Aladdin

    Aladdin was released by Disney in 1992. This movie is set in a fictional Arabian city called Agrabah. It can be seen that this animation is set in an Arabic country due to the costumes, music and town scene that they used.
   
    The costumes used in this movie are loosely based off of clothes from the time period and place the movie is set in. For example The Sultan in Aladdin wears a large headpiece with a feather attached to it. This would have been the style of headdress that sultans would have worn in that time period. There are also multiple costume inaccuracies in this movie, for example Jasmine is seen wearing a belly top where as this would not have been allowed in Arabian countries in those times.

 

    Although the music in Aladdin may not sound like Arabian music from this time, the lyrics from songs such as 'Arabian Nights' show that the movie is set in an Arabic country. Many people claim that the lyrics to this song are stereotypical of Arabian countries and are politically incorrect. These people use lyrics such as "Where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face. It's barbaric, but hey, it's home" to prove their point. These lyrics imply that there was a substantial amount of violence in these countries but they don't show the cultural side of Arabic countries.

    Finally the town scene that was used in Aladdin is based off of what a town in one of these countries may have looked like. The sultan's palace in the town is based off of the architecture of a real sultan's palace. An example of this is the domes on the building.