![]() It doesn't help that the voice acting of the two lead characters is so lifeless. For all this to work we've got to feel that Aladdin deserves his good fortune and is ready to step up to the plate. Even after he wins the hand of the Princess by building a palace for her with the help of the genie of the lamp, he goes right back to hanging out with his no-good street buddies, with whom he's found when the Sultan's men come and get him after the palace and the Princess are taken away by the Wizard and Aladdin is blamed. ![]() The riches from the lamp don't seem to change his character at all. ![]() At some point after acquiring the magic lamp, he laments the lack of "purpose" in his life, but then he never does anything about it. He shows a profound lack of respect for his hard-working mother, who seems to have spoiled him. When we first see him, he's a street urchin who steals from honest merchants. However, this version suffers from making Aladdin such an unsympathetic character. The only version I've seen that surpasses it in these areas is Disney's ALADDIN (1992). It also offers greater spectacle in the climactic battle with the Wizard, including giant demon warriors, a giant bird (presumably the Roc of Arabian Nights lore), and a catastrophic fate for the Wizard's castle. ![]() As animated adaptations of the Aladdin tale go, ALADDIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP (1982), a Japanese-produced version, offers better-than-average character design and background art and a more serious, dramatic tone. ![]()
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