#movie: aladdin

[agathaharknss]

ICONIC DISNEY CASTLES

[stydixa]

LINDA LARKIN AS PRINCESS JASMINE ALADDIN (1992) Dir. Ron Clements & John Musker

[ozzieort]

[elephantlovemedleys]

my favourite disney princesses growing up (appreciation post)

[galactic-rhea]

First. || Second

Empire strikes back

Ah yes, finally I made the next part of this awful thing. I lost a lot of energy for it after i lost the work of several pannels and had to start from zero, but hey, here it is.... :]

[annadrawscg]

JAFAR

[a-secret-land]

Aladdin (1992)

[alexstewart]

Aladdin (1992) Dir. Ron Clements And John Musker

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[Note: This poll is a re-do of an older poll, as the original poll received less than 2,000 votes.]

[sariphantom]

Sorry, not sorry, a moot of mine on Twitter gave me a dumb idea to do Aladdin Leosagi

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Disney banned Aladdin because they didn’t have the rights to Spider-Man anymore. Then Aladdin came to the real world and cried to me about how cruel the world is.

[stydixa]

ALADDIN (1992) Dir. Ron Clements & John Musker

[the-travelling-witch]

Something I keep coming back to when thinking about Jamil is that, among the OB! Students, he might be the one who’s twisted from a disney “good guy” as much (or even more) than from the respective villain. And yes, I’m well aware that none of the characters are very one-note Disney villain, but with Jamil it just strikes such a chord with me.

Of course, he represents Jafar who has always resented being second best and who betrays the sultan to overtake the Nr. 1 position and all the power that comes with it. And during Book 4 (and now also Book 7), we can see Jamil equally backstabbing Kalim and planning to continue with the other housewardens and the headmage. That’s not a hot take, I understand that (whaaaat Jamil is twisted from Jafar?? Who would’ve guessed /j)

But with Jamil, I feel like his motivation for striving for power is a little different. For someone who has grown up in the world of the Asim family and has been with Kalim his entire life, I believe Jamil equates power with his actual goal in life: freedom.

So when he says “You really are my genie of the lamp, Azul” it felt sooo ironic to me, because it’s you! You are the genie, Jamil!

Just like the Genie’s “phenomenal cosmic power, but itty-bitty living space”, Jamil objectively has a lot of intelligence, talent and drive to excel at something, yet the space he has in which he can live and cultivate those aspects of his personality is very, very limited.

Both characters are also forced into their prison by the circumstances of their birth. Jamil was born into the Viper family, Genie was born a genie, and now they have to spend a lifetime of granting the wishes of other people.

For them to gain the freedom they so desperately want, both characters rely on the mercy of the people they serve, who they are useful to. But deep down they know their wish won’t ever be granted.

Genie has been promised his freedom a lot of times, just for the person’s third wish to be for their own gain after all when push comes to shove. Jamil has heard Kalim call him his best friend, just to turn around the next second and demand something else of him, wielding his power over him once more.

Besides, even if Kalim did give Jamil his freedom (if he even can, considering his family might step in), it’s shown that Jamil cares very deeply for his family, so I don’t think he would consider it “freedom” if his family was still serving the Asim household, which has an even slimmer chance of ever changing.

So yeah, I find the inspiration Jamil’s character takes from the Genie so interesting and at the same time it makes me want to tear out my heart. Please, he deserves so much (peace and quiet most of all) and I want to give him everything ㅠㅠ

[ozzieort]

[disneydreamdaze]

Magical castles and buildings that inspired Disney

Snow White and The Seven Dwarves - Segovia Castle in Segovia, Spain.

2. Cinderella -  Château de Pierrefonds, Paris, France (There were actually 8 castles that inspired the Cinderella castle, including Segovia Castle and Neuschwanstein. )

3. Sleeping Beauty - Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany

4. The Little Mermaid - Chateau de Chillion in Lake Geneva, Switzerland.

5. Beauty and the Beast - The Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley of Loir-et-Cher, France.

6. Aladdin - Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

7. Mulan - The Forbidden City, Beijing, China.

8. Tangled - Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France.

9. Brave - Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland (Dunnottar Castle in Scotland, was also used as inspiration.)

10. Frozen - Akershus Fortress, Oslo, Norway.