine's new song in the live-action is lit!

[@sruthivaseeharan7664]

speechless!!!!!!!!!

[@spectralquill1810]

Yeah, it showed she's so much more than a damsel in distress.

[@alyssavanderheijden4701]

I WONT BE SIIIILEEEENNNTTTT NO I WONT BE QUIIIEEETTT

[@abbylifewithlove]

Yes! Thank you !

[@abbylifewithlove]

@@alyssavanderheijden4701 it’s “ I WONT BE SILENCED YOU CANT KEEP ME QUIET”

[@chrysalxsm2248]

this is my top - five disney live action list : 1 . maleficent 2 . beauty and the beast 3 . cinderella 4 . alice in wonderland 5 . aladdin

[@rat_5]

Same but my order goes Maleficent Cinderella, Aladdin and Alice in Wonderland Beauty and the Beast And the Dalmatian movies

[@thegoldsquadplus2912]

same

[@sayakawentar6313]

Aladdin is the great Disney live action movie for now and I love the Jasmine so much❤️❤️

[@chadpeterson5698]

The worst thing about that movie is that Jafar's actor 100% SUCKS

[@megalon73]

The Jungle Book remake had a better ending then the old one. Also Maleficent was a really good version of Sleeping Beauty.

[@colleen4ever]

The original version was way too cliché. The newer ending was closer to the book.

[@megalon73]

@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 👎

[@megalon73]

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[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

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[@megalon73]

@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Hey I don't know what's your Bull with me? But just relax your self! You have it spoke to the last time we talk so chill. Is it about the Jungle Book (2016) been better then Awful 90's remake. The answer is....YES! it is I don't want to remember the 94 film, It Sucks!

[@jennaelise280]

“And often seem reliant on their love interests...” Considering that most of them have curses that can only be broken by them, or their is no possible way out, I think that quite a lot of them did what anyone else would have don’t in their position.

[@jennaelise280]

*done

[@GoldenRose116]

i also like how non of them really relied on them. Like Snow White's happend by pure accident Aurora was more saved by three old ladies then the prince And while Cinderella was saved she did took active steps in her own path

[@lonellfletcher]

Loved Maleficent’s backstory, but I felt like it was given away too quickly. It should’ve been revealed in pieces throughout the film to deepen its revelatory impact.

[@hollyludlow9339]

Beauty and the beast and Cinderella

[@blancarosales3400]

I fell in love with beauty and the beast live action version and Cinderella is a beautiful movie

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

I really loved the jungle book and beauty and the beast

[@alexmeyer5260]

They've all been pretty good so far.

[@kalmanta1824]

... are generic as hell, especially BatB compared to the original,.

[@animechic420]

Just remember, people: there's nothing necessarily wrong in depending on your love interest.

[@starsmoonlight8840]

I agree with you, but it isn't completely right depending on them for your survival. Even if these were around the 1600-1800s, woman were not too weak.

[@DANNYTHEFROG123]

Not for everything we can slay or own dragons and still be soft and feminine. It's not either or.

[@reeses_unicorn]

As long as you're not, completely, dependent on them.

[@animechic420]

Kitty Cat Sweetheart There you go. Yes. 😌

[@skittlies2012]

No, but the character should have personality separate from that reliance. If the character relies so heavily on their love interest that it becomes their identity, it makes for a bland, flat character

[@momerathramirez5205]

I'm agree with the changes in B&B and Cinderella.

[@jessicacarter9988]

Momerath Ramírez same

[@flyingfeathers_]

*in agreement

[@heymima1990]

I also loved how they kept the animals in cinderella (especially the mice) as animals. they didnt make them talk like in the animated version.

[@mamc1986]

They were very cute computer generated mice too. :)

[@Compucles]

Well, that's not in itself an improvement over the animated version, but I agree that the nature of live action made them better off not talking in this version.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

+heymimi1990 I still loved it when they talked though :(

[@dionettaeon]

True, but the issue with the mice wasn't so much that they talked as it was them taking up about half the movie. The live-action kept the side characters off to the side as they should be.

[@flyingfeathers_]

Uhh the lizard spoke??

[@legoman716]

As long as the diverse cast is historically accurate, I see no problem with it

[@laylayw6353]

I love, that they started giving the love interests stronger personalities, like the prince in Cinderella or Jasmine in Aladin

[@garthdavis2502]

So in the live action movie, King Stefan is the true villain.

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

That’s why I hate Maleficent because of this

[@swaritdixit7193]

@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Which maleficient live action or cartoon versiin

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

@@swaritdixit7193 live action Angelina Jolie is an inferior to Eleanor Audley

[@alocadawho5354]

More than Lady Tremaine's backstory in the Cinderella remake I appreciated the prince having a complex backstory and character. I think it's much more compelling to watch people fall in love when we learn about them and why they feel attracted to each other.

[@Showtunediva]

Yes, I felt the same way!

[@reythejediladyviajakku6078]

The live action dress for Cinderella was goals! They could have made Cinderella more assertive with her stepmother and stepsisters if they wanted to really update it.

[@Disney65Fan]

From the top of my head Cinderella(2015) Ella met Kit before the ball unlike the cartoon one. Beauty and the beast (2017) when the rose petal falls the objects become real. And the enchantress makes an appearance more than the 1991 version. Kinda wished that the Prince had a name though

[@RainbowKidDoesThings]

Disney65Fan even though the movies never mentioned one, Disney France has confirmed his name is Henry. I wish they actually said it in the movies though :/

[@Diana_M08]

Disney did give him a name. "Prince Adam"... because that was SUPER common in France at that time.... (sarcastic btw)

[@Diana_M08]

(According to the one in Florida)

[@RainbowKidDoesThings]

Diana Marcum oh I was talking about Cinderella's prince! Oops lol I prolly should have been more specific 😅 but yeah Adam is the prince's name in Beauty and the Beast. That I do know haha

[@filmtoppings]

You should make this list again after Dumbo, Aladdin, and The Lion King

[@agenttheater5]

Lefou being given a sense of dignity is my favourite change.

[@Delcattiy]

I agree with you there. He is portrayed as a clumsy, dopey character in the original, but in the remake he is more dignified, even though he is still Gaston's henchman, he still is more refined and has more character depth. I also like that they picked up on the rumor that Lefou may have been gay. It may be still just all talk, but action in the movie shows that tendency, even though it wasn't inexplicably defined. I love that they opened up so many things in Beauty and the Beast. I remember prior to the remake, there were rumors of the Enchantress being Belle's mother, which at the time I dismissed because it seemed absurd to me, and now in the remake it expands as to why her mother was not in the movie. It also gives more definition to Adam's family as well. Why his own mother wasn't mentioned in the movie, nor his father. How could a kind, well-meaning child turn into such a narcissist without learning from another source, such as his father in the remake?

[@Showtunediva]

Mine too!

[@nab.7250]

I wonder what is Disney’s future after they’ve remake all of their classics.

[@MariaRevArt]

They'll continue the trend of 3-D animated Disney Princess movies inspired by fairytales they haven't made films of as yet. Example Tangled and Frozen. Then, they'll make live action versions of those after enough time has passed.

[@marine6271]

They're still making animated movies, some with original scenarios (Wreck-it Ralph, Zootopia...) and some adapted from famous fairy tales (like Frozen or Tangled), there are still so many they haven't adapted yet

[@elevenhoppinghoppers5696]

they will remake the remakes then

[@valerievargas1548]

I just know it's already lazy. They need to do something with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

[@birb5152]

Well they're already remaking Moana so there's your answer 😭

[@tiffanyl4829]

"Disney hasn't always been the best for diversity" --Mulan, Pocahontas, Mufassa, Mowgli, and Tiana all beg to disagree. Disney has done its best to show honest representation and diversity--better than most studios. Now it just forces diversity in a way that looks out of place. I wouldn't expect to see Caucasions and Africans in Medieval China or Asians and Africans in medieval Europe. If they were they would stand out for rarity.

[@starsmoonlight8840]

FINALLY, SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS! As much as I love coloured people being in movies, most are between 1600-1800s and that... throws the feeling off.

[@rayon15]

@@starsmoonlight8840 coloured people??? Alrighty its people of color. Just saying

[@frankocean9412]

TheCuteDiamondWolf you call non-European people “colored people”, of course you don’t wanna see diversity

[@crazyweirdgirl115]

ah yes. Medieval europe. Where magic exists, animals can talk and French royalty lives happily ever after...I'm sure historical accuracy is reeeally important in these movies.

[@lemnlime66]

@@crazyweirdgirl115 lol, exactly! There's no reason to exclude ppl of color for sake of historical accuracy when the stories are based on FAIRY TALES. And just one trip to a disney park will tell you that disney doesn't exactly have many fans of color

[@KalikaXX]

I liked how the prince actually has a personality in the Cinderella live-action.

[@dancrews7769]

My favorite was the mention and storyline of Belle's mom's in the new "Beauty and the Beast". I love both versions

[@isaiahadams1996]

I totally agree with all these changes in live-action disney remakes especially Mowgli staying in the jungle after Shere Khan dies. I think these changes shed more light on the original animated disney films.

[@tiagoantonio564]

I really love Disney live-action reimaginings of animated movies as much as the animated movies itself.

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

Tiago Antônio I would like if they did a remake of Tarzan , Pocahontas and brother bear

[@blancarosales3400]

I love live action versions of Disney classics and the changes they made to differentiate them from the original are beautiful and interesting.

[@shazmeentandel.-.]

Yes.same.

[@jaylenw.1202]

I like the comparison: * Maleficent (2014) - Sleeping Beauty (1959) * Cinderella (2015) - Cinderella (1950) * The Jungle Book (2016) - The Jungle Book (1967) * Beauty and the Beast (2017) - Beauty and the Beast (1991)

[@nicholehayden2779]

One of my favorite changes between the animated Beauty and the Beast and the live action was the addition of the Beast’s song. It was a simple, but completely necessary addition. Not only is it absurd for the title character of a musical to not have his own song, did a lot to show Beast’s character growth try. It wasn’t such a major change that I’d expect it to end up on this list, but still my favorite.

[@keke8sticks]

Idk why but I want to see a live-action Brave. I just feel like that would be cool.

[@thecollector5204]

The animated Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella had villains of the same voice

[@scottgreenberg551]

Both Lady Tremaine and Maleficent were brilliantly voiced by Eleanor Audley

[@kurohebie3161]

I am French and the "diversity" hurts my eyes when it spreads a false image of a time period. Yes those are "fairy tales" but to see black characters in what is essentially 16th or 17th France is just wrong. If Hollywood wants more diversity, they should do an African Legend or a legend from another non-European country, not twist our culture to suit American identity politics. I would never be mad if there are no white characters in Mulan. Why should American be mad that there are no black characters in Beauty and the Beast or Cinderella?

[@ibtiago18]

But that is the France of Fantasy land, not the France of the real world. If they were suposedly historicly acurate movies, I could see your point. Since they don´t even try to pass for it, just chill out and enjoy the movies.

[@mythsislittlefarie7635]

Alexander Dumas was a French novelist. His more notable tales were of the musketeers, many of whom were black. He wrote about musketeers because his father was one.

[@kurohebie3161]

@@mythsislittlefarie7635 Alexandre Dumas's father was a general in the French revolution, not a musketeers. He was also mixed blood from what is now Haiti. I don't know where you picked up he was a musketeers but wrong time period in the French history. The 3 muskuteers is set during LouisXIII (first half of the 17th century) I can assure you, they were no black muskuteers at that time.

[@kurohebie3161]

@@mythsislittlefarie7635 And if you read about "black musketeers", it is the color of their horses, not their skin. So no, still no black musketeers in 17th century France.

[@matariki9818]

I have to disagree on this. Black people in France have existed, either as slaves or as free men since the middle age (take for instance Saint Maurice, generally portrayed as a black man. The name Maurice itself comes from the Maures, people from Northern and Saharian Africa who were frequent visitors of Europe at that time). Interconnexion between France and Africa is as old as the Roman Empire, it did not start with slavery and colonization. Asian characters would have felt more out of place, or Native Americans, but there were black people, even though not as much as in the times of slavery and/or colonization. So French culture is not at all twisted by the fact that there is a black librarian in Beauty and Beast in my opinion, much more because Ewan Mc Gregor is the only one with an actual French accent.

[@Actionfan19]

If this trend of small "improvements" keeps up they can redo their less then appreciated movies like Black Caldron and Atlantis the lost empire.

[@925263]

I don't wanna look at the Horned King again thou ._.

[@elishab6521]

Atlantis would be flipping amazing!

[@jennycastillo8659]

Actionfan19 no doubt a big reason Disney makes them is for money. Nostalgia is used to sell their classic properties. Their less appreciated movies would just remain that way and flop at the box office for the second time.

[@juanrisa945]

@@jennycastillo8659 well, The Black Cauldron does have a cult following. And the also-not-so-popular The Hunchback of Notre Dame will also get a remake, so possibly the Black Cauldron will make the jump to live-action.

[@SEGASister]

If they remake Atlantis, I hope Tom Holland gets cast as Milo Thatch.

[@cultclassicdeadinside9862]

The original Beauty and the Beast is a classic but the live action gave it WAY more depth , background and cleared up plot holes from the previous

[@juanrisa945]

tragically, it dosen't destroy the fact that was more faithfull than it needed to

[@dafilmqueen556]

What I love the most about the Beauty And The Beast live action remake is Lefou's character development.What was once an unrealistically loyal Disney henchman,is now a multilayered humanized henchman who eventually learns the hard way that his boss is an awful backstabber,and switches sides just in time.Lovely characterization!

[@egdg20]

I like how the live action versions go into more details and you learn more about the characters and their back stories. The romantic couples actually get to know each other better, as it should be, not fall and love and marry within a few days or weeks.

[@kelsiparker7990]

I always find it odd when people criticize Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty for not having very complex characters. Because the thing is, back then, they were still getting the hang of the medium. Feature-length animated films were a new thing, and they were trying to get the hang of what they could do with it visually. Character arcs would come along later. Because sure, Snow White and Aurora needed to be 'rescued' and woken from their slumber by their prince (. . . kinda uncomfortable claiming Cinderella should have rescued herself as it implies people living with abusive families should somehow handle that on their own) but 2/3 of the princes don't even have names.

[@haihai9022]

People calling Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty bland have clearly not watched the movies and understood them at all.

[@HowdyDuty4]

Nothing will have a more diverse cast than the tv Cinderella starring Brandy. Jason Alexander and Alfre Woodward as king and queen to an Asian prince. It was brilliant

[@kristineliljemark5158]

Victor Garber and Whoopi Goldberg were the king and queen in that one.

[@HowdyDuty4]

Wow shit you’re right, wtf was I thinking? Seriously it’s like the Mandela effect because I know you are right but still remember the other version...

[@leannkennett905]

Kristin is right about the parents of the Prince. And the Asian prince was cast because he was famous for portraying the Prince Charming in the Asian theater.

[@Samimama92]

Love that version! ❤️❤️❤️

[@bobbysmith8095]

I love that one but it was so funny. White dude, black wife, and Asian son did not make any sense. They could at least tan the prince up, get a half white/half Asian person (or just say his grandparent or someone was part Asian in family so the movie even if he 100% white) so the movie make sense.

[@Zodia195]

#10- I am fine with Diversity in movies as long as the actors do good at their performances. For me, that's more important. #9- I never saw the live action movie since I can't stand the original anyway so I won't comment. I will say this though, Sher Khan is my char from the original and one of my fav Disney Villains. Since they did give him a reason for hunting down humans in the original, it's fine that they went more in depth here. #8- I totally disagree with. One of the things I LOVED about the original Sleeping Beauty was Maleficent herself and how she loved being evil. It's why I despise this remake to begin with. Why does every great villain have to have a sympathizing backstory? For me in creating Maleficent into an 'anti-hero' they had to ruin the personalities of the other chars, like the 3 fairies, Prince Phillip, and especially King Stefan. So the fact she broke her own curse, I don't like that. If others like this movie though, it's fine with me. #7- I did like this part of the Cinderella movie. In fact I will say this is one of the better ones, even though I understand people found it boring. As for the original movie, I do rank it 3rd out of Classic Disney Princess movies because of how Cinderella got treated by her step-family. I did like how in this movie they gave some historical context about how hard it is for a widower to raise children without an income. That's no excuse for how she treated Cinderella, but I am glad they added that. #6- I never saw this movie either as I love the original too much. To be honest, the fact that the villagers forgot about this castle never bothered me, even as an adult, I didn't know that was a plot hole. This would be one change though I wouldn't mind too much. I definitely don't agree with is the Servants becoming inanimate. NOW THAT is going too far. #5- Totally agree with here, plus the fact that the prince got more screen time and develop a personality. I have no big issues with Prince Charming in the original and I chalked up their romance being the "love at first sight trope" which I am fine with since I believe it exists. #4- Well that's interesting. I did hear that in Rudyard's original work Mowgli did return to the Jungle after living with his kind for awhile. #3- *Points to what I said in #8* Enough said. #2- Yeah I did pick up on that as a kid about the glass window part with the Beast looking like an adult then. Maybe it should have been his 31st birthday? Lol. So yeah this is one change I would be fine with. HM#1- Yeah, we only got a hint of that in the original. HM#2- This the only time when I prefer Live action to the Original since it did 2 things I felt the original was lacking in- Cruella paying for her crimes and the humans figuring out she did kidnap the puppies. I still like the original though. HM#3- Not knowing who Belle's mother was never bothered me. After all, this wasn't the first Disney movie where the mother was missing and it's a common Disney trope for the main char to be lacking a parent. #1- Really? That's #1? You're pulling the feminist card here? Btw, I am a grown female woman and I am not ashamed to admit that I love the 'damsel in distress' trope. May I remind you that Belle from the original was already 'ahead of her time' since she could actually read since reading was a luxury. Plus I can't stand modern feminism. It feels like their trying to push the 'women need to be more independent' card and can't have any kind of assistance. Granted the first 3 Disney princesses did need helping in the end, but they weren't entirely passive, even Aurora. She learned how to take care of herself and was allowed to walk in the forest alone by herself screams reliability to me. Just in some circumstances the things around them were bigger then them. Tell me something, if your world had magic in it, and you had no defense against it, you would need help from someone who could appose it. Aurora's world is the most magic driven out of all the Disney Princess worlds since there were magical forces from both sides. Closest to it would be Princess in the Frog, but even though Tiana was cursed, she had a way to take care of it itself. Aurora's circumstances were entirely outside of her control when it came to the big picture, plus she wasn't fully made aware of the situation.

[@brunetteartist24]

Besides the love at first sight thing i agree with you

[@cataryad661]

I agree with diversity in films, as long as it makes sense contextually - for movies set in certain time periods and countries. Like, it wouldn’t make sense to have a black man as a prince in Europe in a movie set in the 15th century.

[@Zodia195]

@@cataryad661 Yeah, I just think since it's a world of fiction they would take a few liberties. Like if they really wanted the movies to be 100% accurate, every char in Beauty and the Beast would have a French Accent, but it was only Lumiere who had it. And in The Little Mermaid, Sebastian wouldn't sound like he was from the Caribbean since that movie takes place in Denmark.

[@emmayonker5686]

Also people forget or over look that in sleeping beauty, it isn't the prince that saves her. It was the 3 fairies that save her. They help the prince but ultimately without them the prince and Aurora are screwed.

[@lucase9698]

I do love the 'damsel in distress' trope too, but i really think there should be certain movies where the female lead needs assistance, and others where the female lead is strong and independent. If every movie we see female leads are weak and male leads are heroic, strong and do everything then we repeat a sexist agenda. I did wanted to see a live action adaptation of the classic Sleeping Beauty, but because i like accurate adaptations. If we go back to the 30s and 50s thought (Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora) it was pretty fucked up that every female lead was weak as fuck and were trapped in a situation where they couldnt do anything and they needed help from someone, its not Auroras fault to be sleep her whole movie, it was the movie makers fault for making every disney princess to clean, cook, sing and "being beautiful" as their most important qualities, being passive and in needing of help in their own movies.

[@moonkitty5274]

One of my favourite changes is that disney adds a lot more depth to their characters, particularly the villains.

[@chatgptsimp]

7:40 I can't believe that a villainess can be so beautiful as Malificient

[@maytalacedo2942]

Personally malificent in the original is more of a perfect villain than a simpathic character.

[@Zodia195]

There's a reason why she's a fan fav as a Disney villain. What's so wrong with a villain wanting to be evil? I loved that part about her.

[@WinterGirlRules]

@@Zodia195 Agreed. Some of the best villains are those who are evil for no other reason than they want to, and they enjoy the Hell out of it. They're also some of the most terrifying because they know what it is to be good, they just take more enjoyment in cursing a baby girl to die on her sixteenth birthday because they weren't invited to a party, or holding princes until they're almost dead and calling on the powers of Hell, because they get a greater enjoyment out of it.

[@queenrayna]

I think that that was the point, in the original she was meant to be a straight-up villain while in the live-action one they wanted to humanize her more and make her a character that the audience can sympathize with

[@maytalacedo2942]

@@queenrayna I still think the original villain was great bcuz u love 💘 2 hate her and she's clever and evil and she knows it and I 💘 it. I feel like they don't need 2 changed her much. But that's just me.

[@queenrayna]

@@maytalacedo2942 Oh no I love her as just a straight-up evil and petty villain, but it's a great take on the character

[@JustImmiagine]

I'm extremely glad you picked up on #4 - that was what made the movie great for me :)

[@starsofaurora2745]

I loved the live-action version of Cinderella so much. The additions of meeting in the forest and wanting to go to the ball just to meet a friend were well-done. There was a certain, indescribable magic to the movie that I didn’t feel with the other live-actions. Also, to everyone telling Ella she wasn’t a “strong and independent woman,” well I beg to differ. She might have not done any fighting and such, but it’s her willingness to sacrifice her freedom and consistent character was what made her strong. Ella was so kind and giving up to the point where it hurt.

[@ariannagamboa6935]

I love the remakes and I LOVED the Beauty and the Beast remake but many people hate it and I don’t understand. I loved Emma Watson as Belle, I feel she portrayed Belle amazingly. I love the Beauty and the Beast, then Maleficent, Mowgli and Cinderella

[@laynelabertew3924]

She was great as belle! I think they definitely shouldn’t have used as much auto tune as they did for her though 😕

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

I agree with you. She did her best though. The historical inaccurate costumes were removed and replace them with the right costumes to fit the period setting and the “10 years” in Be Our Guest was removed. We also get more development of several characters

[@stevenharding4595]

I hate to criticise a ms mojo list, but I feel that she is wrong about Shere Khan. Kipling worked the duality of the character into the story and the modern background weakens it. Shere Khan deliberately had nothing against Mowgli personally but was fearful of what he represented. That is to say Shere Khan in Kipling's original had a fear of fire because of what it symbolically represented; modernity, advancement, and the destruction and perversion of the 'natural' order in pursuit of those goals. To make Shere Khan's fear off fire personal is to miss the point entirely. Although I guess the first Disney film did that too. In Kipling's original text, the antagonsts can be seen as either pro- or anti-Imperialist and equally pro- or anti-progress, in a Whiggist sort of way. Regardless of the interpreatation, though, Shere Khan represents a regresive fear - one that advancing modernity i.e. man (i.e. fire ergo i.e. humanity) will deory a savage but natural and predetermined order. Regardless of whether you decide to read Kipling as pro-, anti, or post-coloialist it is wrong to intpret the character as having a personal venegenge against 'fire'. A literal' interpretation of the character isn't only boring and painfully surface, but it fundamentaly misunderstands Kipling and his context for the sake of convinience.

[@masterm1680]

I liked the ending of the live action Jungle Book. Mowgli actually stayed with his family in the jungle rather than following some girl. And I like how Cinderella stood up for herself in the live action.

[@juanrisa945]

+I. Th. yes it does. His real family is in the jungle

[@juanrisa945]

+I. Th. he reemeded himself by trowing the torch, killing Shere Khan, the greatest threat to the jungle, and he directed the elefants to work as firefighters, not everybody finds girlfriends/boyfriends even if they are with their kind, and he's one of the sons of the new pack leader and (given the fact the his friends with the highly respected elephants) he may becone the next leader

[@schwester6523]

The life action Jungle Book is....a trash. Sorry, but it is. Even worse than the cartoon was.

[@hpdanfan14]

10: 🙄 (I’m all for diverse casting, but not glossing over the realistic dynamics between them in historical settings.) 9: Nope 8: Don’t even talk to me about Maleficent 7: Didn’t see it 6: YES 5: Didn’t see it, but seems like a good one 4: Maybe yes 3: I SAID DON’T TALK TO ME ABOUT MALEFICENT AND YES I CAN DENY THAT 2: Yeah sure Honorable mentions: Yes, Okay, Yes 1: Yeah, I can't deny that one

[@tcrpgfan]

#1 Cept not really. Disney has been ahead of the curve on that one for awhile. Since arguably Cinderella (It takes a lot of strength to survive an abusive household with her kindness intact).

[@angeld3654]

Whoo!!! Love this list!!!i love how in maleficent, she breaks her curse!! And find a lot of these interesting and more amazing from the original to the remakes!! I love how they did maleficent's backstory! Especially in the book involving a boy who protects her and has protected her since birth!! Aww and belle's mother is just ahhh!!

[@herestia_photography]

Maleficent's name/past has no sense XD Why, if she's a good fairy, then someone calls her Maleficent? Is so lazy that makes me nervous...

[@alexadanielahernandez3476]

I believe originally in the storybooks she was given that name by the king and queen and then told to the whole kingdom. But I might be wrong.

[@haihai9022]

Probably for a few reasons (or one of them) 1. The parents hated Malificent, hence her name being Malificent 2. It was a gradual thing (Maybe she had a normal childhood and then she felt anger and revenge when Stefan cut Malificent's wings off)

[@susmitaamatya1496]

Emma Watson best suts for the role of Bella!

[@bealovesconfetti]

In a lot of these movies they made it truer to the original story. Cinderella met the prince before the ball originally There's others's but I forget them.

[@chivonnemccoll9354]

Just after watching the live remake of 'Beauty & the beast' - I do love the change when the beast dies and you see everyone fading. I just find that more touching to watch.

[@idellming]

Funny that you didn't even mention the Alice in Wonderland remakes

[@austintandoc8187]

Well it’s a continuation though you are on point.

[@rosemarysbaby5942]

When I saw Maleficent as a kid my first thought was "why did you do King Stephen like this😭? I loved him in the original!" I will never consider him evil and now every kid in this generation will grow up with this and not appreciate how kind and fun the original king was

[@zehlua]

It was actually confirmed in the sequel that he was 11 when the curse took effect. We see a flashback to 11 year old Adam. Get up to date on the Beauty and the Beast lore! The Christmas special was gorgeous

[@karaelizabethmartinez964]

I'm excited for the live action of the Lion King

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

Kara Elizabeth Martinez what about Aladdin and dumbo

[@jessicacarter9988]

Kara Elizabeth Martinez me too

[@karaelizabethmartinez964]

@@theamazingandtalentedblake8296 not sure if I'm that excited for those two

[@mayrriiyobenhack9148]

I am with you dude

[@reeses_unicorn]

I LOVE the live-action remake of Cinderella!

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

Ms. Kitty I really loved the remake of the jungle book and beauty and the beast and I already now love the new dumbo and Aladdin , now I’m so excited for the new lion king

[@bryannayolson]

I think another great change from the cartoon movies to the live-action is in Cinderella. In the 1950 version, Prince Charming was less involved in the movie, leaving the a Grand Duke (his servant) to help move the story along to its already known fate. For example, the Grand Duke is the one who chases after Cinderella after she quickly leaves the ball and then he's also the one who travels throughout the village to find the girl, the missing slipper belonged to (aka Cinderella). Additionally, the prince doesn't speak very much, other than asking for Cinderella's name. While in the 2015 version, Prince Charming is the one who chases after Cinderella during the famous "running down the stairs" scene. And even though he wasn't leading the expedition to find Cinderella, later on, he did end up sneaking onto the search team, which shows his great motivation and love for this mysterious maiden. Prince Charming also has a lot more dialogue and the viewers can see the better connection between him and Cinderella.

[@bifa5414]

5:38 They did it as well on version "Shinderera monogatari" from 1996.

[@brentage5000]

Yes! Thank you so much for number two! I cheered so loud in the theater when that got corrected!

[@kevinparks5220]

My apologies but the originals always will be in my heart at least the best of all times.. do not try to fix a good thing...

[@flintlockwood25]

Shere Khan's connection to Mowgli makes me love Shere Khan as a villain even more, and it gives him and Mowgli a better relationship, and having Tremane being more developed is brilliant

[@turtlegirl8426]

Number one is a great summary of the new Jasmine with speechless and her strong independent personality

[@bigbrainasian]

SO TRUE

[@jamiehood850]

Even though I wasn't the biggest fan of the Beauty and the Beast remake, I was happy that they added a Mr. Potts, because at the end of the original animated movie, it seemed like Maurice was flirting with human Mrs. Potts, which always creeped me out as a kid

[@Delcattiy]

Why did it creep you out? I had always thought even as a kid when I first watched it that it was sweet. Two people without a spouse possibly finding romance? and also in the original, Belle already treats Chip like a little brother, so why not? And if it's anything to say about Mrs. Potts' name, many women in that time period actually kept their married names, even if something or other ended up separating the two (aka biggest example is death) and women tried after their mourning period to find another husband, especially if there were children involved. Just like in the time period of Cinderella, women didn't really have any source of income for themselves; usually came from the husband, unless they were very high up in the social chain, as in a lady of the royal court, possibly even princess at highest. In Cinderella, Lady Tremaine may have been a Lady, but she wasn't close to the royal court. As with Beauty and the Beast; Mrs. Potts was a servant. She couldn't possibly make enough to support her and her son both, not on a servant's pay in the time it is set. So, women would attempt to find husbands if they didn't have one already, especially to ensure the continued health of their own children, as Lady Tremaine did explicitly say in the remake of Cinderella.

[@carly7522]

The original cinderella and belle were already awesomely independent and defiant. The new movies took some of that away, not gave them new strengths.

[@carly7522]

That was helpful

[@starsmoonlight8840]

@@carly7522 May I ask, how did they strip away their strengths?

[@tracygardner6318]

Carly wow

[@A-ro-2803]

Absolutely love this list. I think that everyone one of those decisions by the movie’s creative team was on points. They end up making so many more of the characters understandable and relatable. Thanks for the list.

[@terrybatman]

I don't get the diversity part. Diversity in all these old western stories meant people of colour were slaves. Not really good wholesome kid friendly content

[@joaovitorbarrosmota5754]

2015 Cinderella is my favorite disney live action by far 💙💙💙

[@LisaMariavanHarmelen]

I prefer the originals by far, but I watch the remakes anyway.

[@jessicacarter9988]

Lisa van Harmelen which is your favorite ?

[@LisaMariavanHarmelen]

Jessica Carter from the remakes? I wish I could say Beauty and the Beast, but Belle’s singing voice is horrible. So I would go for Jungle Book. I’m really praying that Aladdin is gonna be great

[@jessicacarter9988]

Lisa van Harmelen yeah I agree with you. I can’t wait for Aladdin

[@MrSideswipe13]

Live Acton Cinderella wasn't as the animated one. Lady Trumain was meaner in the animated one. When Cinderella came down with her dress Lady Trumain just smiled and let her daughter's tear up Cinderella's dress beyond repair. As they leave, she just leaves with a smile and says goodnight. That was the most heartbreaking scene ever.

[@user-zb7br1es1o]

Maleficent has to be the Best Change in Disney Live-Action Remakes

[@elizabethmezzina7437]

The live action Cinderella and beauty and the beast were literally soooo good and I’m a HUGE fan of lily James and Emma Watson and they were so perfect for those roles❤️

[@hiii6480]

One thing I still don’t get is why people hate the Disney live remakes. I love the live remakes

[@Line...]

because it sometimes just seems like a cheap cash grab as compared to coming up with new ideas, and the leads' singing is weak compared to the original

[@hiii6480]

Line Wiik! Well Disney put there hard work on it!

[@cocoroach_ok]

The crews sure work hard, but the idea of remake itself is lazy, safe, and just cynical. Why even bother making new original story if you have already successful and nostalgic properties like Beauty and The Beast, Lion King, and Aladdin? It's not like we (Disney) dominate the whole entertainment industry and we pretty much too rich to fail. As much as I appreciate how great Lion King's photorealism is, the movie was so boring. As much as I loved her role as Hermione in Harry Potter, Emma Watson sucks as Belle. I don't even talk about the new songs. That Jasmine and Beyonce songs are actually bad. If you think I'm just the original fans that just butthurt because they ruin my childhood, guess what. I'm new fan of Old Disney, I didn't grew up with most of their films , and I can say their live action movies suck.

[@carmenlemell1189]

I honestly feel that learning about Belle's mother really helped to fill in this massive gap in my heart

[@nsyncrobot2362]

Beauty and the Beast hands down the best for me. Damn the whole movie was visually pleasing and had amazing scenes also the musical had kept me dancing bruh. the dress honey, ThE DresS captured my attention. I loved the Cinderella one too but damn Belle knows whats up 🔥❤🙌

[@pedrosuperhero3]

Great reasons on which scenes were best in the live action remakes the live action movies are great can’t wait for next list.

[@jamesdb23]

Live action beauty and the beast ❤️❤️

[@nanouklezaf4273]

Maleficient was really a good surprise. A total rewriting of the anime version, Angelina Jolie was the perfect cast, she would have never agreed to be another basic antagonist.

[@ViewerOnline101]

2:38 No, absolutely not. NOTHING about the changes made in Maleficent was better than the original, or even good for that matter. It was stupid, predictable, and it utterly destroyed the image of one Disney’s greatest and most evil villains (perhaps thee greatest of their villains). 6:55 No again. The whole point of Mowgli leaving the jungle is to grow up and take his place in the world, rather than spend the rest of his days fooling around, not taking on any responsibilities, and staying stuck in the past rather than accepting who he is. It’s a story about growing up and finding you’re place in the world, not simply staying where you are all the time. 7:44 I can agree that giving Maleficent a tragic background makes for a more compelling story, but having it lead up to a redemption and making her the good guy was a major mistake, as I stated above. It would have been better that if, after Aurora succumbed the curse, that Maleficent fully embraced her evil side, claiming that her revenge was now all she had left after losing Aurora’s love.

[@DANNYTHEFROG123]

In your opinion. I loved maleficent. Characters have layers in the cartoon we are to assume she is bad. But the movie tells her side of the story that she didn't do a bad thing because she is an awful person. The world is not black and white their is a gray area.

[@jodiejacobs4655]

Exactly they're supposed to be the bad guy. She and the judge from the hunchback movie were the most sinister villains ever!

[@SofiGracious]

you forgot to add that in the original beauty and the beast the servants were cursed seemingly just because they lived in the castle. in the live action they explain that they were cursed because they saw the abuse the prince's father made him go through and they did nothing to stop it.

[@drilonkrasniqi752]

BEUTY AND THE BEAST IS MY FAB

[@jessicacarter9988]

Drilon Krasniqi same

[@oliviablumke1303]

I really want Disney to make a live action Sleeping Beauty. I know they made a Maleficent but I kinda want to see an actual live action Sleeping beauty

[@steamboatwill3.367]

I agree on Cinderella.

[@jessicacarter9988]

Steamboat Willie. Same

[@SofiaBerruxSubs]

The Beast and Bell's past should have been there or number 1

[@starsmoonlight8840]

@Cel Lyn They did, actually. Not that big. We could assume he was average with his mother since he quickly grew out of his kindness after her death. He probably had a "good" relationship with his father since said father tried to turn his son spoiled and succeeded.

[@starsmoonlight8840]

@Cel Lyn Sorry! I misinterpreted that! My apologizes.

[@captainhowlerwilson508]

No. Not that.

[@SofiaBerruxSubs]

@@captainhowlerwilson508 wdym?

[@captainhowlerwilson508]

ELizabeth Akey It doesn’t really add much to her character.

[@directioner51]

There one notion to add to the one of the beast being cursed as an adult. The original tale said "and ear HER love in return", but in the remake it says "earn THEIR love in return". So it's gender-neutral, it doesn't have to be a girl, it just has to be love. It's subtle, but it's there.

[@funnyhappystudios]

Maleficent was better than Sleeping Beauty.

[@wayanlantela8175]

"And so 2 people who danced together one time at a ball entered into an ill-advised long term relationship, and they lived happily ever after for 7 months. Then they seperated with the goal of fixing themselves and getting back together, they got in a huge fight when his mom got sick and now they don't even follow each other on twitter. The end." -The Grimm Job S.12 ep.10 of Family Guy.