I need to stop watching Disney movies
As part of my ongoing babysitting duties, I mean.
Because, while I understand that they're intended for children, in my opinion that doesn't mean they should throw all logic out the window.
Saw Aladdin again, with Jayce. As always, I liked how Aladdin tricked Jafar into becoming a genie "and everything that goes with it". They set that one up nicely, I admit.
But the ending? Aladdin has one wish left, okay... but Jasmine's standing right there! "Here Jasmine, take the lamp!" "Okay. My first wish is for Aladdin to be a prince again... and I don't need any other wishes, thanks: I'm already a princess. Take back the lamp." "Thank you... aaaaaaand my third wish, Genie..."
See how simple? No tears, no muss, no fuss. Everyone gets what they want.
Instead, Disney doesn't even consider that the Princess could be useful here. But even if there was only one wish left on the lamp, that still doesn't explain the ultimate deus ex machina in the film: Jasmine's father arbitrarily changes the law so that Jasmine can marry whomever she wishes (i.e., Aladdin).
Why in hell wasn't that, like, the first thing he thought of, and not the last!? If the Sultan could change the law on a whim, why was there such a fuss about the demands of the law, all through the film?! Bad enough when a story has dumb characters -- but I hate stories where the characters have to be made dumb for the story to happen at all! (My biggest gripe about Book 7 of the Harry Potter series, BTW.)
Anyway, we haven't exhausted our DVD repertory yet, so maybe there's something else Jayce and I can watch that won't drive me up the wall.
Because, while I understand that they're intended for children, in my opinion that doesn't mean they should throw all logic out the window.
Saw Aladdin again, with Jayce. As always, I liked how Aladdin tricked Jafar into becoming a genie "and everything that goes with it". They set that one up nicely, I admit.
But the ending? Aladdin has one wish left, okay... but Jasmine's standing right there! "Here Jasmine, take the lamp!" "Okay. My first wish is for Aladdin to be a prince again... and I don't need any other wishes, thanks: I'm already a princess. Take back the lamp." "Thank you... aaaaaaand my third wish, Genie..."
See how simple? No tears, no muss, no fuss. Everyone gets what they want.
Instead, Disney doesn't even consider that the Princess could be useful here. But even if there was only one wish left on the lamp, that still doesn't explain the ultimate deus ex machina in the film: Jasmine's father arbitrarily changes the law so that Jasmine can marry whomever she wishes (i.e., Aladdin).
Why in hell wasn't that, like, the first thing he thought of, and not the last!? If the Sultan could change the law on a whim, why was there such a fuss about the demands of the law, all through the film?! Bad enough when a story has dumb characters -- but I hate stories where the characters have to be made dumb for the story to happen at all! (My biggest gripe about Book 7 of the Harry Potter series, BTW.)
Anyway, we haven't exhausted our DVD repertory yet, so maybe there's something else Jayce and I can watch that won't drive me up the wall.