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Aladdin And The Magic Lamp (2000)

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review 1: Long ago, a poor tailor and his wife eked out a meager existence, struggling to bring up their only child -- an idle layabout named Aladdin. Years after his father dies, Aladdin encounters a Moroccan sorcerer who claims to be his father's long-lost brother. The sorcerer, having been given information from his mystical arts, knows he needs Aladdin to finally uncover a marvelous treasure that lies buried in the desert. Things go awry, and Aladdin finds himself trapped in the underground cavern, but with the help of a genie or two, his life turns a corner in a very big way.So, I've finally made it to my favorite Disney movie in my Disney source material read-through. I realized as I read this book that I know (or knew) the original version of this story better than I thou... moreght, but also that I like a lot of the changes that more recent adaptations have made. This edition by Marianna Mayer was well-written, but overlong, and didn't seem to feature much of the detail or character development that you might expect for a longer telling. The story itself has a few distractions (the genie of the ring seems like a wasted opportunity, the whole episode with the vizier and his son in the middle makes for a sort of half-baked secondary villain, and the love story falls a bit flat), but having said all that, it still has a nice flair and exotic feeling that makes it interesting. The magic is fun (even if basically limitless), and there are a few little twists that kept the pages turning. Aladdin goes through a relatively decent character arc, from a naive, good-for-nothing boy to an assertive and resourceful (even if not by his own means) man. His respect for the princess Badoura and decent treatment of the genie(s) are good illustrations of his eventual maturity as a character. I'm a little torn about the illustrations too. They are vibrant and detailed and often quite beautiful, and I like the soft, stylized execution, but a lot of times the characters just look off, either in proportions or design or appeal. Still, despite some misgivings, I liked the edition overall. The story is just attractive to me for a lot of reasons, and maybe some of those are my great and long-lasting love for the Disney movie.Speaking of... As far as the Disney version goes, they really departed a lot from the original story (though I think their original, abandoned treatment comes much closer than their finished product), but in the end I think that's okay. Combining the genies and merging the bad guys and elaborating on the princess's role were all great moves, especially since they helped to produce what is still my favorite Disney animated film.I had a few issues with this telling of the ancient story of Aladdin, but overall I like the premise so much that I was willing to mostly overlook them. The text is a little long, but readable, and the illustrations have some design issues, but are colorful and detailed. It's hard to ignore the very deeply ingrained and most favorite Disney version when reading the original, but this edition was vivid enough to make for a fresh reminder of the source material.
review 2: الفرق بيني وبين اختي في السن سنتين والفصه دي كانت مقرره للصف الخامس الابتدائئافتكر ان اول م اختي استلمتها من المدرسه انا اللي قعدت اقراها بعدها ب سنين شفت القصه المقرره علي 5 ابتدائئ في زمن اخويا الصغير واندهشت يمكن الجيل الجديد مكانش هيندمج مع علاء الدين ؟؟ less

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