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The Horror of Photorealistic Stitch - Lilo and Stitch Live-Action Review

  I watched some the new Lilo and Stitch "movie" and it was terrible. This is not a surprise. I was expecting it to be awful because all the live-action Disney remakes are, and was only watching it out of curiosity; I had heard that some of the Experiments from the TV show make a cameo. I am a huge fan of the original movie, the TV series, and the franchise. I still find the original movie to be very powerful emotionally. A film like Lilo and Stitch was so memorable because it had those slower, emotionally heavy moments that really hit hard and challenged people. At the same time, the movie balanced this out with humor that didn't contrast with the heavier moments; each moment was given its own space to breathe. Take for example, the scene where Stitch leaves Lilo after looking at the Ugly Duckling book. It's a silent moment where Stitch simply goes out into the forest and simply says "I'm lost". Stitch is in this existential crisis and the audience can ...