Let’s Hope Disney’s “Hercules” Remake isn’t Another “Aladdin”
Here's what Disney got wrong with "Aladdin" and how it can avoid those pitfalls with "Hercules."

In this one-day dark comedy, an office worker hires assassins to get revenge after a co-worker steals credit for his promotion. Panicked, the credit thief hires private security, and the escalating paranoia is told from multiple perspectives-assassins, guards, and office staff-all racing toward an absurd final showdown over the pettiest feud imaginable.
Here's what Disney got wrong with "Aladdin" and how it can avoid those pitfalls with "Hercules."
Typically in film, characters suffering from mental illness are used as plot devices or exaggerated for comedy. 'The House that Jack Built's representation exceeds in accuracy and realism of OCD.
This remake of the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name brings a strong representative cast.
In all honesty, “Black and Blue” is a satisfying experience, complete with solid craftsmanship. With the help of cinematographer Dante Spinotti, Deon Taylor (the director) creates a murky, lived in atmosphere.
White audiences saw Peola’s mixed-race passing as a Black woman’s struggle to be white. Black audiences saw it as the rebellion of a Black woman trying to gain privileges only given to white people.
As noted in the headline, I didn’t like this movie. Not to say it’s the worst thing ever, but it’s just…meh. Nothing much to it. Very generic. No surprises. At the very least, the cast is diverse so I’ll give it that.