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    A study of 74 G-rated animated films from before 1999 found that in all but 2 films, at least one "good" character engaged in physical violence. In 55% of cases, violence occurred during battle scenes, while 23% of the time it was unilateral violence by good characters. The document discusses how Aladdin legitimizes and contextualizes violence by portraying Aladdin as an underdog hero fighting in self-defense or for a good cause, and by not showing the consequences of violence against Jafar.

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    A study of 74 G-rated animated films from before 1999 found that in all but 2 films, at least one "good" character engaged in physical violence. In 55% of cases, violence occurred during battle scenes, while 23% of the time it was unilateral violence by good characters. The document discusses how Aladdin legitimizes and contextualizes violence by portraying Aladdin as an underdog hero fighting in self-defense or for a good cause, and by not showing the consequences of violence against Jafar.

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    Aladdin

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    A study of 74 G-rated animated films from before 1999 found that in all but 2 films, at least one "good" character engaged in physical violence. In 55% of cases, violence occurred during battle scenes, while 23% of the time it was unilateral violence by good characters. The document discusses how Aladdin legitimizes and contextualizes violence by portraying Aladdin as an underdog hero fighting in self-defense or for a good cause, and by not showing the consequences of violence against Jafar.

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    Aladdin

    “Good” characters are as violent as “bad”


    characters
     Researched acts of physical violence in G-rated animated films in the US before
    1999 (74 movies)
     In all but 2 films, at least one “good” character engaged in physical violence
     55% of the time: Violence during battle scenes
     22% of the time : Unilateral acts of violence by bad characters
     23% of the time : Unilateral acts of violence by good characters

     Fumie Yokota, Kimberly M. Thompson, “Violence in G-Rated Animated Films.” JAMA 283(20) (2000): 2717.
    Contextualizing Aladdin’s violence

     Legitimizing Aladdin’s violence


     Rooting for Aladdin: The underdog, the hero
     Self-defense
     Fighting for a good cause
    High-angle shots

    Angles

    Low-angle shots
    Extreme Long Shots
    Self-Defense
    Light
    Fragmentation
    Jaffar as a (non) victim

     The consequences of Aladdin’s violence are barely seen


     As Aladdin and Jasmine’s struggle is emphasized

     The viewers’ lack the feeling that Jaffar is personally threatened by Aladdin
    Designing the
    Character

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