Thematic Analysis Aladdin

The movie that I chose to do my Thematic Analysis on is Aladdin. Currently one of Disney’s animated classics of all time, and was the thirty-first animated film by Walt Disney. This animated, family, musical, romance adventure film is not your typical boy meets girl and falls in love. To me this story is like a Middle Eastern culture version of what we know as “Romeo and Juliet”. It shows the difference between social classes, the rich (Princess Jasmine) who was born into royalty and wealth and the poor (Aladdin) who was brought up in a poor environment. He had to steal to make ends meat to get by day to day. These two cultures were never permitted to socialize, nonetheless even get married.
The other storyline that stands out is Jafars

devoted desire for control and privileges, by trying to manipulate the Sultan to achieve his goals. Jafars real motives are finally shown when he does obtain possession of the Genies lamp by seizing power from the Sultan. Before I describe to me what the greater meaning or theme beyond what is contained in the film, I want to describe the roles played by the formal elements within Aladdin. The mise-en-scene takes place in Agrabah, where Jasmin lives, and Aladdin is a hoodlum who wonders the streets. There are two main props within this movie. One was the lamp in which it is how Aladdin was able to become a Prince, be saved from downing and the last to show his devoted friendship was to free the Genie.
The second main prop was the Carpet, who builds a bond with Aladdin and helps him in many ways throughout the movie including falling in love with Princess Jasmine. The cinematography of this film encompasses long shots, medium shots, close ups, high and low angel, pans, and tilts just like a unanimated film would. The editing of Aladdin stays true to modern Hollywood cinema and does not violate the 180-degree rule. There is continuity editing throughout the film which underlines even transition of time and space. The sound or voices for all the characters are voice-overs as this is an animation film, but there is also many diegetic and non-diegetic songs throughout the movie that helps the viewer understand what is happening at that moment.