“It ruined my childhood!” That’s the hyperbolic phrase often employed by incensed fans after a remake, reboot, legacy sequel, or spinoff connecting to something from their youths comes out and it falls short of measuring up to the rose-tinted memory of the original they hold in their heads and hearts. Sure, it’s a ridiculous thing to say — the thing you love still exists; in fact, it’s probably on streaming — but, honestly, Disney‘s live-action remakes of its animated classics often make us feel that way.
I can’t be alone in that, every time I sit down to watch one of the Mouse House’s latest reimaginings — which we didn’t ask for but nonetheless line up to see — I’m silently praying for it not to trample all over what’s so beloved about the animation too much. The risk in making the leap and deciding to watch these reboots is high and the rewards are unfortunately often low, and yet we keep on coming back — as evidenced by their box office success.
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