Aladdin

characters are similar to the Christian entities of the Devil and his demons. However, the way that the West portrays the Jinn are caricatured, comic, and supernatural creatures. The Jinn are depicted as beings that grant wishes as the Disney’s version of Aladdin. In these accounts, the Jinn tricked humans and acted in a superficial matter. In a contrasting view, literature in the East represents the Jinn as frightful and sinister due to the Islamic religious beliefs. The divergent…

Propaganda. When we hear the word propaganda, we think of the Holocaust, of Nazi Germany, of Hitler. We think of a dark, dangerous time, a time when everyone was suspected to be the enemy, a time when no one could be trusted. What we don't think about, is the constant propaganda that we are exposed to today. We expect it to be plainly stated. To be so obvious, that when we see it, a bright lightbulb lights up with a glaring neon red sign saying “WARNING: PROPAGANDA. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.” Yet,…

have very American accents, and in the genie’s case, very American impressions. The “good” guys in Aladdin had very western manners of speaking and even the main character, Aladdin, began to use “Al” as his name. This was a very Western name. These stereotypes can have negative effects in that what we know, American culture, is portrayed as good. The “other” culture is portrayed as bad. Disney’s Aladdin is not the only movie to use negative stereotypes about Arabs. The guards with heavy accents…

Aladdin and F&J Essay The Jinnee is a myth that we have all heard about. We have all seen the movie Aladdin as well. Most of us probably have not heard about the story of the fisherman and the Jinnee. Well there is a big difference in both of these stories on how both of the Jennies are portrayed. One is a kids movie on one hand but the other is not so much a kid’s story but more or less a story for students in higher grades. The Jinnee is evil in one of these stories but we won’t spoil it for…

Fractured Fairytale Project Patient: Aladdin Symptoms • Feelings of Emptiness: He often thinks of himself as only a street person and becomes melancholy. • Impulsivity: Constant theft and troublemaking • Intense interpersonal relationships: Falls in love with Jasmine after only meeting her for a few hours. Diagnosis Aladdin exhibits many of the symptoms of the Borderline Personality Disorder. He is rarely seen alone without his companions and seldom seeks privacy. The patient is always in…

Victoria Ferrell Ms. Rowe IB English 13 February 2016 Orientalism Hidden Within Aladdin While viewing the Disney movie Aladdin keeping Edward Said’s Orientalism in mind, the major stereotypes of the eastern people throughout the film become very apparent. Disney, which comes from western culture, generalizes the middle eastern population by showing a stereotype and exaggerating the oriental way of life, their culture, and their appearance. Upon first glance an unsuspecting audience may not…

Aladdin is one of many popular disney classics. A young boy living in a poor area who gets into trouble quite often and eventually falls in love with a beautiful princess. Ed, the main character of I am The Messenger, is first introduced with being a hostage at a bank robbery. Ed eventually becomes the city hero by shooting and catching the robber. Ed is in love with his best friend, Audrey, but never takes any chances. In this journal, I will be predicting, questioning, and evaluating the…

Disney’s magic carpet ride: Aladdin and women in Islam is about how the Disney version of Aladdin portrays the women and men in Islam. I agree on a lot of the points in this article and disagree with only a few. This article talks mainly about how Disney could have done a better job with portraying Islam culture. The author of this article Christiane Staninger uses a lot of other authors from different papers to back up certain arguments that are being made about this Disney movie, and this…

bigger and asks Aladdin if he looks bigger. His worry about how he looks. He begins singing a song praising himself on his amazing friendship and magic skills, showing the self-centered part of himself. During this song, he changes multiple times, and does fascinating magic to catch the watchers and Aladdin’s eye. Emphasizing his need for attention. After his song, he is tricked by Aladdin (easily manipulated) into getting them out of the cave no wish required. When he is taking Aladdin out of…

Disney is a Farce Childhood is innocence. Young children with their impressionable minds are shaped by what they’re exposed to as they grow up. It is movies like Pocahontas and Aladdin that are incredibly misleading and set poor foundations for children to build their knowledge upon because of the raging number of historical inaccuracies littering the plots of the fairytales. Some of the inaccuracies were blatant stupidity, like having Ratcliffe planting the flag of the United Kingdom in 1607,…