About this episode
Mo and Christina discuss the animated classic Aladdin, exploring themes of yearning and cultural appropriation.
Back by popular demand, welcome to Animated April! This month Movies That Raised Us will be covering all your favourite cartoon classics. Make yourself a blanket fort and grab yourself a fruit roll up as we take a trip back to our childhood! Mo and Christina take on their second animated flick, 1992's Aladdin. Join them as they discuss yearning, cultural appropriation, and Disney's old school musical theatre sound. Our Patreon is LIVE! https://www.patreon.com/moviesthatraisedus We are thrilled to launch our Patreon with exciting perks such as a listener picked bonus movie episode, exclusive Discord, being added to our Close Friends, and a personalized thank you note! Our merch shop is live! Check out our Raymond the Lifeguard design and so much more!! https://tinyurl.com/vxpbczup Follow us on instagram @moviesthatraisedus Follow us on tiktok @moviesthatraiseduspod Follow us on twitter @mtru_pod Do you have a movie you want us to cover next? Fill out our form! https://forms.gle/fU5vRfTk8K5Gb7cD8
People in this episode
Hosts: Mo, Christina
Topics covered
- animated films
- Disney
- cultural appropriation
- musical theatre
- nostalgia
Keywords
- Aladdin
- Disney
- animated films
- cultural appropriation
- musical theatre
- nostalgia
- 1992
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Books & works: Aladdin
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