Our Favorite Disney Characters In Their Live Action Forms And Classic Forms Combined Together Courtesy Of One Artist's Incredible Creativity
If you're a Disney lover, then you're going to enjoy this post a lot, so stay tuned.
Disney characters have a way of sticking with people, whether you grew up on the classics or came to them through the live-action remakes. Seeing those familiar faces in a new style always brings out strong opinions, especially when the original and updated versions are so different.
Artist Louie Cruz took that idea and turned it into a side-by-side visual treat, pairing live-action Disney characters with their classic animated forms in the same setting. From Cinderella and Aladdin to Ariel and beyond, the comparisons make it easy to spot what changed and what stayed the same.
These playful mashups are a fun reminder of why Disney characters keep getting reimagined. The details are hard to ignore, and a few of these pairs really stand out.
1. These two both look beautiful, and Belle is portrayed perfectly in both ways. This artwork is insane.
artworkbylouie2. Aladdin and Abu look like a perfect duo to me. I love seeing the comparison between the monkeys too.
artworkbylouie3. Jasmine is beautiful in both versions, but obviously, the one from now has more updated trends for styling and makeup.
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Some of these pairings are just too fun to compare side by side.
4. This is actually one of my favorite comparisons. I mean, these two are hilarious, and seeing them side by side is seriously too great.
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5. Now this one gets me every time, but it's no secret that these two are queens.
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6. Mulan kept a lot of her features and her appearance. The hair in the live action is stunning, though.
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This one really shows how much personality can stay the same across versions.
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7. Now you just have to love this, and the fact that they are arm wrestling makes it that much better.
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8. Cinderella looks perfect in both, but the differences are quite noticeable too. Her hair being down is probably the biggest difference from classic Cinderella.
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9. Aurora seems to have changed in looks, but not necessarily in behavior. She looks beautiful in both versions, though.
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Ariel's comparison might be the most striking one in the whole set.
10. Ariel has some of the biggest character differences that we've seen between the live-action and classic versions of the character. Still, she is beautifully done either way.
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These character comparisons are giving us all the flashbacks to the classic versions of the Disney characters that we all love. It really shows the differences and how far they've come, or how similar they are.
What Disney character did you wish to see on this list?
Disney fans will probably keep debating these versions for a long time.
Want more “old-school” inspiration like those portraits, check out 77 Fascinating Paintings That Prove The "Old Masters" Were The Original Influencers.
