Most of the troublesome racial/social politics of Disney's original cartoon are removed from this version of the story, as are most of the imperialism/colonialism/racism of Kipling's original.
If anyone anywhere ever had any doubts about whether or not Bruce Campbell was born to play Ash, all they need to do is sit down and watch Ash vs Evil Dead.
There are very few film series out there about which you can say every single installment is a must-see, but Raimi, and now Alvarez, have done just that with Evil Dead.