The pair make for a perfect duo for an endless series of hilarious situations. Far from being a Disney princess of any sort, Lilo feels more like an honest to goodness little girl, with a mind of her own and a will to match (not to mention a great love for Elvis Presley). Just as good is little Lilo, the precocious Hawaiian girl who is doggedly determined to do things her own way. The juxtaposition is used to great effect. Stitch is an unstoppable death machine, but he's so darned cute and cuddly. The film is buoyed by a strong sense of humor, typified in its titular characters. In short, 'Lilo & Stitch' seemed to be at odds with everything Disney was doing at the time. The animation style also wasn't the norm for Disney, with the humans having a stockier look. So it was a shock to see 'Lilo & Stitch', done almost completely with traditional animation techniques, and even utilizing watercolor backgrounds to evoke the scenic vistas of Hawaii. Hand-drawn animation looked like it was on the way out-permanently. Films like 'Dinosaur' were Disney's focus. Made in the midst of the Pixar revolution, 'Lilo & Stitch' was a real oddity for Disney.
Hunted by the Galactic Federation, 626, now named Stitch, must learn how to be part of a society, and eventually even a family. 626 is sentenced to death, but he escapes and lands in Hawaii, where he is mistaken for a dog and adopted by Lilo, a young orphaned girl living with her older sister. A small blue alien with four arms and antennae, 626 wants nothing but the destruction of everything around him. Jumba Jookiba, which have resulted in Experiment 626. 'Lilo & Stitch' opens in space, where a galactic conference has convened to discuss the illegal genetic experiments of Dr.
In the coming weeks, several more ads would pop up, spoofing other Disney movies, and I knew that I had to see the movie it was really advertising, 'Lilo & Stitch', on opening day. This was funny, irreverent, and downright brilliant. What was going on here? This wasn't the Disney I knew.
Imagine my surprise when one day I was watching TV, and saw an ad that appeared to be advertising a new release of 'Aladdin', when in the middle a strange blue alien popped up, wrecking Aladdin's attempt to woo Jasmine during "A Whole New World" and even taking Jasmine for a joyride in his spaceship.
As a company, Disney is great at a lot of things, but making fun of itself and its beloved animated properties is usually not one of them.