Why People Are Furious About the New ‘Lilo & Stitch’

Walt Disney Pictures‘ live-action Lilo & Stitch opened over Memorial Day weekend. While it’s making massive numbers for the studio, fans of the original film are shocked by the enormous changes to the animated film in its adaptation. There’s minor stuff like Pleakley’s distance from drag, but the film’s human version of the character still very much fancies femme wear anyways. There’s also anger at the omission of Gantu, the Galactic Federation’s strongman, who you could argue felt like a random third act villain in the overstuffed animated feature’s ending (famously, the 2002 movie underwent major changes mid-production, since its original ending took place on a hijacked plane). What’s more, the culture has shifted a lot in the past few decades. So it makes sense that the new movie makes some alterations, including offering a more grounded take on the story. In particular, the ending is stirring up heated discourse on the internet regarding Nani’s (Sydney Agudong) custody of her lit ... Read full article.