Not Such An American Fairytale Aladdin

Would you like to be able to wish for everything you have ever wanted? When you are granted wishes, it brings out the dark side in you. The author reveals and explores the dark side of human nature by giving the character three wishes with consequences. For example, when he wishes for two hundred pounds and in return his son’s death compensation.

Our culture is full of fairy tales. Girls are taught at a young age about Prince Charming and happy endings while boys are taught to be the girls’ heroes. They are taught these dreams and desires through fairytales and movies. These fairy tales started out as entertaining stories, but as they were handed down from one generation to the next, they slowly became more than that. They became bedtime stories for children, and as such, they have great importance because they teach children how to be in the world. One such fairy tale I want to focus on is Cinderella.

Have you ever had a dark and gloomy day? Imagine having that feeling every single day. The Grimm’s Cinderella was written in 1812. 1812 was one of the harshest years for America. An event that formed it was the war against Great Britain and the United States. Not only was there a war, but there was also a series of disastrous harvests. Taxes got higher, and more than twenty people who were involved with a Luddite Act were hung. In 1812, there was also the only assassination of a prime minister, who was shot dead in the House of Commons. The Grimm Brothers have put the dark times of 1812 into their stories. Some of their stories contain violence, child abuse, and wicked mothers. They came up with these types of stories after their father died, and when they struggled out of school. That gave them enough time to research and put together a collection of folk tales. Now you can see why the Grimm’s Cinderella was dark and gloomy. Although the plot stayed the same, over the years, the story did get lighter. Disney’s Cinderella came out in 1950. In 1950, learning information was not by fear, but by engaging happiness. Disney’s Cinderella transforms the Grimm’s Cinderella into a happier atmosphere. While some similarities between Disney’s Cinderella and Grimm’s Cinderella are noticeable, the differences are pronounced, especially when referring to the slippers, her father, and the ball.

Even in the movies, sociology can be found. Most people think sociology is limited to just worldly problems, but it can be it can be a very broad term. Symbolic Interaction is a communication theory that states society and individuals are created based upon the interactions between each other. One Disney movie that stands out is Aladdin. I feel this movie does a great job of providing examples of symbolic interactionism. My plan is to discuss symbolic interaction and provide examples of the theory.

The animated classical Disney movie Aladdin has became one of the most successful movies since it was released in 1992. This movie may seem to be fairy-tale based and entertaining for children since they are the main target audience of Disney, but with a deeper look into its details this is not the reality of it. The ideas that children are exposed to from watching this movie help create and structure their mindsets as well as reinforcing unrealistic images of the Arabian world. In addition, Aladdin is a great illustrative tool in reflecting the concept of Orientalism, a term coined by Edward Said, which emphasizes on representing the Orient with certain clichés and characteristics that are misleading about the true nature of reality (Said, 1978). With that been said, this review paper will be focusing on the main characters and the way they are

matter how hard people wish on a star or on a candle, the wishes never seemed to be

“Forget all the reasons it won 't work and believe the one reason that it will.” Unknown. This quote from an unknown author perfectly addresses what I believe a critical step for attaining the American Dream is. To focus on the reasons someone cannot achieve something will only lead to disaster, but when someone takes the one reason why they can succeed, they do. There is no better representation of this and the American Dream than the movie Cinderella Man. It shows that no matter how bad things are, no matter how many reasons there are to lose faith in yourself, those who believe can overcome any adversities and find the “American Dream.”

Modern Day Cinderella vs Original Fairytale Fairytales originated as spoken folktales that were spread from generation to generation. These stories weren't written down until the Grimm brother's, Jacob and Wilhelm, traversed Germany and wrote down the stories of the people. Because of them, these stories have been rewritten and retold today with many different twists and turns. A reader or viewer of the 2015 Disney movie adaptation Cinderella and the original Grimm brother's tale would feel bad for Cinderella and the poor way she was treated by her stepmother and stepsisters, inadvertently rooting for her to escape her bad circumstances, and they would come to the conclusion that sometimes you need an outside force, such as a fairy godmother

The chosen item is in the 1992 Disney film, Aladdin. After watching the movie, there are many disturbing stereotypes of Middle Eastern people. I wanted to choose this film because I was disturbed how Disney was portraying middle eastern people and their culture to children. I do want to criticize Disney for depicting the Middle Eastern culture and people with some stereotypes, and this essay will inform readers why Disney’s depiction was false. There will be many mentions and detail analysis of what Disney has done to make the film stereotypical.

Racism: discrimination which exemplifies stereotypical differences between the ethnic groups to which people belong. While Disney animated films are the ideal family movies, it is undisclosed to many that such racism is being portrayed. Disney’s movie Aladdin (1992), “was a high-profile release, the winner of two Academy Awards, and one of the most successful Disney films ever produced” (Giroux, 104); however, what is often disregarded is the obvious depiction of careless racism towards Arabs seen in the illustrations of the characters, the statuses into which they are placed and the lyrics of the opening song near beginning of the film. Furthermore, with the movie disguising itself as innocent and wholesome, children are exposed to these

Everywhere we turn anymore we are surrounded with the ghostly memories of individuals that succeed and prosper, against the obstacles in their path. Through their good works and determination, they obtain the American Dream. Many movies and books created in the twenty-first century display this very theme along with hints of the fairy tales of old. Fairy tales of a poor maiden finding prince charming and elevating to the richest in the land. Can a woman truly succeed without a man to help elevate us. Is it still possible to be a self-made maiden? Or is the whole idea of the American dream, a modern day fairy tale?

When the word princess is said I think everyone can come up with the same image in their head. A crown, beautiful gown and beautiful smile. In Rebecca Hain’s article “Brave Princess breaks Disney stereotypes. Or does she?” Hain’s addresses 2 critics of the movie Brave a new Disney princess film. First the unoriginality of the film and then the depiction of the main character Merida being a brat.

I think the underlying message of the story is to not mess with your fate. I think this is the underlying message of the story, because the whole story is based off of the White family messing with their fate. If they wouldn’t have made the first wish with the monkey’s paw, then they wouldn’t of lost their son. They messed with their fate, causing something bad happen. The text reads, “’I wish for two hundred pounds,” said the old man distinctly (Jacobs 5)” This is messing with their fate, because they weren’t meant to have two hundred pounds and be rich. The text also reads, “I wish my son alive again. (Jacobs 10).” This also shows they are messing with their fate. The first wish killed the son and the second wish was wishing him alive once

Racism in Aladdin Disney movie, Aladdin creates stereotypes that may cause children to believe that Arabians are evil, thus clouding their judgement triggering them to generate unrealistic orthodox opinions. Aladdin is a Walt Disney movie that tells the story of a young poor man named Aladdin. He and is monkey abo survive poverty by stealing food form the market place. One day he saves young women named Jasmine who had gave a hungry little boy an apple without paying for it and was going to lose her hand as a consequence. He instantly falls in love with her and later finds out that she is really the princess.

Aladdin Lamp essay Luck in Aladdin is very important thing. In my opinion luck can mean multiple things for example it can mean something good happens by chance it can also mean good fortune. The reason the theme is luck is because there were a lot of times were Alladin should have died or when all the tables were turned. He somehow got through it. For example when Aladdin got tricked into taking a magical lamp from a cave soon enough the cave started to shut in and he was trapped 2 days later when Aladdin was on his last leg he prayed and out of nowhere a genie came and would grant any wish he desired this shows his luck.