128 | June• 2019
Aladdin
(Family, Musical, Comedy)I
t’s a whole new world as Disney
reinvents the classic tale of
Aladdin set in the fictitious
Arabian port city of Agrabah.
This fast-moving musical fantasy,
directed by Guy Ritchie (Sherlock
Holmes), is a delightful shock ofvibrant colour and sound. Aladdin
(Mena Massoud) is the ‘charming
street rat’ enticed by the all-
powerful sorcerer Jafar (Marwan
Kenzari) to venture into the cave
of wonders. His mission? To
uncover a special lamp for Jafar,
in return for riches beyond
measure so he can be worthy
of beautiful princess Jasmine
(Naomi Scott). Aladdin
unexpectedly releases a wise-
cracking genie (Will Smith) in
a bottle and begins a magical
adventure in this breathtaking
live action movie.l ddi