You’ve been lied to, Disney's Aladdin is WRONG and Jafar is the Good Guy 

Not only does Carpet not speak, he doesn’t even have a FACE. How tf is he one of the best characters in the movie??? How did they DO that? I wrote a term paper in college about that rug and it still blows my mind.

Honestly, if you watched Twisted the Musical and had the same title, I would still believe you

Notice, Genie actually *does* grant Aladdin’s wish. “Quick, quick, wish for something outrageous. Say I want the Nile - wish for the Nile, try that.” “I wish for the Nile.” “No way!” *Denial* is *The (de) Nile*, so Genie does grant that wish.

The reason Aladdin has such a cultural mix is because it's inspired by the medieval book 1001 Nights. Which in itself is a collection of stories from Asia and North Africa

The opening theme has a line change, the line "Where it's flat and immense and the heat is intense" was originally "Where they cut off your ear, if they don't like your face."

For the opening scene with the merchant, Robin Williams had to stand in front of a table covered with a cloth, and was told to just react to whatever he pulled out. Meaning yes, there's a good chance he did break something.

At any given moment Welchy will never fail to simp over Meg 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ Our boy is in love

“Make KFC out of him, stupid pigeon” 😂 this is why your my favourite commentary channel, just a Scottish man yelling at a kids movie

Fun fact: Scott Weinger, the guy who voices Aladdin, also voices Aladdin in everything else, including the TV show and video games. He's also Steve in Full House and Fuller House Where he DID play a live action Aladdin for a Disney special

Dear Sweet Baby Jesus, please let Welchy watch Sinbad (the animated Dreamworks version) and convince him it’s a good idea to take a shot any time he’s attracted to a character.

You need to watch Twisted: the untold story of a Royal Vizer. It is such a good musical, and Ja'far (how his name is spelled in the play, ironically it's actually the Arabian/Persian appropriate spelling) is a good guy.

Imagine risking it all for a Hershey bar when you have access to the real Cadbury.

'what makes him a prince?' ~ ☆ PRESENTATION ☆ ~

0:39 No, i believe the intent is to imply the merchant _IS_ Genie. He pulls things (including _a lighter)_ out of nowhere and somehow knows the whole story. His face also looks more cartoony than everybody else's. Also, everything after the merchant's babbling is foashback.

Jafar is definitely up there in Disney villains.

The sequels have a very low animation budget that stings the eyes at times, but they are very good in their own ways too and the 3rd is a very good conclusion to the franchise (and the show that was between the 2 sequels)

6:14 "Doesn't it just make you want to have a tiger?" Yes. Yes it does. (I know they are wild animals who are meant to live in the wild, but I can dream)

16:40 I was not expecting his singing voice to actually sound that good

This is one of the movies from my childhood and I still love it today. You cant beat classic Disney animation. Handrawn always has a big impact.

Thankyou so much Welchy for the Ramadan shoutout!! really makes this umbrella feel included :)) although its more of taking part and fasting rather than celebrating. The celebration comes after called Eid. btw loved your vid as always

The merchant in the beginning is the Genie, humanized after retiring. That's why Robin William voices both

I'm surprised you didn't show it, but that thief at the beginning? When he gave Jafar the beetle amulet, he admited he "had to slit a few throats" for it. He wasn't just a thief, he was a sodding serial killer!

16:45 - "SHUT UP DOG" I lost it XD

With all these references to Twisted in the comments, I know what I need to watch next.

23:09 lol, love the subtle frollo cameo

Lol... can't wait to find out how Jafar's the good guy here! 🤭

Yes please watch Aladdin 2 & 3. And I'll recommend Star Kid's Twisted as well. It's the only one of their musical parodies that I've actually been able to watch all the way through. I just could not seem to get into their musicals at all, but that one was really well done.

15:48 Reference to the _I'M LOSING TO A BIRD!"_ from The Hunchback Of Notre Dame?

9:22 You'd propably also be upset if some random guy you'd met got murdered just because they'd met you.

😂 9:10 I almost drowned 🤣 "make KFC out of him! Stupid Pigeon 🤣🤣🤣

Welchy, despite never watching this before all I can ask is how much do you love Jafar? Would you watch a musical dedicated to him meant for adults? Thats what Starkids Twisted is! But seriously, your take on this film was amazing and very entertaining! Love your videos!

The original Aladdin story took place on the Silk Road in between the Middle East and china, so it has a bit of both cultures

FINALLY the love Jafar deserves! I’ve always loved him (thanks Andreas Deja & Johnathan Freeman) lol.

22:58 Oh, just wait until you see Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective! 😏 He’s by far the most underrated Disney villain in the most underrated Disney movie!

I don't know if someone already said this, but yes, Robin Williams voices the merchant in the beginning of the movie. The head guard (I think he's the head guard?) has the same voice actor as Pete the cat. You can really hear it when he says "I would princess." Or it is for me at least. Also, *PLEASE* watch the behind the scenes videos of Robin Williams voicing Genie. I watched it about a year after his passing, it was a bittersweet moment but I loved it and still love it now.

Dude needs to watch Twisted like NOW

Robin Williams pretty much launched the use of A-tier actors voicing animated movies with Aladdin. He did such a great job that there was a sudden surge in terrible animated movies with famous actors, since Hollywood hadn't yet understood that just a name wasn't enough to bring in an audience, but Disney, at least, was able to combine both excellent writing and excellent acting talent.

Did not expect you to simp for Jafar so hard..im here for it.

I love these movies. Unfortunately, Robin isn't in the second one, but he comes back STRONG in the third.

fun fact voice actor Frank Welker voices the Lion Cave, Abu the monkey, and Rajah the tiger. in other things he also voices OG Fred from Scooby-doo, Megatron and Soundwave as well as a number of other Decepticons, Garfield in the Garfield Show, and many more.

finally someone who loves Jafar too!!!😍 TEAM JAFAR!

Love your reactions, Welchy. Golden and priceless. Plus relatable on a max level with your commentary on Aladdin, HAHA 😂

im actually so happy that you liked the movie, as Aladdin is my favorite Disney movie of all time. I had quinceñera (hispanic, usually mexican 15th bday party that represents teenage girl growing into a woman/basically a ride of passage clebration) in the theme of aladdin where my main dance was A Whole New World and my surprise dance was Friend Like Me

20:48 To be fair, at least this is better than how they handled it in the live-action remake. Here, Aladdin does this because he feels that he has backed himself into a corner, and he legitimately regrets that he’s backing out of the promise he made to Genie. 😔 In the crappy live-action remake, he’s PROUD of his new life built on lies, and he barely acknowledges the promise he made to the genie! 😑

LOL Welchy got startled again! 😜 2:24

No, you can still blame the Sultan, because he could have changed the law the whole time and didn't. This would have prevented Jasmine from running away, or Aladdin from having to portray himself as a prince to marry her, or Jafar from trying to marry her. He didn't change the law probably because he looks down on common folk and does not see them as worthy to marry her, which is obvious because he only changes the law for Aladdin to marry her after he's literally saved the country and the Sultan's ass. Before that, Aladdin was just a poor commoner street urchin in his eyes. So you can still rationalize despising him if you want, lol.

Hi! Thanks for reacting to this, it’s one of my favourites. Hope you have a great day Welchy!

1:41 Nah bro, the fact that i said "ouuu i didnt remember his voice being like THAT 😳" and then you said it 😭

I saw the thumbnail and got so excited thinking he was watching Twisted 💔

This man needs to watch Twisted (A musical made by Starkid that's properly freely on RU-vid)

Make KFC out of him!? Iago is the best thing in this movie! I may be the only one who thinks so, but I will die on this hill. How dare you!

Now you've got to do a Twisted reaction

12:09 Want to see a Disney movie with an authentic Scottish character? Check out The Great Mouse Detective! 😎 Flaversham (the character kidnapped by the villains) is voiced by Alan Young, who also voiced Scrooge McDuck in Mickey’s Christmas Carol and the original Ducktails!

You're so witty and funny Welchy!! This movie is really having an identity crisis haha!

- How did you know it was me? - Because it is you, you are just wearing different clothes... Let's be honest, most of us can't look the same way at Aladdin after watching Twisted :P

I honestly believed you were talking about Twisted when I read the title😂 (Again, you HAVE to watch it! I don't usually rewatch stuff, but I've seen Twisted 3 times. I even have all the songs on my playlist😂)

Now you HAVE to watch Twisted

this was so much fun to watch, thank you :DDDD

i really hope you will give the other parts a chance!!

I came from dylan is in trouble’s reaction to Aladdin to this and omg u need to collaborate. I swear u have the same sense of humor it’s amazing

Honestly Aladdin probably has the best direct to video sequels out of all the classic Disney movies. The second is titled return of Jafar so definitely watch it to see Jafar as a genie.

Jasmine's palace design was inspired by the taj mahal

i love ur videos so much, they bring me joy every single day. ❤️

Man YOU _HAVE_ TO WATCH *TWISTED!!* It's on youtube and I CANNOT RECCOMEND IT ENOUGH.

If you haven't seen the Aladdin sequels, I do recommend them. The third one is my personal favorite.

I grew up watching Aladdin and pretty much every other Disney movie they're all classic

little does he know that back then in that faraway land, women were always overlooked, even if they are princesses or even queens

6:31 Can't help kids if you're dead

oh wow never expected someone to say something about ramadan, thankyou so much!

Just commenting to add to the list of people recommending Starkid's parody musical "Twisted". It's incredibly funny while being genuinely sincere and moving, the music is (I am not exaggerating) Hamilton-levels of clever writing and catchy melodies, there is A TON of swearing, and it really pokes fun not only at Aladdin, but other Disney films and the corporate side of Disney itself as well. It makes you root unironically for Jafar as a hero and is written in a way that doesn't discount the original film, and still manages to make it so Twisted could genuinely be the "real story". I genuinely hope you consider checking it out, it's such a glorious masterpiece in every way. (Just in case you need extra convincing, it includes lines like "tiger fucker" and "a song is a dick in sheep's clothing" and no, I will not provide context lol 😉)

23:45 her outfit reminds me of slave Leia from return of the Jedi.

I really thought this was gonna be Twisted lol

17:57 ‘it literally has an identity crisis’ IM DYING🤣

14:00 My thoughts exactly! 😎 This is back when these shoutouts used to make people cheer. Now, they make people groan with annoyance. 🙄

You would like Twisted. It's a really funny play here on RU-vid about Jafar's point of view.

when I was younger I thought that Jasmine was black, just a "foreign black" (even though somewhere in my child brain I knew she wasn't but I couldn't grasp the concept since we both had brown skin so it made sense to me) and I was MEGA excited because she is so COOL. My mom was like "no...sweetie...no." and I did eventually realize, but to this day Jasmine is my favorite princess and Aladdin is my favorite movie

Glad to see that GMMFoCMfK (rolls right off the tongue, doesn’t it?) is back with another Disney classic! Also happy Easter! :D

This was my favourite movie growing up, I even had Jasmine pajamas with parachute pants and mesh sleeves ❤❤

25:30 She can't change the law because she's not the ruler. Her father could have changed it anytime though. So what was the point? Certainly not the sultan's character development. There was never also a real reason, it wasn't mentioned Agrabah needed to do it for political alliances ir anything.

19:12 wait..WTF SINCE WHEN WAS HER HAIR LONG!??! OMG

Taj Mahal was not built by the Indians, the Taj Mahal was built by the Muslims who were ruling India at this time, for this reason the Taj Mahal looks like Arab and Middle Eastern mosques and buildings.

I believe the merchant at the beginning is supposed to be Genie, long after the film's events (when the mortals are all dead and he had to move on). Iirc the voice actor is the same, and the merchant's face is more cartoonish than the other characters'. He also somehow knows the whole story, including the stuff that propably wasn't told to the public. And there's the weird way the stall pops out, though it could be just cartoon humor.

Did you know there's a tv show in between these movies? Well there is and it was one of my favorite shows as a kid. Even more than the little mermaid one. Also YUP they did do a crossover with Hercules

You should watch Twisted if this is the caption lol

Now you need to watch the sequels.

Patreon, PLEASE help this man watch Twisted the musical

This was fantastic😂💖👏

HI!!! Nice to see you reacting to Aladdin :D

Ahhhhh I love this movie still, also Twisted (the musical) and Twisted Wonderland (the anime-style game) would be so up your ally if you like to focus on Disney villains

YES THANK YOU Welchy! Aladdin has ULTIMATE *Rizz*

any chance you could react to Bridge to Terabithia ?? It's not in ur usuall style but I just thought I sugest it bc it's a great movie

Heck yeah! I absolutely loved your reaction of Aladdin! 😄 ...also the way I said "wait WHAT?!" at what you said at the very end.... ayo? >.> Lmaoo.

Jafar has been running the kingdom for a while and since jasmine has to get married she will become queen. But she said she will fire him once she is queen

Here me out, now I need to see the reaction to The Return of Jafar 😂 What a journey that film was 💀💀

There a theory about jafar that he is a good guy.

aw man, thanks for the laughs Welchy~ 💕😂🤣 you're such a sweetheart, much love~

How do you know that Jafar is not the cause of the problems in agraba. He was mind controlling the sultan. Probably been doing it for years. After a while starts to lose his mental ability and starts playing with toys. After a while he's left with only two thoughts in his head protect his daughter and that he's the sultan. Jafar can't kill him because he has no real claim to the crown. So he just let's the sultan walk around like a vegetable while he retains all the real power. Unfortunately for Jafar the sultans old so if he dies or jasmine gets a husband he loses all of his power. To remedy that Jafar has to look for the lamp.

The carpet is smarter than the king! I am not kidding!

20:55 - yes 😂

8:57 He might be, given the setting.