Netflix’s Wish Dragon, an animated feature from Sony Pictures Animation, moves the action of Aladdin to modern-day Shanghai, where a young man without money uses a magical wish-granting dragon to reconnect with his now-rich childhood friend. Starring the voices of John Cho, Jimmy Wong, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo, and directed by Coraline film illustrator Chris Appelhans. Streaming on Netflix now.
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Wish Dragon when he visited China in 2006. The press release states that the story is “based on an old Chinese fable which inspired Aladdin.” That’s all well and good, but to say that it wears the influence of the Disney version of that story on its sleeve is to put it mildly indeed, with Long’s attitude and antics reminiscent of Robin Williams and sequences that feel shamelessly lifted from that film both in dialogue and content. That said, the final section of the movie does offer a meaningful twist that gives it more of its own identity, and the kung fu action is a lot of fun.