It seems that despite being advertised as a strict remake of the original animated film, Disney’s live-action version of Aladdin changes one big thing with Will Smith’s version of the Genie.
MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ALADDIN TO FOLLOW
As we all know in the original Aladdin, our protagonist ultimately freed the Genie from his imprisonment in the lamp. After, he still had all of his mystical abilities and left to tour the world. The new live-action version of the film does the same but makes one big change to Will Smith’s version of the character.
In this version, everyone seems to get a happy ending. Aladdin frees Genie from the lamp but in doing so turns Will Smith’s character human, no longer possessing his near-godlike powers. This allows him to pursue a relationship with Jasmine’s best friend, Dalia, with whom he had children.
What do you all make of this new ending? Did you like the direction they took with Will Smith’s version of the character? Should they have stuck closer to the original version of Aladdin? Let us know in the comments below!
Here’s the synopsis for Guy Ritchie’s film:
“Aladdin” is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future.
Directed by Guy Ritchie from a script he co-wrote with John August, the film stars Will Smith as the Genie, Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, Marwan Kenzari as Jafar, Navid Negahban as the Sultan, Nasim Pedrad as Dalia, Billy Magnussen as Prince Anders, and Numan Acar as Hakim.
Aladdin is now playing in theatres everywhere!
