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<此处为图片> Photo credit: Tinseltown/Shutterstock These days, many families flock to theaters to watch live-action remakes of animated movie classics such as "Aladdin," starring Will Smith. LOS ANGELES, California (Achieve3000, August 20, 2019). Guess what's about to get real, movie fans? Your old animated favorites! That is, if they haven't already. Like the Fairy Godmother waving her magic wand over a pumpkin, movie studios have been bringing new life to animated classics. They've transformed them—bibbidi-bobbidi-boo yah!—into live-action blockbusters. Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland, and Dumbo are just some of the live-action remakes released since 2010. Actors have also stepped into Cinderella's glass slippers, Dora the Explorer's sneakers, and Aladdin's curly-toed kicks. And according to Hollywood buzz, we can expect the reboots to keep on comin'. So what's the big attraction to going live-action? For studios, it's mostly about the math. Ticket prices have gone up, and the Internet and TV have a lot to offer, so it takes something special to get people off the couch and into the megaplex. But with live-action remakes, studios have stumbled upon a winning formula. It starts with stories audiences love and characters that seem like old friends, throw in a few A-listers, add some of modern technology's jaw-dropping special effects, and ka-ching, it all equals box office gold. The Disney live-action remakes of Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and Alice in Wonderland each brought in more than a billion bucks worldwide. Meanwhile, Disney's other live-action movies like A Wrinkle in (缺图)【缺少答案,请补充】
Time and Tomorrowland might have scored points for originality but were lucky if they broke even, let alone make some cash. It's partly the power of good ol' nostalgia that makes the formula so lucrative. Plenty of adults who spent their childhoods waltzing around the living room in Belle ball gowns bought tix to 2017's Beauty and the Beast. And millennials who grew up watching Pokémon cartoons were charged up to catch (get it? catch?) Detective Pikachu. Of course, the parents among them likely took their kiddos to the theater. (Hello, next-gen fans!) Treating their golden oldies to a modern makeover also gives studios a chance to make them more inclusive. Diversity plays a starring role in Disney's latest remakes, so more kids are seeing characters on the big screen who look like them. In Aladdin, Egyptian-Canadian actor Mena Massoud plays the lovable hero and African American actor and rapper Will Smith is the wisecracking Genie. And, as just about everybody and their pet crustacean knows, African American singer and actress Halle Bailey landed the part of Ariel in The Little Mermaid. Some moviemakers also see these do-overs as an opportunity to crank up the girl power. The producer of Aladdin, for example, said one reason the reprise was such a big hit was because Jasmine isn't just along for the magic carpet ride. She's a strong character who speaks up and takes a stand. Likewise, the new Mulan doesn't have a fast-talking dragon as her sidekick, but she's a master of kicks, and her sword fighting skills are just as stellar. Like its predecessor, the live-action Mulan tells the story of a young woman who takes her father's place in the Chinese Imperial Army, but this version aims to be more culturally respectful and accurate. Any list of live-action remakes has gotta include the 2019 blockbuster The Lion King, right? Well…it's complicated! The footage was created by artists with computers, not by cameras filming actors or animals (we know, not exactly spoiler alert material). So technically, it isn't live-action, but it all looks so real that some people believe the word animation feels just plain wrong. What do you think? Whatever your take on The Lion King debate, live-action remakes are part of the "Circle of Life" in movies today. And for lots of moviegoers, they offer "A Whole New World" that looks fresh yet feels familiar and fun.【缺少答案,请补充】