Review of Aladdin (1992) by Brunovn00 — 27 May 2019

I decided to rewatch the animated version of Disney's Aladdin, since I had a very long time without doing so and specially that the 2019 live action remake is out and that now I see animated movies with different eyes than a couple years ago.

Really this movie ain't anything groundbreaking in terms of storytelling for an animated movie, it's not a movie that will make your mind blow or a movie that you can get something from, but besides the not-so-great story and writing this is one of the best Disney movies from the "Disney renaissance" era. A simple and easy-to-follow plot with great humor, catchy and amazing musical numbers, breathtaking animation and charismatic characters.

The best thing of this movie is its characters. They have charisma, clear goals and motivations and to me, and I think for many, the Genie steals the show, he's a funny comic relief that doesn't affect the tone of the movie, he just makes the movie a lot better and I guess that 99% of his lines made me laugh. Jaffar is a great example of how to make a good animated villain: He looks menacing thanks to clever character design, he has a clear goal that seeks to accomplish throughout the movie, he can be funny at times but not all the time to a point where the audience can't take him seriously, etc.

The animation looks gorgeous too. This is Disney after all, the guys who established the 12 principles of animation. The color palette is vibrant and colorful, the character animation is fantastic and the CGI still holds up pretty well to be honest, this movie uses CGI correctly and as a result, we get some genuinely breathtaking visual effects.

Overall, a great movie with some fantastic songs, great characters, good humor and gorgeous animation. Too bad the live action remake just couldn't reach the level of quality of this version and in some cases ended up being a lot worse and underwhelming.