Aladdin

Disney movies are not so G-rated as many assume. Disney movies portray secrets that are hard to catch while watching. There are regulations to pass in order for movies to be G-rated. Somehow Disney producers can get movies to meet the regulations with having all those secrets in the movies. Those secrets hidden in Disney movies have to do with hetero- romantic love and heterosexiness. I argue that today’s definition of hetero- romantic and heterosexuality is way different than years ago. Today…

various foreign lands that represent the jungles of Africa, Asia, and South America. I jumped aboard The Pirates of the Caribbean, Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, and the Jungle Cruise, as well as the Magic Carpets of Aladdin. I had the chance to meet Peter Pan, Wendy, Captain Hook, Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Rafiki, Timon, Tinker Bell, and Goofy. Follow the strums of the banjo music and the smell of the smoked turkey legs and it will lead you to the old-time wild west of Frontierland. I was…

In this short excerpt from the novel Stage Money by Tim Donahue and Jim Patterson, there is a distinct comparison between commercial and not-for-profit theater. Much of these differences lie within the financial aspect of theater. For instance, commercial theater consists of a partnership or company producing a one and done play, while not-for-profit theater is continuous and produces play’s for an entire season. Another key difference is that commercial theater will run a show for as long as…

cartoons/movies/characters. Not only is this the chance to give them the freedom to explore or paint their own perceptions of the world, but instead, this tells them “what the world is like”. So, what are they going to believe about Arabs when they watch Aladdin or see Arabs in person... that they’re barbaric, thieves, treacherous, belly dancers… just a few of the stereotypes depicted of them in the…

in. When a conflict occurs young male characters are far less likely to use physical force to resolve a problem. Rather they use their emotions to come up with a logical solutions. In Aladdin, “Aladdin uses his wits to outsmart his enemies rather than using force.” In the scene where he is in the marketplace, Aladdin is presented with the problem to save Princess Jasmine from the mean street vendors. When he sees that she is in trouble he does everything he can to save her without getting…

fascinate the audience with her attractive body and sensual moves. Even in animated movies, a technique where the female princess gets out of trouble is through presenting her body to the men. For example, in Aladdin (1992), when Jasmine is trapped by Jafar, she seduces him in order to free Aladdin and herself. The woman was simply added as a tool to help push the male dominant character into heroism, or as an addition for wholesome entertainment…

that a character would sing. Two composers that make the boringness going away while watching is Alan Menken and John Williams. Both composers are well-known for their music in movies like Harry Potter, where music was composed by John Williams, or Aladdin, where its music was composed by Alan Menken. Alan Menken was born in New Rochelle, New York on July 22nd of 1949. Menken is mostly famous for working with Walt Disney Studios. He started with the film score for A Dancer’s Life in 1972 and…

princes and the luxury of being a royalty. Recognized classic Disney princesses include Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves), Cinderella (Cinderella), Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Jasmine(Aladdin), Pocahontas (Pocahontas) and Mulan (Mulan). The first three of which were released during the first-wave of feminism while the latter five were all released during the third-wave. Feminism has transformed greatly throughout those time…

afraid of nothing, and Lame Deer is addressing in third person, with this story being very simple. The perspective is not very biased at all, making at seem like an average person is narrating. Peck Taylor, Harriet. Coyote Places the Stars: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1993. Print. This story has the intent of explaining the basic aspect of constellations. It is told through the very simple children's book third person, being meant for children, it is extremely simple. It takes a romanticized…

Even though I did realize Disney tends to be sexist, and portrays females as being seductive, and males as being strong, the first video allows me to go deeper into this topic. Disney caricatures the norms, and values of the society it lives in, and is slowly changing while selling them to children. The latter is usually seen as a vulnerable, and an easily influenced target, who seems easier to manipulate for marketing purposes. Conforming to Dr. Justin Lewis, what makes this corporation so…