If Jafar got his hands on the lamp, well, there’s no telling what horrible things that man might do. He’s the power-hungry sorcerer who sent Aladdin crawling into a cave seeking out the magic lamp in the first place. Aladdin just needs to be careful about his choices, about how he uses the potent magic wishes that the genie bestows.īut his plan faces one major obstacle: Jafar, the wicked vizier to the Sultan. And the genie warns that there are certain things-such as causing someone to fall in love or raising the dead-that are outside the purview of even his great big cosmic powers.īut there may yet be a way. Of course, a meager thief can’t hope to woo the daughter of a sultan, no matter how charming he may be.
A moment together with no boundaries of class. But what they both found was a little unexpected romance: A smile. Princess Jasmine was there in disguise, seeking insight into the people of her kingdom. He was there seeking a little sustenance for the day. You see, Aladdin had serendipitously met the Sultan’s beautiful daughter, Jasmine, quite by accident in the city marketplace. What he wants more than anything is the love of a princess. “There’s never enough,” the wispy blue giant says as he puffs forth from the lamp’s spout. But even the genie himself warns that drinking from that cup is never fulfilling. I mean, he could wish to be wealthy beyond measure. So when Aladdin gets his hands on a magic lamp and finds that it’s inhabited by a huge blue genie that will give him almost anything he wants, he has to think about things a bit. But trust me, having a monkey as your only parental authority (as Aladdin wryly observes) is no picnic. Well, that and a little monkey sidekick named Abu.
After losing his parents as a boy, he’s had only his wits and his pickpocket skills to call his own. That’s a pretty big question, especially for a guy like Aladdin. What would you do with three wishes granted by a genie?