The Lilo & Stitch Ending Change Controversy, Explained

The new Lilo & Stitch live action remake has been a huge box office hit, but reviews have been mixed... While it’s definitely a cute film with some bright spots that (at least attempts to) stay true to the original film, it falls flat in some important areas. While some of the changes to the film are minor, others seem to lose sight of the entire point of the story itself. One major change to the ending of the film has people particularly unhappy. So, let’s take a look at how this new film grapples with the story’s most important theme: family – and if the changes have really forgotten what 'ohana truly means.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:45 Bringing Lilo & Stitch into the real world
03:33 The importance of family & community
06:23 The old vs new ending
08:23 Why people don't like the new ending
10:01 The one silver lining of the changed ending

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