To date, the best remake of an older Disney film is Pete’s Dragon, based on a 1977 film that mixed live-action and hand-drawn animation.
The kid goes back home to impress Princess Jasmine, falls in love, runs up against a nasty sorcerer, and eventually wins the day.
Even so, he’s instantly memorable and weird and distinctly different from anything in the original film.
On the other hand, the people tasked with making these films need to do also give viewers things they don’t expect, even if only briefly.
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