“Lilo & Stitch” walked a fine line in terms of changes made to the live-action flick. Many of the modifications, such as the new ending, upset fans, per The Hollywood Reporter. But the film stayed faithful enough to the original to keep out of controversial territory.

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A box office smash, the new Disney film has sparked discussion about colonialism, with one analyst telling The Hollywood Reporter that the ending "contributes to the narrative of displacement of Hawaiians from their ancestral lands.