‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ review: Disney’s beautiful reimagining breathes life into a beloved holiday classic
'The Nutcracker' is a story loved by many generations and Disney’s newest live-action film 'The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' is both a reimagining and sequel to the original. Disney’s newest adaptation of the film takes from both E. T. A. Hoffman’s original book and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 'Nutcracker' ballet. However 'The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' is the most kid-friendly version, cutting out a lot of the dance sequences and replacing it with a story of a young girl going on a journey to discover herself and her mother’s past.
The newest version follows Clara (played by the delightful Mackenzie Roy), who is mourning the passing of her mother. Once again, it is Christmas Eve and each child gets a gift that their mother has left for them.