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At least its supporting my theory that Agrabah has extreme classes.

Also, even this musical can't escape the ideology (whoever has the gold makes the rules) and character of Jafar (rule with an iron fist)

Oh, the one stealing bread is a boy. (I think?)

I was thinking about antagonists and @cipherpolfiles mentioned it awhile back and I have some free time, so...)

So, the first song: the references to “just dreaming a little harder” to get what you want, rather than being proactive, reminds me of two things:

1. the Disney sentimentality that wishing is all you need to do to get what you want.

In context of the specific movies (especially Cinderella, which is the one I think people are often citing, or at least the movie with the song “A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes” which people cite, even if that’s not precisely what the song is about), I feel it’s more than wishing gets you what you want.

Wishing gives you either what you partially want (PatF and Pinnochio) or only comes as a last resort (Cinderella). Interestingly, this really brought to mind how much Histoire d’Aladdin is really, despite having a different ATU, very similar to Cinderella (especially Disney’s interpretation, which re-enforces this undercurrent theme of (white) men relating to the Aladdin story)

2. a general critique of the original Aladdin story