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Scotts Jasmine is more vocal, powerful, and well, an actual character.Now Reading Aladdin Makes Some Seriously Necessary Changes Story from Movies 2019s Aladdin Makes Some Seriously Necessary Changes To The Original Story Its Ending Ariana Brockington Photo: Courtesy of Disney.
Warning: Spoilers from the new live-action Aladdin are ahead. Its almost summer which means it is time for Disney to start rolling out its predicted box office Blockbusters. First up on the list is the live-action remake of the treasured 1992 animated film Aladdin. This version, directed and co-written by Guy Ritchie, stars Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as one of the favorite Disney princesses, Jasmine, and Will Smith as the Genie, stepping into the role that Robin Williams made so unforgettable. Well, 2019s Aladdin has been plagued by doubts since the casting was announced, but it is apparent that that didnt stop the leads from fully committing to their roles and making them their own. With a running time of two hours and eight minutes, the film sees Ritchie and John August add plenty of extra material to the original 90-minute long story based on One Thousand and One Nights. They filled the additional time with a better foundation for Aladdin and Jasmines relationship, empowering moments for the leading lady, and a new portrayal of the Genie. Original Aladdin Movie We AllHeres how this new take on Aladdin and his magical lamp changed things up from the 1992 movie we all know so well. Advertisement Aladdin Jasmines First Encounter Got A Much-Needed Update In case you havent seen the original Aladdin in quite a while, heres a quick refresher about why and how Jasmine and Aladdin first meet: Early on in the film, the Sultan introduces Jasmine to a potential suitor for her to marry before her next birthday. Upset that she cant marry for love, Jasmine puts on regular clothes the people of Agrabah wear and runs away. Aladdin spots her (and its love at first sight, of course) and saves her when she doesnt have money to pay for an apple by pretending shes his crazy relative. The live-action movie sets up things slightly differently, but it significantly impact messages in the film (and gets rid of the problematic depiction of mental health). In this version, the audience is first introduced to Jasmine already in disguise and using the name of her handmaiden Dalia (actually played by Nasim Pedrad). She meets Aladdin when he rescues her from the shopkeeper whos furious at her for stealing. Rather than pretending she is crazy, Aladdin uses his pickpocketing skills to give the merchant Jasmines bracelet, while actually pocketing it and giving it back to her. And instead of the guards interrupting them and Jasmine revealing her identity to save Aladdin, Jasmine chooses to leave Aladdin after it appears that he stole her mothers bracelet (it was Abu, for the record). Advertisement The important change here is that Aladdin doesnt learn that Jasmine is a princess until later in the film, which matters because by having Jasmine keep the lie about her true identity alive, it balances the original films major issue letting the hero spend a majority of the movie lying to Jasmine until she instantly forgives him when he saves her life. Of course, it would be better if neither romantic lead lied to the other, but at least in this reimagining the offenses are a bit more balanced, so it makes it more understandable that they forgive each other in the end. Jasmine Has Agency, Motivation, A Real Plot (Finally) The biggest issue with 1992 Aladdin (while I still love it) is that Jasmine lacks agency, and everything else that comes with a full character, for the entire film. In the original, when her father denies her request to choose her own future husband, she runs and cries at her fountain. Later, Aladdin has to save her from Jafar and the Sultan is the one who changes the law to allow her to marry Aladdin, whos set to become Sultan, despite having no reason to take such a title. She does help trick Jafar by pretending to be under his spell (and making herself a sexual object in the process), but ultimately it is Aladdin who is needed to truly defeat the villain.
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