![]() ![]() 2) Pumping ourselves up, pretending to be greater than we are on a superficial level. 1) Feeling we are greater than how people treat us or the way we see our station in life. In doing so he allows the lamp to be stolen by Jafar, giving the villain nearly unlimited power and making his own problems exponentially worse. Because of his lack of confidence, he breaks his promise to the genie that he would use his last wish to set him free. A new crisis arises when he learns that once he marries Jasmine, it won’t be long before he will become sultan! “No they want Prince Ali to be sultan.” Aladdin feels trapped, a victim of his own success and way in over his head. Having “won” Jasmine’s heart Aladdin is on top of the world… for about 2 minutes of screen time. Aladdin could come clean completely but instead makes up another lie. He has everything he needs but is blind to recognizing it. Even though he has proven himself in the personal intimate setting, he is unable to be vulnerable and expose his true identity. It’s there Jasmine tricks Aladdin into slipping up, revealing he was indeed the impoverished boy from the market after all. ![]() It takes Aladdin sweeping Jasmine away on a magic carpet ride to win her over while they share a serene moment. Purple peacocks, he’s got 53.” Yet, even with all this wealth and luxury at his disposal, Princess Jasmine rejects him. The song details just how much stuff Aladdin now has: “Seventy five golden camels. But the wish grants him more than a title, as we’re shown in the song Prince Ali. When Aladdin survives the cave of wonders fiasco, he comes away with the exuberant genie and can request anything his heart desires (save a few restrictions.) With the wish to become a prince, Aladdin is now eligible to court Princess Jasmine. It’s this duality between the way people see us and our capacity for greatness that we know exists inside of us that resonates with our own profound struggles. No wonder Jafar, the sorcerer and film’s main antagonist, divines that Aladdin is in fact a diamond in the rough. Then we get a glimpse of another side of Aladdin when after all his efforts, he gives his stolen bread to two starving orphans. But as the musical number One Jump Ahead informs us, Aladdin is regarded as “riff raff, a street rat, a scoundrel,” and “has clearly hit the bottom.” Despite these labels, Aladdin seems to let insults roll right off of his back. When we meet Aladdin, we’re introduced to a poor thief employing advanced acrobatics and a lyrical rhyme scheme to evade Agrabah guards and obtain a loaf of bread for breakfast. There are three specific moments in the film that distinctly illustrate this theme. The film tackles the conflicts of self-doubt, actualizing potential and escaping reality, all inner conflicts each and every one of us wrestles regularly. When a lowly thief falls for a princess, will the magic of a genie make him worthy? Aside from the music, the hilarious ADHD genie, and still impressive animation, the real gem of the film is the poignant and universal struggle of the title character that drives the story. ![]() But perhaps the most ambitious will be the remake of 1992’s Aladdin. Disney has been releasing live action versions of their animated classics recently and this year’s slate will have some of its heaviest hitters including The Lion King, and Lady and the Tramp.
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