The Messed Up Origins of Aladdin | Disney Explained - Jon Solo

Aladdin has always been one my favorite movies... but do you know the incredibly messed up story it's based on? If not, your childhood might just change forever... ಠ_ಠ

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[JonSolo]

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[mae]

If someone can *die* of disappointment, then my parents should be long gone

[amethystfox]

Aladdin's dad was soooo disappointed that leaving wasn't enough.

[allishamarcano]

A story from China and Africa and his Father dies of Disappointment that his child is a “loser”... sounds about accurate to me😭

[thatonecoolguy]

* Will Smith comes out of the lamp *




*What do ya want?*

[mothersuperior]

I can't get over Aladdin's father dying of dissapointment

Edit: it had nothing to do with race, I just thought it was funny

[africandaisy]

Disney really picks the most disturbing stories and turn them into something else

[venuzbabi]

"Aladdin told her to just chill" lmao I love the ad lib

[memes]

i love how jasmine got traumatized because she slept next to a stranger but did not get traumatized after getting kidnapped and seeing her husband kill someone

[private]

Him: so what did your father die from??
Me: ....disappointment

[faisalmir]

FYI: China in old Arabic meant far away land not literally China.

[annaward]

"As in he drunk the poison and dies, not that he was turned into a piece of cooked bread."
Lmao so much 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[comotechildren]

Ah yes, I too remember when Aladdin married Jazz-Man.

[devidog]

Nobody:
JON SOLO:A genie pops out and says WHAT DO YA WANT?

[melissacooper]

You forgot to mention in the Disney version that the genie had layed the ground rules for Aladdin on what wishes he wasn't allowed to grant. He couldn't commit murder, he couldn't force Princess Jasmine to fall in love with Aladdin, and he couldn't resurrect the dead. And he told Aladdin not to wish for more wishes.

[gaellesebaaly]

The princess' name is Badroulbadour (بدرالبدور). Her name uses the full moon as a metaphor for female beauty, which is common in Arabic literature and throughout the Arabian Nights.

[shan-t]

okay tell me if this is strange: since I started watching his videos i imagine being him whenever i have to talk in front of my class. my presentations improved a lot😂😂

[Mercurio]

So Aladdin suffers no consequences in the story for using the genie the whole time? That's one thing they improved in the movie. I was anxiously anticipating the genie locking Aladdin up in his own lamp for his hubris.

[mhmm]

“with a gorgeous daughter *JAZZ MAN* “

[librasnaturalhabitat]

"as in he died not he was turned into toast" i knew he wasn't turned into toast but for some reason I still laughed