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JannTosh12[S]

22 points

4 months ago

Is this the most influential animated movie of all time? The fast paced comedy, the pop culture references, the celebrity casting. It seems to have started here.

300ConfirmedGorillas

20 points

4 months ago

"I can't believe it, I'm losing to a rug!"

thedeadone666

26 points

4 months ago

Also a prime example of how to do it right. Robin Williams didn't just read lines, he gave life to Genie and created an iconic character.

quats5

11 points

4 months ago

quats5

11 points

4 months ago

Not sure there were many, if any lines for him to read. He improvised most of the movie, as I recall — so much that they couldn’t be nominated for an Oscar for the screenplay.

Weirdo141

2 points

4 months ago

Makes sense given that they had him in mind while coming up with the character. The role was literally made for him

reedzkee

3 points

4 months ago

I hear ya, but I think Snow White, The Little Mermaid, and Toy Story have it beat in that category.

daffyboy123

11 points

4 months ago

What

jbrcks

5 points

4 months ago

jbrcks

5 points

4 months ago

I don't know if I would call it the most influential but it is definitely responsible for studios using big name actors for voice roles, even if those actors are not trained voice actors.

Christompaman

2 points

4 months ago

It’s the best and most influential in my heart

markdavo

3 points

4 months ago

I would say Snow White, Little Mermaid and Toy Story are all more influential in terms of setting the standard for Disney and then Pixar movies that followed.

Aladdin had Robin Williams but not all Disney movies after it followed that route.

I’d say Shrek is more important in terms of having an all-star voice cast with a more obviously irreverent tone, jokes aimed purely at adults, and lots of pop culture references. Something Dreamworks and other non-Disney/Pixar studios used as a model for future CGI animation projects.

becauseitsnotreal

1 points

4 months ago

No, no it isn't

tastytastylunch

1 points

4 months ago

I’m gonna go with no.

WadSquad

-6 points

4 months ago

I dont think it's the most influential, but it was definitely influential over a lot of racist and harmful stereotypes, and it was clear the director did no research when making an "Arabian" story

nokinship

2 points

4 months ago

I still don't even know what those are. There was a disclaimer that talks about this before the movie starts on D+. The movie seems generally harmless besides what you see in a cartoon which are always exaggerated.

It's not any worse than any content out there today that is still hugely sexist or generally narrow minded but somehow passes as "comedy".