So, Aladdin takes place in a dessert with no modern technologies, right? But the Genie makes several references which are relevant around the 1990s. He even knows what a car is, and can reproduce one using magic.
One theory is that the genie lives outside of time. But that doesn't explain how Agrabah could be completely removed from the map(and history). (There is not, and has never been a city by that name.) So, I offer my personal favorite theory, which is that Alladin actually takes place in a distant future, sometime after a major apocalypse wipes out a major amount of technology and human progress. In fact, Alladin specifically takes place a little before the year 12000. Approximately 10,000 years after the references genie makes would be timely. Genie has obviously spent his time in between trapped in the lamp, unable to digest new media and make jokes based on memes.
In this future, its completely realistic that these new civilizations that resemble ancient ones...
... could have formed much closer together than their ancient counterparts. Allowing Aladdin and Jasmine's magic carpet date to take place in real time and not kill them.
Also, it's worth considering that their date probably isn't supposed to be in real time. Assume the scene changes are supposed to represent time passing. It just works better cinematically if they can fit the whole date in the course if a single song.
Also, and this is mostly just a side note: the moon changes phase within the song. Which means either A. They are having there date during a lunar eclipse and just completely ignoring that fact. (And the phase only appears to change.)Or B. That their date not only isn't in real time, but lasts weeks.
So you're telling us that in movies the timeline can be cut?
Damn, nothing would have been more entertaining to watch a 6 hour carpet flight to greece.
One theory is that the genie lives outside of time. But that doesn't explain how Agrabah could be completely removed from the map(and history). (There is not, and has never been a city by that name.) So, I offer my personal favorite theory, which is that Alladin actually takes place in a distant future, sometime after a major apocalypse wipes out a major amount of technology and human progress. In fact, Alladin specifically takes place a little before the year 12000. Approximately 10,000 years after the references genie makes would be timely. Genie has obviously spent his time in between trapped in the lamp, unable to digest new media and make jokes based on memes.
In this future, its completely realistic that these new civilizations that resemble ancient ones...
Also, it's worth considering that their date probably isn't supposed to be in real time. Assume the scene changes are supposed to represent time passing. It just works better cinematically if they can fit the whole date in the course if a single song.
Also, and this is mostly just a side note: the moon changes phase within the song. Which means either A. They are having there date during a lunar eclipse and just completely ignoring that fact. (And the phase only appears to change.)Or B. That their date not only isn't in real time, but lasts weeks.
Damn, nothing would have been more entertaining to watch a 6 hour carpet flight to greece.