Many of Disney's live-action remakes have tried to "fix" their main female characters by giving them more modern aspirations. And Aladdin makes it clear that Jasmine is very capable of being the successful ruler she aims to be. Instead of her arc being motivated by an arguably selfish reason, one that is understandable especially to a Western audience, 2019's Aladdin has Jasmine motivated by her love for her people. Certainly, Scott's Jasmine still values romantic love over a marriage of political alliance, as evidenced by her relationship to Prince Ali/Aladdin, but it's secondary to her love for her people. In expanding Jasmine's role in Aladdin, Ritchie and August make the character more integral to the story, and they give her the goal of being Sultan as her major motivation, rather than wanting to marry for love. Although many of the princess characters in Disney Renaissance movies can be characterized as women rebelling against convention, Aladdin's Jasmine is rebellious on a larger scale than most of the others (with the exception of Mulan). She's rebelling against her father the Sultan and the law that would force her to marry, as well as, on a larger scale, the institution of arranged marriage. In 1992's Aladdin, Jasmine may not be the main character like many Disney Princesses, but that may have given the studio the freedom to develop her character in an atypical direction for their movies. In an era that also includes Beauty and the Beast's Belle, The Little Mermaid's Ariel, Hercules' Megara, and Mulan, Jasmine is already one of the more progressive princess characters of the Disney Renaissance. But while Disney's most progressive princesses have arrived as part of the Disney Revival era, the Mouse House was already setting the stage in the 80s and 90s during the Disney Renaissance. Further, Frozen subverted the true love romantic narrative upheld by most Disney movies, as did Moana, who didn't have a love interest at all and directly called out the Disney Princess trope. Tiana isn't the helpless heroine of the Disney Golden Age, nor the still dependent, if somewhat more progressive princesses of the Disney Renaissance. In recent years, Disney has made great strides in subverting their own princess archetype, beginning with the start of the Disney Revival in 2009's The Princess and the Frog. Jasmine In Aladdin 1992 Was Already Quite Progressive The 2019 Aladdin effectively turns Jasmine into the best Disney Princess. So Disney took one of their most dynamic and well-developed princess characters and made her even more dynamic and well-developed. Ritchie and August, as well as Scott, were already working from one of Disney's more progressive animated characters, but the way they expand Jasmine works much better in Aladdin than other recent live-action remakes. Related: Aladdin: Every Easter Egg & Secret Disney ReferenceĪs a result, the Aladdin live-action reimagining's Jasmine is the best Disney princess. In 2019's Aladdin, directed by Guy Ritchie from a script he co-wrote with John August, the character of Jasmine is greatly expanded. Though she's the Disney Princess in the original animated movie, her story takes a back seat to that of the titular hero. However, one of the biggest changes in Aladdin comes with regard to Jasmine. In the case of Aladdin, the remake changes the racist aspects of the original movie, and casts people of color in the main roles of Aladdin (Mena Massoud), Jasmine (Naomi Scott) and Genie (Will Smith), as well as all the supporting roles.
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