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My Favorite Movies: Number 55

55. Aladdin (1992)

One of my favorite Disney movies. Following the 1st animated film to be nominated for best picture (Beauty and the Beast), Disney delivered another great addition to the Disney vault. Enchanting animation, even better music, and a great performance by Robin Williams all contribute to a well told and timeless story for all ages.

Comedy, romance, and adventure are all found in this tale about an orphan who falls in love with a princess.

Aladdin is a great protagonist, a young relatable street rat trying to keep his own with and woo his royal love interest. Jafar serves the role of the villain in this tale, and is excellent. Similar to Scar in Lion King, Jafar’s evil stems from his manipulative and subtle calculated deciets.

We also have the Genie. Not only does Robin Williams add great inflection and personality to this voice over, but the animators do a great job of portraying his performance. The Genie steals every scene he is in, and becomes more relatable than Aladdin. Most of the humor in this movie comes from Genie, and it’s top notch for a children’s movie.

One thing that was fairly difficult to pull off well in animation at the time, (mostly prior to Lion King in 1994 which is on a different level of greatness), is fast paced action sequences. But Aladdin is full of them, from the street chases to the final battle scene, the animation in near perfect.

Finally, as with all the best disney movies, the star of this film is the music. From the catchy tune of “Prince Ali”, to the comedic and fun “Never Had a Friend Like Me”, and finally the majestic “A Whole New World”.

(Triva sidebar: “A Whole New World” was the song that knocked Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” out of the #1 spot on the Billboard Top 100. The first, and only song from a Disney animated movie to reach #1 on the Billboard Top 100)

I loved this movie as a kid, and I’ll love this movie as I grow older. As with many disney films, it is timeless and to me one of the best movies in a string of the classic Disney movies of my childhood made between 1989 and 1994 (Little Mermaid, Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lion King). But you’ll have to wait until I get further down my list to find out which one is my favorite.