Aladdin Recap - 13 Story Lessons

From the 1992 classic Disney cartoon, we review and give a plot summary while going over what we can learn from Aladdin. In a whole new world with Aladdin, we learn that unexpected people can be a diamond in the rough.

Re-live the movie experience in this episode (without the songs unfortunately)… Starting with the merchant on one of the Arabian nights telling us about a magical lamp… then Aladdin stays one jump ahead of the palace guards... and Aladdin saves Jasmine in the merchant scene… then he gets the lamp… and Aladdin finds a ‘friend like me’ in Genie… he becomes Prince Ali… to win over the heart of Jasmine… but not without having to fight Jafar… and in the end Aladdin learns it is best to tell the truth.

Here are the 13 Lessons we look at in this video:
Lesson 1: Things aren’t always what they seem
Lesson 2: Be generous
Lesson 3: Looks can be deceiving
Lesson 4: People don’t like to be controlled
Lesson 5: Don’t take advantage of other's generosity
Lesson 6: Listen to good advice
Lesson 7: Be yourself
Lesson 8: The inside matter mores than the outside
Lesson 9: Take responsibility for your mistakes
Lesson 10: Be content
Lesson 11: Keep your promises
Lesson 12: Telling the truth gets you farther
Lesson 13: Find good friends

Don't miss the songs from Aladdin:

00:00 Arabian nights
1:10 Rough Diamond
2:03 Princess Jasmine
3:26 To the Cave
4:25 A friend in genie
5:48 Winning her heart
6:52 Aladdin in trouble
8:05 Defeating Jafar
8:48 Happy Endings

Script adapted from Wikipedia:

Shout out to this website for a few ideas for lessons:

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Jafar, a sorcerer and the royal vizier of the Middle Eastern city of Agrabah, seeks a lamp hidden within the Cave of Wonders that only "the diamond in the rough" can retrieve. Meanwhile, Princess Jasmine is unsatisfied with her sheltered life in the palace. One day, she escapes the palace and encounters a street urchin, Aladdin, and his pet monkey, Abu. As a bond between Aladdin and Jasmine develops, Jafar has the palace guards capture Aladdin, during which Jasmine reveals herself. She confronts Jafar to demand Aladdin's release, but he fools her into believing that Aladdin has been beheaded.

Disguised as an elderly beggar, Jafar frees Aladdin and Abu and orders them to retrieve the lamp from the cave. The guardian grants Aladdin entry, but warns him to touch only the lamp. Aladdin finds both the lamp and a magic carpet inside, but Abu grabs a large jewel and triggers a cave-in. Aladdin gives the lamp to Jafar, who throws him and Abu into the cave, although not before Abu steals it back. Later, Aladdin rubs the lamp and meets the Genie, who lives inside. The Genie grants Aladdin three wishes, although Aladdin tricks him to free them from the cave without using a wish. On learning the Genie's desire to be released from servitude, Aladdin promises to use his last wish to free him. To woo Jasmine, Aladdin uses his first wish to become a prince.

At the suggestion of Jafar's parrot minion, Iago, Jafar plots a marriage between himself and Jasmine, and then kill both the princess and her father, the Sultan. Meanwhile, Aladdin arrives in Agrabah as Prince Ali but struggles to impress Jasmine. Later, Aladdin takes Jasmine on a ride with the carpet. After she deduces Aladdin as the boy from the marketplace, he tells her that he sometimes dresses as a commoner to escape palace life.

After Aladdin brings Jasmine home, Jafar has the guards capture and throw him into the sea. The Genie appears and rescues Aladdin as his second wish. Returning to the palace, Aladdin reveals Jafar's plot to Jasmine and the Sultan, but the latter realizes Aladdin's identity and escapes from the guards.

Facing a moral dilemma, Aladdin decides to wait before freeing the Genie. Iago steals Genie's lamp and brings it to Jafar, who uses his first wish to become sultan. Jafar's second wish turns him into a powerful sorcerer, sending Aladdin to a frozen wasteland. Using the magic carpet, Aladdin escapes and returns to Agrabah. Jasmine distracts Jafar to help Aladdin steal back the lamp, but Jafar discovers this and fights him. Aladdin taunts Jafar for being less powerful than the Genie, tricking him to use his last wish to become a genie himself. This causes Jafar to be trapped into his new lamp, taking Iago with him. The Genie throws Jafar's lamp into the Cave of Wonders.

With normalcy restored, the Genie encourages Aladdin to use his third wish to regain his royal title and legally marry Jasmine. Aladdin instead decides to keep his promise and frees the Genie. Realizing Aladdin's nobility, the Sultan allows Jasmine to marry whoever she chooses. The Genie bids the group a fond farewell and leaves to explore the world, while Aladdin and Jasmine start their new life together.