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<\/a>Why Aladdin is great for teens and tweens<\/h4>\n
While your teens may think of Aladdin<\/em> as a cartoon for little kids and be wary, the live action movie is not at all “babyish.”\u00a0It’s also slightly different from the animated version. While it’s not jarring, it is enough to keep the movie from feeling like an exact rehash of the animated version.<\/p>\n No spoilers, but safe to say that there are a few characters not in the 1992 movie, including Dalia, Jasmine’s handmaid played by the great Nasim Pedrad.<\/p>\n We also learn a little more of Jasmine’s backstory, she gets a powerful new song, and she’s a far more developed character than in the first movie. Naomi Scott is getting rave reviews for her performance, and they’re well-deserved.<\/p>\n The Genie also gets a new story line that makes him a bit more multidimensional as well. Will Smith does a great job as the Genie and while he’s not Robin Williams, he doesn’t try to be. Taking one of the themes of the movie to heart, he’s very much himself. He brings his own brand of charm, and it works.<\/p>\n There are some great messages that are especially important for teens and tweens, including why you should always be yourself, the value of telling the truth, and fighting for what you believe as well as what you want. It’s also a great example of how stories, and people\/characters, can look a bit different when you view them from different perspectives.<\/p>\n The English major and journalist in me also sees this as a great lesson in editing – what gets left in or ut and how does that change the story? The structural storytelling framework of this film was something Disney had in mind for the animated film but it got changed. I thought it added a lot to this film and it was fun to talk about that with teen, in addition to the conversation starters below.<\/p>\n Confession time: I was looking forward to this movie, but I enjoyed it more than I anticipated. The trailers were fine, but they don’t do the movie justice. My teen loved it and was especially taken with Jasmine. I loved how bright and colorful the film was. It was fun, and that’s just what we needed.<\/p>\n There’s always the fun question of what would your three wishes be? But the movie is packed full with lots of questions and topics for discussion that could lead to some great talks with your tweens and teens. They’re always happier to talk about<\/p>\n You May Also Like:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>21 things I often think to myself as the parent of a teen<\/a><\/p>\n Prior Post:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Excited for Toy Story 4? The final trailer is here!<\/a><\/p>\n Don\u2019t miss a post!<\/span>\u00a0Please subscribe to Between Us Parents\u2019 safe, spam-free email list in the box in the top right corner of the page!<\/span><\/p>\n Please like Between Us Parents on<\/span>\u00a0Facebook<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0You can also find Between Us Parents on<\/span>\u00a0Pinterest<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0Twitter<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Pin for later:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>Conversation starters to use with tweens and teens after seeing Aladdin<\/h4>\n
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