After its release in May 2019, the life-action movie remake of Aladdin soared at the box office in just a week. Thousands of reviews came from movie lovers, mostly containing praise; however, there were also some criticisms. What I would like to underline here is that most of these reviews only covered the comparison between the old version of Aladdin and the live-action one. Instead of comparing both of the versions, I prefer to talk about the new constructive values brought by the 2019 Aladdin.
Princess Jasmine is a good metaphor to represent the urban Muslim girl in the Muslim world generally and particularly in Indonesia, which is the home of the largest Muslim population in the world. That is why this article summarizes the movie Aladdin from the perspective of Indonesian women. The contextual issue lies in the restrictions on the activities of women, which were developed based on safety and tradition.
Princess Jasmine is a good metaphor to represent the urban Muslim girl in the Muslim world generally and particularly in Indonesia, which is the home of the largest Muslim population in the world. That is why this article summarizes the movie Aladdin from the perspective of Indonesian women. The contextual issue lies in the restrictions on the activities of women, which were developed based on safety and tradition.