- Director: Ron Clements
- Year: 1992
Overview
Aladdin is a poor street orphan in Agrabah who meets Princess Jasmine, who has snuck out of the palace to escape her restricted life. Aladdin is recruited by the royal vizier, Jafar, to retrieve a magic lamp from the Cave of Wonders. Aladdin ends up keeping the lamp, which contains a powerful Genie who can grant three wishes. Aladdin pretends to be a wealthy prince to win Jasmine's hand, but Jafar steals the lamp and takes over the kingdom. Aladdin uses his wits to trick Jafar into wishing to become an all-powerful genie, trapping him in a lamp.
Takeaways
Agrabah has strict laws that keep poor people like Aladdin from marrying the princess, but the magic lamp offers a chance to change all that. Jafar tries to use the genie's power to overthrow the Sultan and take control of the kingdom. Aladdin pretends to be a wealthy prince to get into the palace, but he eventually wins by being clever. He tricks Jafar into wishing to be an all-powerful genie, using Jafar's own greed to trap him in a lamp forever.