Review of Aladdin (1992) by Huseyn B — 17 Dec 2012

Filmmakers, including - animators, many times to the wonderful world of the Arabian Nights, deceived their special oriental flavor, admiring the cunning heroes. This version of "Aladdin" could be another stout and worthy of transcription popular motifs of the "Thousand and One Nights." And, it seems, a film by John Musker and Ron Clements, is consistent with the old traditions of American animation - from Disney to Flaysher brothers with their "Sinbad the Sailor." But unprecedented at the time (there was no "Lion - Lion") drawn success of the film - it won first place in the 1992-93 season, far surpassing the previous animated hit "Beauty and the Beast" - proves that "Aladdin "is made with a clear view of the needs and tastes of modern audiences.

On the one hand, the author of the picture that was previously created "The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective" (1987) and the very popular "The Little Mermaid" (1989), with some modifications develop principles entertaining musical animation, original multpop opera. Plots of the familiar fairy tales, several modernized, saturate a lot of witty details, funny observations, which should be interesting and fun it is to today's audiences. On the other hand, in "Aladdin" was influenced more literary, visual and cinematic comic book, as well as gently used ironic quotes from famous films, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Star Wars," "E. T., ET ", which, in fact, been brought up the current generation of children and teenagers.

Techniques typical superzrelischnogo cinema box office hits of the late XX century, the appeal to the aesthetics komiksovoy entertaining spectacle (especially inventive and funny scenes with the genie and the magic carpet) did not conflict with the style with the usual tales sentimental kind pathos. It is significant that the "Oscar" was the song "The whole new world," Alan Mencken on poems by Tim Rice, known for his rock musical "Jesus Christ, Superstar." Hymn of Love Triumphant Aladdin and Jasmine represented on the screen by a series videoklipovyh images that give the history of medieval Oriental universal and timeless meaning. And a number of other small parts cast in the style of a fun farce, a sort of grand bazar, turns distant and old fairy in a spectacular and sparkling concert room for humor in the spirit of a friendly young audience channel MTV.

Although the merit of Musker and Clements lies in the fact that the directors were able to successfully enter the seemingly alien elements in the element of the wonderful stories of bygone times. If you think about the magic lamp from Aladdin and the Arabian Nights is a kind of analogue of the "magic lantern» XX century - cinema. Sorcery fantasy, evil pranks genie, a feast of colors, mnogogolositsa bazaars - all of this can be very useful, for color, stereo, entertainment, but it rozygryshnogo cinema today. And there is nothing surprising in the fact that "Aladdin" beat in the race for success is more expensive supertehnichny, fantastic "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." Clever and funny tale is nice and in a new guise - the true fun is guaranteed audiences of all ages.