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`The Return of Jafar' is not all that bad (at least, I don't think so anyway).
`The Return of Jafar,' the 1994 sequel to Disney's `Aladdin,' was a pretty good film; however, there are many aspects of it that I would change if I could, specifically with regard to the characters, relationships, settings, and key plot points. <
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>The personality of the characters throughout the `Aladdin' series of films is represented by the colors of their costumes. For instance, darker colors are used to portray evil characters, whereas lighter colors are used to portray benevolent characters. In a rewrite of `The Return of Jafar,' colors like red, purple, and black would be used to portray good, while colors like blue, yellow, and white would be used to portray evil. Colors such as orange and green would be used to show indifference between good and evil. Essentially, the purpose of reversing the colors of the characters' costumes would simply be to refute the stereotypes associated with lights and darks, as dark colors such as red are commonly associated with things like blood, fire, and magma. The stereotype associated with the color red, being the dark color that it is, fails to realize that this color can be associated with things that are widely considered pleasant, some examples of which include the exterior of apples, cherries, watermelon interior, the love symbol (that which resembles a heart), and finally, sunsets. In contrast, stereotypes concerning lighter colors such as blue, yellow, and white are linked to things that are commonly considered pleasant, such as the wings of an angel, a dove's feathers, the sun on a clear day, bananas, or baby powder. This same stereotype of such lighter colors as blue, yellow, and white fails to realize that these colors can also be associated with things that are widely considered unpleasant, some examples of which include lightning, blue as a metaphor for sadness, and crack cocaine. As a result of a rewrite, viewers would see a purple Genie; Aladdin's prince costume would be mostly black; and Jasmine's costume would be red. In contrast, Jafar as a genie would be yellow and as a human, his costume would be blue. Finally, Iago would either be an almond color or green, as throughout `Aladdin' and the conclusion of `The Return of Jafar,' he makes a successful transition from evil character to good character. <
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>The setting of the first two Disney's `Aladdin' animated films was held largely in the Arabian desert and a palace. At the commencement of `The Return of Jafar,' viewers encounter Iago, the parrot whom they may have witnessed as Jafar's sidekick, crawling out from underneath an area to which they had been banished known as the The Cave of Wonders. There is also a scene in the film where Jafar, in an effort to destroy his archenemy, Aladdin, imprisons Aladdin's friends inside his chamber area of the palace. This portion of the story could be changed so that instead of Jafar imprisoning Genie, Abu, Jasmine, Carpet, and the Sultan in his chambers, he would imprison them underneath The Cave of Wonders, the same place where he and Iago had been banished in part I of the series. The purpose of having Aladdin's friends banished underneath The Cave of Wonders instead of Jafar's chambers would to capture the true essence of Jafar's vengeful nature. After all, the purpose of Jafar returning to the palace was so that he could get revenge upon Aladdin for interfering with his plans for dominating the city of Agrabah in the first film. <
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>In `The Return of Jafar,' there is a scene in which Aladdin declines to take Jafar's place as the Sultan's royal vizier. This scene would be changed so that Aladdin does accept the invitation to be the Sultan's royal vizier. The purpose of having Aladdin as the royal vizier originates with a plan that Iago discusses at an early point in the film in which he states that Aladdin would be promoted from royal vizier to Sultan, thus placing himself as the royal vizier. This scenario would allow viewers to explore a royal vizier-ship under Iago, thus enabling them to judge for themselves whether or not he would "blow it like that idiot Jafar." Furthermore, this position would also create a stronger bond between Aladdin and the Sultan which might be useful had Aladdin ever considered the possibility of marriage with his daughter, Jasmine. <
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>In terms of plot points, the scene in which Aladdin places Iago in a cage and shields him from Jasmine's view would be changed to a scene in which Aladdin introduces Iago to Jasmine and informs her of the incident in which Iago had saved his life back at the marketplace. Changing this specific area of the plot in this manner would show an upgrade in Aladdin's personality from the first film in terms of honesty, while also delivering a sense of maturity upon his part. This would also eliminate the scene in which Jasmine becomes furious with Aladdin as a result of this incident and run out of the room sobbing. Likewise, the rewrite would include a scene in which Aladdin remembers to inform the Sultan that Iago had saved his life back at the marketplace, which might have prompted the Sultan to be more inclined to welcome him with open arms, as opposed to having him executed on sight. On that note, the whole scene in which Jasmine and the Sultan encounter the return of Iago might have been eliminated had Aladdin allowed Abu to come to dinner. The film includes a scene in which Aladdin disallows Abu to come to dinner, as he felt that it would be necessary for someone to "guard" Iago (who was still inside the cage), when in reality, the lock on the cage was all that was necessary to ensure that Iago did not escape. A rewrite of this particular area of the plot would include a scene which would show Abu at dinner, followed by a scene in which Aladdin does remember to inform Jasmine and the Sultan of Iago's heroism, followed by a scene in which Aladdin remembers to unlock the cage and free Iago; as opposed to Abu releasing Iago into the custody of Rajah (Jasmine's pet tiger), and then Rajah storming into the palace and sneezing Iago out of his mouth. <
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>In summary, `Aladdin II: The Return of Jafar' is by no means a terrible film; it is also by no means a perfect film. It is a pretty good film, and a worthy sequel to `Aladdin' which could only could be have been much better in terms of the writing and growth that followed from its predecessor. <
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It was good,but not as good as the first one.
This is the sequel to the #1 film of 1992,in this movie,the evil genie Jafar is released from his lamp from a thief named Abis Mal,and he is about to use his powers of pure evil,and Iago has also been released,duh,he released himself!,and Aladdin isn't a street rat anymore,he's gonna become the Sultan's royal vizier. "And when Aladdin becomes sultan,that will make me the grand vizier,only I'm not gonna blow it like that idiot Jafar!"-Iago,and the Genie isn't played by Robin Williams,he's played by that guy who played Homer Simpson,and it features 6 new songs!,oh,and one more thing,will they ever get rid of Jafar forever?,and there's a rule,to destroy a genie,destroy his lamp.