![]() The Broadway show features popular songs from the classic movie like “A Whole New World,” “Friend Like Me” and “Prince Ali,” as well as tunes that are not in the film, including Jafar’s “Diamond in the Rough.” We have the most fantastic company, and it’s installed in the most beautiful theater, probably. I think it’s because this has been such a great experience. “I don’t really know why, because I’m not really stopping. “It’s a very emotional thing for me,” Freeman told the Daily News of the end of his Broadway tenure. 23 marks his final performance in the Disney musical at the New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd Street, but the actor still plans to portray Jafar in future iterations of “Aladdin.” And we really feel sorry for the next person that finds that lamp.Jan. Maybe he'll change his evil ways?Įh, we doubt it. Um, what did you think was gonna happen, dude? In the end, Jafar winds up sucked inside a lamp and trapped in the Cave of Wonders to think about what he's done. It's kind of delicious that Jafar fails to see the irony in the fact that he calls the Genie a "slave" while wishing to be a genie himself. He's got all the power…now he just needs a little bit more. His first two wishes have been total winners. He basically thinks that he can't make any mistakes. The Greeks called this kind of mistake hubris, and, boy, does Jafar fall victim to it here. JAFAR: You little fool! You thought you could defeat the most powerful being on earth! Without the Genie, boy, you're nothing! ALADDIN: The Genie! The Genie! The Genie has more power than you'll ever have! JAFAR: What?! ALADDIN: He gave you your power, he can take it away! GENIE: Al, what are you doing? Why are you bringing me into this? ALADDIN: Face it, Jafar-you're still just second best! JAFAR: You're right! His power does exceed my own! But not for long! Slave, I make my third wish! I wish to be an all-powerful genie! So how do you defeat a guy like this? Someone with no conscience, who will do anything and everything to gain power?Īladdin knows that Jafar wants to be large and in charge more than anything, so he plays on this in their final confrontation: Why is he so bad? The world may never know. Just for kicks? Does he have a vendetta against Agrabah specifically? Does this have something to do with his childhood? Who were his parents? Was he ever married? Surely he wasn't born twirling his evil mustache, right?Īs far as the movie is concerned, Jafar is just pure evil, and he must be defeated. It makes him happy.īut since we don't get any backstory on Jafar, it's not really clear why he wants all this power. In fact, he seems to enjoy inflicting pain on others. He doesn't have one moment of hesitation or one ounce of sympathy for anyone he hurts. Throughout all of this, Jafar is totally remorseless. Seizing power over an entire kingdom and then enslaving its former monarchs is all in a day's work for Jafar.Is he above murdering his new wife and father-in-law? Nope.Using a homeless orphan boy to retrieve a lamp and then killing him is cool, too.He's fine with manipulating-even hypnotizing-the Sultan to get what he wants. ![]() He gets Gazeem killed in the Cave of Wonders and just shrugs his shoulders.How bad is this guy? Let us count the ways: High-Functioning Sociopathīehind closed doors, Jafar is pretty much a sociopath. Underestimating Jafar is always a mistake. She only threatens to do it once she's in charge, which gives Jafar plenty of time to plot against her. Sure, Jasmine doesn't trust Jafar, but she also doesn't try to use her influence with her father to get him booted from the palace. He's managed to look normal and even-tempered enough to climb the ranks to a leadership position with the Sultan. This is what makes Jafar especially scary. Find the ancient Cave of Wonders and hunt down a magic lamp? No problem. Befriend and manipulate the Sultan? Check. That means no matter what Jafar has to do, he's up to the challenge. Jafar and Iago have evil squad goals, and no one is gonna get in their way. IAGO: And then I stuff the crackers down his throat! JAFAR: Soon, I will be sultan, not that addlepated twit. So what are Jafar's goals in this movie? He tells us right out of the gate: he's looking to get his wicked hands on more power. You Can't Spell Evil Without Vizier (Okay, Actually You Can) Okay, his beard game is kind of on point, but that's about it. Like, this guy does not have one single redeeming quality. When it comes to villains, Jafar is bad to the bone.
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