This week, Disney unveiled the official first look at the live-action Aladdin [1], and reader, it did not go well. Fans of the original were understandably nervous when the first poster [2] and teaser trailer [3] dropped back in October. Well, now that we're finally getting a look at the cast in all their glory, we're . . . even more nervous than we were before. Why is Jasmine wearing a Western-inspired corset with jewels from Joann Fabrics? Why does Aladdin look like he'll ghost you after a first date and then hit you up at 3 a.m. a year later? Why does the genie look like . . . that?
One quick pass on Twitter later, I realised that much of the internet feels this way. It seems very few people are on board with this live-action remake and its look and feel. Which, of course, begs the next obvious question: why does this keep happening?! Anyway, the whole ordeal has led to a good and proper roasting on Twitter, and I'm happy to present some of the tweets that really had me trying to hold in my laughter at my desk.