Shining, Shimmering, Splendid

Rating: 9/10 (19 September 2019)

Don't you dare close your eyes to this shining version of Aladdin. No need to compare it to earlier versions because they all came from a very old book where every reader has their own unique interpretation. It's sad to read a lot of negative reviews where it seemed they were over doing it to find anything negative just to be contrary. Is this honestly, the world we live in now?
I loved this movie and the two young actors (Mena Massoud & Naomi Scott) starring in it, who were very talented. I teared up watching my old friend from afar, Will Smith who was brilliant as his own Genie. He takes us on a wonderfully sentimental trip back to his earlier music and dancing talent career days and pays a bit of a tribute to Robin Williams, who I'm sure were friends. It was great to see and hear him like he used to be when he was gettin giggy. I'm old enough to remember those days 😉 and it's amazing to be blessed with 2 magical performances of Aladdin's Genie.
There isn't a better song than "A Whole New World" where every nostalgic dream you've ever had comes back to you in those lyrics. The music is done beautifully from any version of this movie and it was a treat to hear it splendidly modernized just a little. Be sure and listen through the credits to two great songs, especially the last version of A Whole New World by Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward. Beautiful.