Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Aladdin was a huge success for Disney in 1992, but over three decades later, it's a bit tainted. Unlike previous Disney princess films, the movie-musical is centered on the male character Aladdin instead of the princess, Jasmine. It was also the first Disney princess film to feature a non-white prince and princess. Aladdin's release followed the success of Beauty and the Beast, continuing the Disney '90s renaissance.
In Aladdin, Jasmine isn't allowed to decide for herself what she wants for her life and is expected to marry at only 16 years old. Jasmine relies on Aladdin to free her from her castle, and the only way her father allows her freedom is when she marries Aladdin at the end of the movie. Additionally, Jasmine also received criticism for being overly sexualized. Thankfully, the live-action Aladdin did much better in its portrayal of Jasmine, including giving her a great song.
The location of Aladdin is fictional. It could be anywhere in the Middle East, but it should at least represent actual Middle Eastern culture, rather than the whitewashed version that the animated filmmakers chose to tell the story with. This is nothing new in Hollywood, as there have been years of whitewashing Arabian actors and showing stereotypical settings for Middle Eastern movies. Aladdin should have been more accurate and authentic.
Years after the live-action Aladdin release, few people talk about the movie at all, and most of the talk surrounds Will Smith's strange-looking Genie, and how it doesn't compare well with Robin Williams. Whether it is people tiring of live-action remakes of classic Disney animated movies or just the fact that the live-action Aladdin entertained people at the time but is ultimately forgettable, it had no chance to reach the same legacy as the original animated movie.
In 1993, Disney changed the lyric to "Oh, I come from a land, from a faraway place where the caravan camels roam. Where it's flat and immense, and the heat is intense. It's barbaric, but hey, it's home." The new lyrics focused on the landscape instead of the Middle Eastern culture. The lyric was later changed again to be more acceptable in the 2019 live-action film.
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