#Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

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The Power of Effort Over Wishes: My Three Wishes to a Genie

Daily writing promptYou have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for?View all responses If a genie offered me three wishes, my first instinct would be to reject them for myself. Photo by Boris Hamer on Pexels.com The reason is simple: I believe that what we receive without effort lacks the value and fulfilment of something we earn through our hard work, perseverance, and…

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new-to-me #1070 - Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1954)

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Blog Post #3 Disney Aladdin in contrast to- the original version of Aladdin

In this blog post I am going to discuss the animated Disney film ‘Aladdin’ in contrast to the original story of Aladdin. Here are some of the things I noticed: 

In the animated film, Princess Jasmine was enamored with Aladdin before Aladdin became ‘Prince Ali of Ababwa’. Whereas in the original story, the Princess chooses the other Prince instead of Aladdin to which is a more considerable suitor for the Princess. 

In the animated film Jafar was a contender for princess Jazmin’s heart and not because he truly wanted her but rather for his own selfish desire to rule Agrabah. 

Another interesting catch I found was that, in the original tale of Aladdin, a sorcerer tricks Aladdin into believing he is some long lost uncle looking to connect and want a relationship when that is far different from Disney’s version of Aladdin. In the original story of Aladdin, the sorcerer who lies to Aladdin claiming to be his uncle, has zero connection to Aladdin- it is completely random it seems. Whereas in Disney’s Aladdin, Jafar arrests and captures Aladdin because Aladdin is well known for being a good thief. Making him the best person to retrieve the lamp.

In the original story, Aladdin makes the wish to the Genie every night that the princess’ groom be thrown into the toilet every night and that the princess’ bed be flown out and brought to him in attempts to stop their marriage from being consummated. This is very vindictive and it makes sense why it was not included in Disney’s version of Aladdin. As Disney romanticizes many of their stories’ plots and features in order to accommodate the young audience that it is directed towards. For example, in Disney’s Aladdin, Aladdin is humble and kind. He steals only what he needs- and barely anything of that and gives back to the poor or other’s that are more unfortunate.

Ohhh and here's a thought: Maybe there is a correlation between the original version of Aladdin and Disney’s version of Aladdin… because in the film Aladdin by Disney, the Genie outlines the non-negotiable rule that Aladdin cannot wish to make someone fall in love with him whereas in the original story while Aladdin may not have made that wish, there is still that connection of the two stories’ difference in plot. So, even though in the original story Aladdin didn't directly use the wishes to make the princess fall in love with him, he was still very vindictive by giving the Princess no other option. As Aladdin makes it to where she has no choice but to end up marrying him… and stay in her bed while it gets flown out… and watch her groom be thrown into a toilet… which ultimately isolates the Princess to Aladdin and Aladdin only. Aladdin in Disney’s version is the polar opposite when we look at character. As he would not use his gift to be vindictive or forcefully take advantage of Princess Jasmine. 

They also limit the amount of wishes in the Disney version which I prefer. This eliminates the option for Aladdin to take advantage of the Genie and Princess Jasmine compared to the original story. Where Aladdin has unlimited amounts of wishes to do what he pleases for as many years as he wishes, holding onto the Genie and getting everything he wants by being selfish and vindictive.

What confuses me though is the motive from the sorcerer guy in the original story. I mean.. what led him to prey on Aladdin… could it have been a choice just at random? What’s that connection haha.. I guess we'll never know. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Sonictober 2024 Day 21! Theme: Resurrection. After sacrificing herself against Erazor Djinn, Sonic made sure Shahra was not only avenged, but brought back to life. Not as a servant who can’t escape her master even in death, but a friend who deserves love.

Art by @ambersonic96

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Okay, this is probably gonna be a bit of a hot take, but I liked the ending to Sonic and the Secret Rings better then Disney's Aladdin.

That doesn't mean I hated the ending to Aladdin, but let me put it simply: I found it a bit out of place when Jafar turns into a genie that afterwards Aladdin then just grabs his lamp and he just gets sucked into it.

And on top of that, all the things that Jafar did either as a sorcerer or with the other genie's lamp just seems to magically undo itself.

The reason I like the Secret Rings ending more is because Sonic actually uses the genie's lamp (Erazor Djinn) to actually grant 3 wishes which he uses to bring Shahra back, restore the Arabian Nights stories, and to trap Erazor Djinn back in his lamp where he could no longer do harm.

Also Sonic manages to look like a total boss sitting on the Sultan's throne while doing it.

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I'm an imbecile

I just a few minutes ago realized that the top of the lamp's lid is a flame, and the pattern under that flame is the sun.

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The Magic Carpets of Aladdin at Magic Kingdom Park

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Happy 32nd Anniversary, Aladdin

Today is the 32nd anniversary of...

Disney's Aladdin!

Already it has been 32 years since we have seen the story of Aladdin and the Arabian Nights come into our hearts in Disney form. We must thank this film for bringing these Disney All-Stars,

Jafar and Iago,

Aladdin and Jasmine,

the Sultan,

Abu,

the Magic Carpet,

and Genie come into our hearts.

We must thank this film for having Robin Williams as the Genie,

and Gilbert Gottfried as Iago for making us laugh.

Tagged by: @spirits-of-nature16, @the-world-hopper, @themultiverseheroines, @hoshi-neko-hikari, @bluemajingirl

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Carwheeler + Aladdin Aesthetic

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✨ Aladdin 🌴🕌

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✨ YOU AIN'T NEVER HAD A FRIEND LIKE ME! 🧞‍♂️

One of my favorite Disney movies growing up! Also, if I could fit letters into shapes for a living, I would.

🔗 Available on shirts, stickers and mugs on my Redbubble!

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Aladdin was released on this day in 1992. ARABIAN ANIMAN in HEY HUMAN, GUESS WHAT THIS IS!? Instagram 👈🏻 Facebook 👈🏻

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You should take note that the magic lamp isn’t for Jasmine, it’s for Aladdin.

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I felt like drawing a character I haven't done in a while so I picked Zakiyah. As a recap, she's the titular character of my story idea "Zakiyah of the Lamp" where she was a young woman who's a big fan of Robbin Williams, particularly of his role as The Genie from Disney's Aladdin. Through a magic lamp she purchased she was transformed into a genie herself and is able to live out her dreams of emulating her childhood icon.

I really forgotten how much fun it was to draw her though I don't know how much I will be drawing and characters connected to her in the future as there are other story ideas I'm more invested in at the moment. Only time will tell.

As always, comments and critiques are welcome.