| − | |On the one hand, the film is set within what is implied to be a Muslim state, and Aladdin does resort to lying to try and marry Jasmine. Also has a slight feminist bent due to Jasmine refusing to marry despite the law requiring for it (although not nearly to the same extent as with Belle and ''Beauty and the Beast''.). In addition, some lyrics to the opening song ended up cut due to fears of offending the Muslim populace, implying it was politically correct in nature. The Sultan was also shown to be a massive bumbler and overgrown child, which may hint at an anti-parenthood agenda. But on the other hand, the film does ultimately promote character integrity due to Aladdin ultimately deciding against lying and telling Jasmine the truth about himself, and it also showcases some more negative elements of Islamic culture via a vendor nearly chopping Jasmine's hand off due to her technically "stealing" in order to feed a starving child, as well as Prince Achmed being shown in a very negative light via his cruelty to Aladdin and children who got in his way, and being implied to be very poor husband material (and it was subtly implied that the reason why Jasmine refused to marry was because all the princes she encountered had in fact been as bad as Achmed), and the reason she fell for Aladdin was because he saved her life and showed kindness to her. Also has a condemnation against the occult to a certain extent, as the only explicit magic-user besides Genie was Jafar, the main villain. | + | |On the one hand, the film is set within what is implied to be a Muslim state, and Aladdin does resort to lying to try and marry Jasmine. Also has a slight feminist bent due to Jasmine refusing to marry despite the law requiring for it (although not nearly to the same extent as with Belle and ''Beauty and the Beast''.). In addition, some lyrics to the opening song ended up cut due to fears of offending the Muslim populace, implying it was politically correct in nature. The Sultan was also shown to be a massive bumbler and overgrown child, which may hint at an anti-parenthood agenda. But on the other hand, the film does ultimately promote character integrity due to Aladdin ultimately deciding against lying and telling Jasmine the truth about himself, and despite the politically correct nature of the film regarding Islam, it ultimately showcases some more negative elements of Islamic culture via a vendor nearly chopping Jasmine's hand off due to her technically "stealing" in order to feed a starving child, as well as Prince Achmed being shown in a very negative light via his cruelty to Aladdin and children who got in his way, and being implied to be very poor husband material (and it was subtly implied that the reason why Jasmine refused to marry was because all the princes she encountered had in fact been as bad as Achmed), and the reason she fell for Aladdin was because he saved her life and showed kindness to her. Also has a condemnation against the occult to a certain extent, as the only explicit magic-user besides Genie was Jafar, the main villain. |