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So we got our first official look at Will Smith as the Genie in the upcoming Aladdin live-action remake, and well, there are many things to say about the design of the character its natural film, so I went to go through both some compliments and critiques (mostly critiques) of the famous blue lantern entity in his live-action debut. To start off, I just want to say, I am not going to compare the performances of Will Smith to the late Robin Williams. William's depiction of the character in animated form was amazing, and Smith could make a just as good performance as Williams, or take a different take on the character which might be just as entertaining. The biggest complaint of the Genie in live action is that it just looks like a painted blue Will Smith or not even that, someone just placed a blue filter on Will Smith in photoshop to bring the charcter to life. This is a complaint I have, and a complaint I have about these Disney live-action adaptations in general...

The characters from the 1992 Aladdin animated film are iconic in their design and costumes, and here we are with the first character reveals of the Guy Ritchie directed live-action Aladdin. We have seen Mena Massoud as Aladdin, but now we have the reveal of  Naomi Scott as Jasmine, and Will Smith as the Genie. To start off, Naomi Scott looks amazing as Jasmine in this image. The costume has the light blues which the character is known for, and they translate well into live action, along with the subtle middle eastern designs. I am glad that Scott is playing the part, and the character if Jasmine is aged up from the disturbingly young age from the animated film. Aladdin looks like what a live action Aladdin would look like, I did mention before that the age gap between Aladdin and Jasmine is closer and legal. I know that this is a promotional image, but Aladdin does look a little clean, considering that he is more or less a local street boy in  Agrabah. The thin...