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Are you ready for an Arabian Night? Are you ready to take another trip to Agrabah?!? Get ready to hop onto your magic carpet, buckle up and pay attention, because it’s all about attention to details when you bout this nostalgia life!! The Cave of Wonder
We start off with the most glaring call back to our beloved Aladdin. The tiger shaped entrance of the cave that fulfills Aladdin’s wildest dreams. The inside of the cave looks beautiful, inspiring, and absolutely terrifying all-in-one. Disney plays no games with these live action remakes so I’m hype so see how much they throw it back to the VHS that was played on repeat back in ’92-93. Iago
One of the first things you notice is the bright red Parrot flying over the glimmering city in the sand, and you know that Iago is coming through ready to wreck someone’s life and cause some trouble. I’m wondering, will they go with a full anthropomorphic approach and CGI the hell out of the talking parrot, or if they’re going with some sort of an unspoken understanding between the bird and Jafar? Aladdin
I’m not going to lie I think Aladdin looks a little to clean cut for my taste I mean let’s be real, he is from the mean streets of Agrabah. Son is from the gutter gutter, from the mud flung Flea Bottom streets. My guy been through it all, and they better put some respect on his come up! The Music Listen closely, as I know you can hear it in the background. The melodic groove of “Arabian Nights” washing over you, then the Funky sounds o…
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Ja-Quan Greene
Ja-Quan is a NYC teacher and artist holding a B.A. in Sociology and History from SUNY New Paltz. On his journey to become Hokage, the Lord of The Speed Force and Protector of the Recaps…
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