Yet the recent remakes have re-imagined them as quieter, stately, often somber people. Originally, Belle’s father Maurice in Beauty and the Beast, the King of Cinderella, and Aladdin’s Sultan were well-meaning, eccentric figures. This approach isn’t limited to the animal companions of Disney movies, but the human ones as well. In short, the Disney remakes refuse to accommodate the original’s irreverent humor, meaning that Iago’s beloved personality cannot be showcased. Indeed, the Cinderella and Dumbo remakes largely omitted the heroes’ lively, talking mouse companions and focused on the protagonist’s drama. Disney and its chosen directors also seem eager to ground each story so that is complements the remake’s human leads.

However, this all changes during the remakes, since Disney uses lifelike CGI to realize these fictions. As such, Iago’s aforementioned pratfalls would likely not be as funny if he resembled a real macaw.

For example, the cartoon Iago runs on a treadmill and later gets trapped in a stone door, and during these situations, Iago’s irascible - yet endearing - personality is revealed. Since they’re often heavily stylized there’s a greater suspension of disbelief, and this allows for even more outlandish characters, slapstick humor and wild, death-defying capers to prevail. The hand-drawn animation of Disney’s animated movies allow for magical beings and fantastical scenarios to be realized.

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