Category: Essay 2: Representing The Other

Aladdin and Thief of Baghdad movies all have something in common. This commonality is orientalism and racism. In each of these classic popular films there is a blatant misrepresentation of Middle Eastern culture. The main characters are americanized and europeanized to increase movie attendance by pleasing a largely white audience. It is hard to make…

Aladdin and Thief of Baghdad movies all have something in common. This commonality is orientalism and racism. In each of these classic popular films there is a blatant misrepresentation of Middle Eastern culture. The main characters are americanized and europeanized to please a largely white audience to attend the movies. It is hard to make…