Gee, it's as if Disney has been doing this the whole time.

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It appeals directly based on what you know and remember. This movie isn't going to do anything new except for tangible details that will smooth over what idiots online nitpick over as "flaws" and be sure to be modern. I'm betting money that the new character for the tiger will be a modern character who will say modern things and people online will just fawn over it.
Is it just me or does the population not really talk about these remakes like the original films? I don't think these films have endured. Mainly because it's a reheat of what we've already seen and it's disposable. You see it, aren't disappointed and go home and have dinner. It's like a watching a procedural television show. You know what you're going to get.