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...Cinderella for the modern age. Gifted by economic conditions created by a man who relied largely on astrology, not unlike the witches in many a Disney film, Michael D. Eisner, chair of the Disney corporation, was able to attend the orgy of consumption that was the American 1980s...
...Disney's chair, Eisner heralded the return of classic family entertainment that Disney's recovery brought with it. But now Eisner is reintroducing a concept that is far older than Mickey Mouse--the concept of unrestrained greed...
This is basically what his mentor, the Genie, tells him all along. The Genie assumes the role of so many other Disney characters--caretaker of the protagonist. Robin Williams plays the role with his characteristic verve. Animation is the first medium to capture the frenetic quality of Williams' genius. The animator follows his transformations from character to character, voice to voice with grace and style. Apparently only animation seems capable of keeping up with Robin Williams' vitality...
Aladdin meets the Disney quota for exhilirating moments and plenty of visual and aural appeal. We are quickly caught up in the familiar tapestry of the story and find ourselves sympathizing with Aladdin and Princess Jasmine. While animation and musical numbers are superb, Robin Williams' Genie steals the show. Aladdin's story is familiar to all young and old: the uncertainty of first love and the importance of being one's self...
Rodriguez focuses on his native California as the battleground of the "competing theologies" of United States and Mexico. The two nations serve as representatives of several different oppositions that form the argument of the book's title: Protestant individualism versus Catholic collectivity, Disney-toned optimism versus Latin fatality, confident son versus jaded father, comedy versus tragedy...