Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp · review
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This review may discuss plot details.
Here's a classic anime movie from the early 80s. I remember it was aired and dubbed in Arabic on TV back in the day, though I haven't watched all of it at the time but I was absolutely mesmerized by its aesthetic, this kind of stuff deeply resonate with me, I could watch the most incompetent sketch of a story if it had vibrant and unique visuals. This is a simple structure and we welcome it as so, there's barely anything innovative even within that rich vein of literature, but it's done so well and pleasing you let yourself into it. Except the visuals, where it'sa wholly different matter. I've never seen any work of art that has an abundance of the "fleur-de-lys" symbol as this one, let alone the fact it's in an Arabic set, so strange and beautiful. Also another striking detail is just how much the buildings and environment looked as if they were some sort of monuments or incomplete works by the Catalan architect Antonio Gaudi, he's known to be influenced by Islamic art and the Japanese are one of his most loyal admirers, the infamous director Hiroshi Teshigahara made a documentary about him.
Groovy and awesome soundtrack too!