SUMMARY of ALADIN FILM - Mrs. LE

Professor: Dr. REDICK
PHIL 326
LE, KIM-CHI
Date: March 20, 2008
SUMMARY ALADIN FILM




The original story of Aladdin is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It concerns an impoverished young ne'er-do-well named Aladdin. Aladdin has a brother of his late father, who is a sorcerer. Both of them attempt to get a wonderful oil lamp from a booby-trapped magic cave. Because both of them knew if they can have the magic djinni lamp they could live a good life forever.
After his brother (sorcerer) attempts to double-cross him, Aladdin finds himself trapped in the cave. Fortunately, Aladdin retains a magic ring lent to him by the sorcerer. When he rubs his hands in despair, he inadvertently rubs the ring, and a djinni appears who takes him home to his mother. Aladdin is still carrying the lamp, and when his mother tries to clean it, a second, far more powerful djinni appears who is bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp. With the aid of the djinni of the lamp, Aladdin becomes rich and powerful and marries princess Badroulbadour, the Emperor's daughter. The djinni builds Aladdin a wonderful palace - far more magnificent than that of the Emperor himself. Still, even after all of his wishes come true, he will have to prove himself worthy to himself and to the sultan in order to live a good life with the princess.
The sorcerer returns and is able to get his hands on the lamp by tricking Aladdin's wife, who is unaware of the lamp's importance, by offering to exchange "new lamps for old". He orders the djinni of the lamp to take the palace to his home in the Maghreb. Fortunately, Aladdin retains the magic ring and is able to summon the lesser djinni. Although the djinni of the ring cannot directly undo any of the magic of the djinni of the lamp, he is able to transport Aladdin to Maghreb, and help him recover his wife and the lamp and defeat the sorcerer.
Aladdin's mother is a wise woman who loves her son dearly. When sorcerer Haseem arrives pretending to be her brother-in-law, she is happy for Haseem promises that Aladdin, nor her, shall ever starve again. When she learns that her son is deeply in love with the princess, she goes to the sultan personally to ask him for the hand of her daughter, alas, she is sent away from the palace. Aladdin does not forget his dear mother when he becomes the new sultan, for he is sure that she has a new home for herself, where she can live comfortably.
Finally, Aladdin got back the lamp and he will have to prove himself worthy to himself and to the sultan in order to live a good life with the princess.
This story was similar to the 1,001 impersonations (a thousand nights and one night). This is a good film and the result is a satisfying film that will keep the whole family laughing. It is one of my favorite movies.
Works cited:
- "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(1993_film) - 60k - Cached - Similar pages