Our discussion in class today about the Tempest, brought something to my attention. Just as Gone With the Wind and the Wizard of Oz are re-tellings of this play I also think that the Disney movie Aladdin may also be a Tempest re-telling in some ways. I will list the aspects:
1. The love between Jasmine and Aladdin
2. Jafar trying to usurp the throne from the king
3. The Gini is Aladdin's servant and promises to set him free.
4.The Gini is also Aladdin's special effect manager who wants his freedom, much like Ariel
5. The hour glass is used in Aladdin to portray time, just as it is talked about and referred to in the play.
6. Abu is the monkey that is Aladdin's friend/servant but the fact that he is portrayed as a monkey may refer to Caliban.
Aladdin may be a re-telling of an ancient egyption tale but it definately has simularities to the Tempest.
Here is a link to the storyline of Aladdin in case anyone is unfamilar with how the story goes.
http://http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103639/
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