I overheard someone discussing Aladdin with their kid. "See, the moral is that you shouldn't steal."
Like... really? THAT'S what you took away from that movie?...
(This is why we don't spell out morals for tales, people.)
@TarkabarkaHolgy The lesson I learned:
Make better wishes.
Which has paid off in D&D when having to word wishes.
Thanks Aladdin!
@CastAtWill Or, very clearly state the rules of other people asking things of you :D
@TarkabarkaHolgy Wow. Everything good in that movie happened because the main character (and his monkey) stole something or tricked someone.
@TarkabarkaHolgy Clearly the Moral was that traditional animation is better than computer animation, or live action remakes.
@ochaos @TarkabarkaHolgy also, if you're going to get Will Smith to star in a film that has music, LET THE MAN RAP! And maybe knock Chris Rock about a bit, it's good for the viewer numbers.
@ASprinkleofSage @TarkabarkaHolgy TBH, nobody should have ever tried to follow Robin Williams in that role. If a live action remake had to be made they should have just CGI'd Andy Serkis lip synching RW's original dialog.
I thought the moral of Aladdin was "If a dubious adult lowers you into a cave and says "hand the treasure up first, and I'll pull you out afterwards", don't believe them, they're planning to leave you in that cave to die!"
@Lilysea @TarkabarkaHolgy And I thought it was, rub every lamp you can; you never know.
@jmccyoung @Lilysea Flea markets pay off on the long run.
@Lilysea Get the cash up front!! :D
There's also an element of "children should beware strangers claiming to be friends of your parents"
because the sorcerer tells Aladdin he was close friends with Aladdin's dead father, in order to win Aladdin's trust - it's all a total lie of course
but it's very similar to how kids in the 1980s used to be warned "if an adult comes to your school and says that they're a friend of your mum/dad, and your mum/dad sent them to pick you up, ask for the password you preagreed with your parents!!!"
@TarkabarkaHolgy sounds a bit like pa was trying to get the jump on an existing pattern of behaviour