--- description: Presenting the 25th anniversary of a Middle Eastern fairy tale that would never be made today title: This Honest Trailer for 'Aladdin' Raises Some Great Points image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Honest Trailer for _Aladdin_ Raises Some Great Points by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 7, 2015 3:49 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 7, 2015 3:49 PM CUT The cultural critics over at [Screen Junkies](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpcACMWblDls9Z6GERVi1A "undefined") are back with another “honest trailer” and this one tackles a beloved Disney classic: _Aladdin._ “From the studio who’s not exactly known for tastefully handling other cultures’ stories,” the voiceover begins, “comes the 25th anniversary of a Middle Eastern fairy tale that would never be made today.” The trailer outlines the story of “a hunky thief with no home, no parents, and no nipples” who teaches kids that stealing is okay and says whatever it takes to get into Princess Jasmine’s “M.C. Hammer pants.” As a bonus, this trailer features new versions of all the _Aladdin_ songs. Warning: this will definitely ruin “A Whole New World” for you. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4064598/aladdin-honest-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4064598/aladdin-honest-trailer/"},"headline":"This Honest Trailer for Aladdin Raises Some Great Points","datePublished":"2015-10-07T15:49:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:25:42.185Z","description":"\"From the studio who's not exactly known for tastefully handling other cultures' stories...\"","url":"https://time.com/4064598/aladdin-honest-trailer/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4064598/aladdin-honest-trailer/","name":"This Honest Trailer for Aladdin Raises Some Great Points"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"‘Frozen’ Is Top Grossing Animated Film Ever","description":"Disney’s ‘Frozen’ has made box office history, grossing $1.072 billion. That means the smash hit is the top-grossing animated film of all time, beating out ‘Toy Story 3.’","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/gkVlRPsX/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-03-31T20:07:07.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/gkVlRPsX.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4064598/aladdin-honest-trailer/","duration":"PT1M2S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4064598/aladdin-honest-trailer/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```