Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp and written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes, the movie adapts the beloved 2002 animated movie by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois into the live-action medium, which is a pattern Disney has been following for years.

Disney’s Lilo & Stitch won't have that nostalgic ending, but gives a realistic portrayal of family expectations, responsibility, and community (minus the aliens).