Disney’s current run of live-action adaptations of their animated classics seem to have fallen into two categories so far. They either improve on/further their respective films or are well made but inferior versions when compared to the animated originals. Whether you look at 2016’s “The Jungle Book” (a flawed but genuine improvement to the 1967 original) or 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast” (a glossy and fun but ultimately pointless remake to the 1991 Disney classic), it’s safe to say that these adaptations will not stop so long as there is a generation with a nostalgic tie to that property. This leads us to this year’s “Dumbo,” a star-studded adaptation to a Disney classic nearing eighty years old. This remake probably would’ve gone under some people’s radar had it not been for the director attached to the project: Tim Burton.
Dumbo
Dumbo
Dumbo
Disney’s current run of live-action adaptations of their animated classics seem to have fallen into two categories so far. They either improve on/further their respective films or are well made but inferior versions when compared to the animated originals. Whether you look at 2016’s “The Jungle Book” (a flawed but genuine improvement to the 1967 original) or 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast” (a glossy and fun but ultimately pointless remake to the 1991 Disney classic), it’s safe to say that these adaptations will not stop so long as there is a generation with a nostalgic tie to that property. This leads us to this year’s “Dumbo,” a star-studded adaptation to a Disney classic nearing eighty years old. This remake probably would’ve gone under some people’s radar had it not been for the director attached to the project: Tim Burton.