![]() The shift in narrator, followed by tiny alterations to the beloved 1992 Disney original, don’t immediately betray the modernization and sanitization of the classic tale. ![]() ![]() It’s been a long day,” avows a mariner (also Will Smith), who, of course, follows up that statement by transitioning into a grand song. With his newfound friend, a flying carpet, and his faithful pet monkey Abu, Aladdin sets off on a magical adventure to win the heart of Jasmine and vanquish the Sultan’s dastardly advisor. When Jafar betrays him and the resourceful scavenger is trapped within the Cave of Wonders, he uses the ancient reliquary to release a cosmically powerful Genie (Will Smith). Unbeknownst to Aladdin, it is no ordinary cave, and no ordinary lamp. Revealing to the thief that the young girl is in fact Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott), Jafar offers him a chance at untold riches in exchange for retrieving an old oil lamp from a cave. ![]() Believing her to be a handmaiden to the princess, Aladdin visits her again by breaking into the Sultan’s Palace, but is soon afterwards apprehended by Royal Vizier Jafar (Marwan Kenzari). Hen “street rat” Aladdin (Mena Massoud) rescues a beautiful maiden in the Agrabah bazaar, the two are immediately drawn to each other. ![]()
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