The Internet Is Comparing the 'Aladdin' Poster to 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and We Can't Unsee It

The first full trailer for Disney's Aladdin live-action movie has given the film a much-needed [...]

By Kofi Outlaw - March 13, 2019 02:44 am EDT

The first full trailer for Disney's Aladdin live-action movie has given the film a much-needed boost with Disney fans, revealing much better visual effects and a first look at the iconic songs of the original animated film.

Along with the new Aladdin trailer, we also got a brand new Aladdin poster, and a lot of fans took one look at it and made an immediate visual connection to the now-famous poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Scroll below to see how Disney and/or Star Wars fans are having fun with the notion of Aladdin and The Force Awakens being one-sheet twinsies!

Aladdin: The Genie Awakens

ALADDIN (2019) poster / STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015) poster pic.twitter.com/IWPCn6NGbD
— Jake Cunningham (@jakehcunningham) March 12, 2019

Well, I mean, when you see them side-by-side, it's hard to deny, am I right?

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The Conspiracy Deepens

just how deep does this thing go? pic.twitter.com/L7CTOo4RmA
— Hannah Woodhead (@goodjobliz) March 12, 2019

As this user asks: how far back does this carbon-copy posters conspiracy go??? All the way back to the early 2000s, apparently.

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The Spider-Man Paradox

pic.twitter.com/4nqPuz9LjN
— Will Butler (@QuesaWilla) March 12, 2019

Here's the scene after these Aladdin and Force Awakens posters first made contact.

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Business As Usual

Big studios use the same Poster generator software. Floating heads + Orange/blue tint.
Next!
— Star Tarek (@tarektoverso) March 12, 2019

This fan isn't perplexed at all - he became cynical about studios' lazy practices for creating posters, years ago.

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I Don't See It...

There are quite a few similarities? The flash of gold in the centre, the way the supporting characters are around the edge, the specific type of blue/purple, singling out elements of the film.....really you don’t see any of that?
— Julian Perkins (@JulianPerkins1) March 12, 2019

Some people look at these two posters and don't see any similarities at all. Maybe this will be the next "white/gold dress vs. black/blue dress" situation?

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Disney Is to Blame

Disney are out of control. This is a pathological lack of originality. There are so many gifted graphic designers who could have made something beautiful.
— Sampa Mulenga (@sampamulenga) March 12, 2019

Not surprisingly, some fans are blaming Disney as being a conveyor belt of unoriginal marketing strategies. Hey, if you can't win them over with originality, oversaturation works just fine.

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Final Proof

hollywood's always been obsessed with blue v. orange color themes.
— (nth cycles 337) (@cycle337) March 12, 2019

backing my claim pic.twitter.com/uh2ew2tNTw
— (nth cycles 337) (@cycle337) March 12, 2019

but wait ... there's .... more ?! pic.twitter.com/5BRn0pCst3
— (nth cycles 337) (@cycle337) March 12, 2019

If you need any more proof of this conspiracy... Just see above.

Disney's Aladdin is set to hit theaters on May 24th. Star Wars: Episode IX hits theaters on December 20th.

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