Lilo and Stitch Review

My Lilo and Stitch Review.

So I saw the remake of Lilo and Stitch, and here's my review...It was better than Snow White, but it's another pointless remake that ruins what made the original so great. Now, the film's visuals are good, but its editing was pretty bad. However, Stitch was still really funny, but there were moments in the movie that ruined some of the heartfelt ones. 

Also, the movie changes a lot from the original film, like Nani wanted to be a marine biologist, and Lilo and her don't have a sister bond that brought them together like it did in the original film. They also include some new scenes from the original film that feel out of place. However, there were some funny moments in the movie, though. There were also some new characters in the film, like another social worker who played the original Nani's voice actor, and David's grandma, who takes care of Lilo more than Nani does. 

Also, I can see why fans hate how the director changed what Ohana meant, because it means no one gets left behind, but in this version, Nani leaves Lilo with David's grandma, and there is no romance between Nani and David — well, this is modern Disney, they hate romance now. Also, I hated how they made Jumba into a villain, like they cut Captain Gantu out of the film. 

The director of the film has defended the changes, and I disagree with him because it ruins many of the original film's themes, like family never gets left behind, and how so many people had to give up certain things to help their families. I have nothing against this guy but I don't think he understood what the original film's themes and messages were. 

In the animated film, Nani initially trained to become a surfing pro, but she gave it up after her parents died. But in the end, we all know she got a great job to support Lilo, and their family got bigger. It's sad how they didn't do that. I think the film would have worked better if you ended Nani getting a full time job as a surfer so she's living her second career idea being a professional surfer. There is always back up careers incase our first careers don't work out. 

Now, the cast of the film is good; I liked the actresses who played Lilo and Nani — Maia Kealoha and Sydney Agundong —and the original voice of Stitch, Chris Sanders. I will admit it's cool they got the original voices of Nani and David Tia Carrere and Jason Lee Scott, as two new characters, and the rest of the cast did a good job. Still, the best thing was Stitch and the scenes with Jumbo and Pleaky. As well, Bubbles was cool, but they changed him up and there were some heart felt moments too between Stitch and Nani. 

However, this film, in general, is why people don't want Disney remakes anymore: they ruin the themes and what made the original films. I give this remake a 5 out of 10. Honestly, How to Train Your Dragon was a great remake. It was created by the same director of the animated films, and unlike the director of this film, he made minor changes. This film did the opposite for no good reason. Like if Disney remakes something else please just make it minor changes not big ones.