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Adam Green's Aladdin

2016 · 80 min

A scrappy, handmade fever dream of lo-fi songs and garish video-game sets, playful and silly but oddly sincere.

Tagline: Are you interested in music?
Overview: In this retelling of the classic tale, Aladdin is an out of work indie-rock singer living in a video-game-world ruled by a perverted technology-obsessed Sultan.
How it feels: Absurd, whimsical, satirical and campy. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Technology, greed, power, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: technology
greed
power
love
corruption
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild