It had been a very long time since I’d last seen Disney’s
Aladdin. I was inspired to take
another look at it because of the tragically too soon death of Robin Williams a
few months ago. I’m not sure there’s any other Disney animated film that leans
so heavily on the voice talent of one particular actor the way Aladdin does. That’s not to say it has
nothing else going for it, but Williams’ voice work as the genie is so
memorable, it’s hard not to think of the film as a Robin Williams vehicle
rather than one in long and proud
tradition of animated feature films.
