Image retrieved from Disneyīy giving Genie a love interest, Genie now has something to lose and thus starts feeling more things, like fear and shame (the latter of which can be seen when Jafar uses his wishes in front of Dalia) which make him seem more human.ĭalia is actually a really interesting character whose candid and blunt personality allow her to plainly explain some potential confusing parts in the plot. Genie Looking Ashamed While Granting Jafar’s Wish. Genie has been alive for many millennia, so he has nothing to lose. Now, I believe that Dalia’s role was to push forward some development within Genie. In the live-action film, we also meet a new character, Dalia, who is Jasmine’s handmaid.
In the live-action movie, Carpet is just a flying carpet whose role is to be Aladdin’s chauffeur. We can even see in some scenes that Carpet imitates what Aladdin is feeling. Images retrieved from DisneyĬarpet was a very interesting character in the animated story he is very curious and also apprehensive about people. In the live-action version, Abu moves the plot along in the same way (by touching a red diamond) but with no flare, which was very disappointing. Images retrieved from DisneyĪbu is my favorite character from the animated film, mainly due to how temperamental and emotional he can be. We lose all of Iago’s fun remarks, which really propelled the story (in my opinion). Yes, I know he was already a parrot but Iago just repeats what people say, in true parrot fashion. In the live-action film, Iago is demoted to a parrot. Similarly, in the animated film Iago is a very sassy character who always has a fun comment. He doesn’t seem to feel any emotions aside from anger and his only role is to protect Jasmine. In the live-action film, Rajah just scares people. He comforts her, helps Jasmine leave the palace (even though it hurts him to see her leave), and he protects her from people she isn’t comfortable with. In the animated film, Rajah is very much a support animal for Jasmine.
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However, with an empowering upgrade to Jasmine we also get a downgrade to all of the sidekicks Rajah, Iago, Abu, and Carpet all lose their personalities. In the live action film, Jasmine refuses to marry because she believes that she should be Sultan instead of the princes. Jasmine’s whole motivation for refusing to marry any of the princes in the animated film is because she wants to marry for love. The live action film does add in a new personality trait to Jasmine, though Jasmine is much more ambitious. I don’t understand why this change was made in this film – it doesn’t affect the plot in any sense – but this change certainly changes the audience’s perception of Jasmine and makes her seem less fearless, which is a major aspect of Jasmine’s character. However, in the live-action film Jasmine is afraid of jumping, only doing so when it’s either she jumps or she’s captured by the guards.
In the animated film, Jasmine just does it, not even thinking about the consequences. There is a scene in both films where Jasmine has to jump over roofs using a long reed.
With Jasmine’s wardrobe change also comes with a bit of a personality change as well. Jasmine’s Personality Change Jasmine Jumping Using a Pole. This was an issue that people that had with the animated film, so it absolutely makes sense that this was changed in the remake. In fact, even the girls in the balcony during “One Jump Ahead” are much less sexualized. Aladdin and the Girls from “One Jump Ahead”. Jasmine’s outfit has similar core aspects – the pants, mainly –, but she is wearing more of a top and less of a bra. More importantly (in my view) is the lack of extreme sexualization of Jasmine (and all other women in the film, for that matter). For instance, Aladdin actually wears a shirt in the live action film. Sexualization of CharactersĪs I’m sure you’ve noticed from the image above, there are also some costume changes. In the animated version, however, Jasmine and Aladdin exchange one line of a dialogue and that is them disagreeing with each other’s view on life. In the live-action version Jasmine and Aladdin have a deeper conversation with each other where they realize that they have the same dreams in life – mainly being someone else. While two people becoming infatuated with each other in less than an hour is incredibly unrealistic (in my opinion), it is more believable in the live-action version. The Connection Between Jasmine and Aladdin Aladdin and Jasmine Meeting. Aladdin meets Princess Jasmine while Jasmine is disguised as a commoner, where they promptly fall in love (in Disney fashion).
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