Aladdin is a Disney movie that is related to the story of Aladdin and the magic lamp from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights. It is a collection of South Asian and Middle Eastern stories and the movie takes place in the Middle East. Aladdin is about a young male who lives on the street and finds a lamp that frees a genie. His wishes are then granted and he appears to be something he is not to his love interest princess Jasmine, but then evil has other plans for them and Aladdin has to be the hero (Clements, Musker). Aladdin took place in the 800’s in the Middle East but emerged into popular culture in the early 1990’s with many hidden messages throughout the film that were aimed towards the 90’s audience. Aladdin was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and …show more content…
Aladdin is poor, uneducated and has to steal to stay afloat (Disney’s “Aladdin” Story Plot.). Jasmine is the princess and feels trapped in her palace by her father the Sultan. So she leaves the palace and then happens to meet Aladdin in the marketplace of Agrabah and that is when they fall in love (Disney’s “Aladdin” Story Plot). Aladdin is then thrown in jail by the evil Jafar who is trying to take over the palace and that is where he finds the lamp with genie inside who grants his wish to become a prince in order to court Jasmine. The evil Jafar then steals the lamp and Aladdin realizes that in order to save them and the kingdom he has to tell the truth about not actually being a prince. Jafar then wishes to be the most powerful genie in all the land but little does he know that genie’s have no freedom. He then becomes stuck granting others wishes for the rest of eternity. Aladdin then uses his last wish to free the genie and then Jasmines father changes the law so they can get married and live happily ever after (Disney’s “Aladdin” Story
The film Jindabyne, is a story about death, marriage, and race in an Australian town in New South Wales called Jindabyne. In the film, four men go fishing, and one of them discovers the dead body of a young indigenous girl. Instead of reporting what they found to the police immediately, they decide to stay and continue fishing. They decide that there is nothing they could do for her, so they tie her legs to a tree and continue with their fishing, reporting the death only when they return home. After they are done with their weekend of fishing and report the incident, conflict starts, as the men are criticized for not respecting the dead. Through the story of the town’s reaction to the four fishermen’s response to the dead girl, the movie shows Australia to be fragmented and divided over white-indigenous relations.
When we typically think of racial tropes in popular culture, we often don’t look towards animated G-rated movies. The film The Princess and the Frog released by Walt Disney Animated Classics in 2009 created by John Musker, Ron Clements and Rob Edwards is a perfect contemporary example of a film that shows images of pre-constructed racial tropes. Though Disney has produced multiple films based on past fairy tales, The Princess and the Frog was the first animated Disney princess film that featured an African American woman in a leading role. Often times regarded as a turning point in Disney’s movie production career, the film’s representation of African Americans proves to be regressive of racist politics surrounding the 21st century. The design
b. In the movie, Aladdin is seen giving the bread he stole to two kids
Aladdin, a Disney Classic Movie, in my opinion, teaches kids and adults alike some of life’s most important lessons. First, Aladdin teaches that sometimes what we seem to want the most is not as we expect it to be. Next, the story of Aladdin also teaches that there are always people who think just to gain for themselves even if they seem to be our most trusted friends. Most importantly, Aladdin teaches us that one must not lie about or pretend being someone that they’re not just to impress. I have found that every Disney movie has something to teach and Aladdin, in between humor, action, and love, teaches these lessons in such a memorable way.
When most people think of the movie, "Cinderella';, they think of the animated Disney version with the little mice and the happy ending where Cinderella marries the prince and they live happily ever after. While the movie "Ever After'; is based on "Cinderella';, it is not animated, but still has many of the same characteristics as the Disney version. Of course it is not exactly the same, and since it is not animated there are many differences.
The popular Disney film Aladdin follows the story of “street-urchin” and orphan Aladdin and his pet monkey Abu. In the story, Aladdin falls in love with princess Jasmine. However, she is not allowed to marry anyone other than a prince. Meanwhile, Aladdin is swept away to become a part of a ploy by villain Jafar to search for and claim a mysterious lamp that is said to grant wishes. The movie is full of false representations of Arabia and Arabians. Seen by children, Aladdin perfectly exemplifies the idea that many racial stereotypes in the media easily go unnoticed. While these young boys and girls are excited by the story, they are blind to treacherous social constructions that are indoctrinating them.
Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson create a world full of adventure in their film, Shrek. The film revolves around the main characters, Shrek, Donkey, Lord Farquaad, and Princess Fiona. Lord Farquaad attempts to rid his kingdom of fairy-tale creatures and offers money to anyone who captures them. A talking donkey, referred to as Donkey, is captured, manages to escape, and meets an ogre named Shrek who lives alone in a swamp. Lord Farquaad then sends all of the captured fairy-tale creatures to Shrek's swamp. Meanwhile, Lord Farquaad is in search of a princess to marry, so he may become King. When he hears of Princess Fiona locked away in a tower because she is cursed, he decides to have her rescued and brought to his kingdom for a wedding. Shrek
“Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.” In case you haven’t seen the film already, the plot to The Wizard of Oz (Oz) is profoundly complex and requires critical inquiry to unravel its intricacies. Dorothy, a forlorn Kansas farmgirl, daydreams of a fanciful fantasia where her dog, Toto, doesn’t have to suffer the nuisance of a nasty spinster witch of a neighbor. So, she plans to run away – far, far away. I know, a little weighty, but stick with me.
I chose to view the movie Lion, a movie based on the book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley. This movie is about a five-year-old boy, Saroo, living in a poor, rural area in India. Saroo convinces his older brother Guddu, to let him tag along and find work in a nearby city. Saroo ends up trapped and alone in a decommissioned passenger train that takes him to Calcutta, over 1,000 miles away from his home.
What makes a film interesting? What makes it stand out from other films? What makes it unique? The visual design aspects of color and lighting in a film play a major role in giving the film meaning and depth. A lot of thought goes into what colors and lighting should be used that will help convey a mood and theme central to the film. You wouldn’t see dark colors and lighting used in a children cartoon, instead you see bright color and bright lighting. And vice versa; most horror films don’t focus on bright colors and bright lighting. In The Wizard of Oz (Dir. Victor Fleming, 1939) , the director uses bright colors and lighting to portray the moods of happiness, joy and innocence in Dorothy’s life. In contrast, dark colors and lighting that go hand in hand with the evil parts of Oz portray the
The movie takes place in Middle-earth in the Kingdom of Erebor in the Lonely Mountain where the evil dragon Smaug has taken the kingdom from the dwarfs. And is where the battle for the kingdom and the blue stone (forgot what it was called) will take place. This is in the times of dragons. The dragon Smaug toke and now lives in the kingdom of Erebor in the lonely mountain where the dwarfs use to live until Smaug forced them out. Twelve homeless dwarfs lead by their former king Thorin and the wizard Gandalf the gray visit the young Hobbit Bilbo Baggins and decide to vanquish Smaug and recover Erebor and their treasure. Bilbo joins the company in an unexpected journey through dangerous lands of the Middle-Earth where they have to fight against Trolls, Orcs and other magic creatures. Bilbo also meets the Gollum and finds his lost magic ring. On their journey to the castle they lose grand. Once they reach the castle and all seems lost in the fight against Smaug Bilbo puts the lost ring on his finger and vanishes into thin air or so it seems but really the ring just made Bilbo invisible. An army of darkness heads to a kingdom.
The point of many films is to convey a message to its viewers, such as morals and ethics. Consequently, films intended for adults convey messages suitable for adults; while children’s films do likewise for their target age groups, as one might expect. These children’s films, directed towards particularly younger audiences, prove useful when they contain beneficial maxims. Although at times, these films elicit less than healthy social views. Disney’s Aladdin is a prime example of a children’s film that immerses the audience in unhealthy views towards women. This film is an irresponsible in its portrayal of women - it sexually objectifies the female protagonist and enforces sexist ideologies, which directly affects the female characters within the story’s patriarchal system. The idea of sexism towards women is rampant throughout the movie Aladdin by making the following three claims: a woman’s worth is defined by men, women are incapable of making their own choices, and that women are inadequate and thus require saving by a man.
Jasmine then become tired of all the perks of being upper class and decides to run away, where she finds Aladdin. she then goes on to say how much she hates it “Oh, sure. People who tell you where to go and how to dress” Ron. Clements (Producer), & John. Musker (Director). (1992). Aladdin [Motion picture].United States: Buena Vista Pictures. When being princess it comes with status where by law she must marry a prince before her birthday, this would fall under Max Weber 's theory of stratification. Jasmine would be considered status value, due to the fact she is a princess making her more valuable and prestige. From Jasmine 's point of view it shows that being higher class is not always the best priority, you get tired of everything being given to you as well as being told what to
Peter Jackson directed three films that is a part of The Hobbit trilogy. The films are called An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and There and Back Again. It is an adaption of the 1937 novel by J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Jackson has also directed the prequel of The Hobbit films called the The Lord of the Rings (film series).
For decades Disney has been the source of happy endings, fairytales, and family friendly stories for children of all ages. These stories range from realistic and familiar, to the eye-catching magical fairytale. The key to each of these stories are the happy endings brought about by each of the characters unique personalities and dreams. Disney’s films are attempted to provide children with the basic understanding of wrong versus right, but instead influences our society’s beliefs and awareness. Although Disney’s efforts to provide the basic morals to our children are misleading and affect our society strongly, they also contain the use of racism in a form which shows the major differences between characters. The once admired and well-known characters are seemed to be recognized by their species, ethnicity and even their social class. Disney films have taken out of context and have persuaded their viewers understanding of racial stereotyping, which is thoroughly explained in Henry Giroux and Grace Pollock’s novel, The Mouse that Roared. They bring awareness to the underlying racial stereotyping in Disney films, which deeply affect our societies understanding today. Giroux and Pollock bring into perception these admired and regularly watched films through precise examples and racist rendering of the specific characters species and ethnicities which strongly influence our society and lead children to intake these negative influences.