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NC (vo): He even kinda looks like him, with a similar beard, high energy and even wearing blue. |
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| − | NC: However, the end of [[Aladdin and the King of Thieves| the third Aladdin movie]], the one went straight to video, shows him once again, as seemingly just the Merchant. I guess he waited several years to finish that supposed 3-part story. |
+ | NC: However, the end of [[Aladdin and the King of Thieves| the third Aladdin movie]], the one that went straight to video, shows him once again, as seemingly just the Merchant. I guess he waited several years to finish that supposed 3-part story. |
| − | NC (vo): So, it seemed like there was no real connection, until the director came out recently and announced that, "Yes, this was always the idea." The Genie was telling the story about Aladdin as the Merchant. It just had to be cut out of the ending because of time and budget restraints. You notice in the first film, the Merchant never does come back. So we draw the conclusion that the Merchant at the end of Aladdin AND Aladdin III is also the Genie, enjoying his freedom in disguise, as you never do see the two of them onscreen at the same time. And it all stemmed from a princess inspiring a peasant inspiring a Genie, emphasizing what was said right at the beginning. |
+ | NC (vo): So, it seemed like there was no real connection, until the director came out recently and announced that, "Yes, this was always the idea." The Genie was telling the story about Aladdin as the Merchant. It just had to be cut out of the ending because of time and budget restraints. You notice in the first film, the Merchant never does come back. So we can draw the conclusion that the Merchant at the end of Aladdin AND Aladdin III is also the Genie, enjoying his freedom in disguise, as you never do see the two of them onscreen at the same time. And it all stemmed from a princess inspiring a peasant inspiring a Genie, emphasizing what was said right at the beginning. |
Merchant: It is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts. |
Merchant: It is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts. |
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Top 11 Disney Princess Conspiracies
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June 7, 2016
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(The shortened opening)
NC: Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic. I remember it so you don't have to. Disney Princesses.
(Pictures of various princesses from classic Disney animated films are shown as NC speaks. The people playing the princesses at Disney theme parks are shown at some points as well)
NC (vo): They represent everything kind, ethical, powerful and beautiful. And absolute clickbait whenever mentioned online.
(Images of various YouTube videos with more than 60,000,000 views, which are connected to Disney Princesses in one way or another, are shown)
NC: (smiling) This is my feeble attempt to cash in on that!
NC (vo): Why do we love to talk about them so much? They represent what we want to be, but have been criticized often for either being too flawed or too perfect. Maybe that's one of the reasons we like to write conspiracies about them. Fan theories and gossip that often get proven to be true or false. It's humanizing to think there are secrets behind those flawless smiles that might actually make them more complex, or even more simple. Blogs, forums and fan sites have gone nuts coming up with their own reasons on why certain things are the way they are. And, truth be told, I've come up with a few as well. This is a combination of them to give you a new point of view on the fairy tales you thought you knew so well.
NC: And we're gonna look at the Top 11 of them here today. Why Top 11? (holds up index finger) Because I like to go one step beyond. So, sit back and enjoy the Top 11 Disney Princess Conspiracies!
(Cut to the forest of fir trees at night as the caption "The Top 11 Disney Princess" zooms in and "Morning Mood" by Edward Grieg plays. Then, all of a sudden, a big explosion occurs! The night sky background changes to the erupting fire, while the caption "CONSPIRACIES" is added and the menacing organ music starts playing. This will be the interlude footage throughout the video. The number 11 zooms in)
#11
NC (vo): Number 11: Beauty and the Beast takes place in Notre Dame?
(The alternating clips from the aforementioned movies are shown. By the way, a big fuck-up: Notre Dame is the name of the cathedral located in Paris)
NC (vo): We know that the story is set in France, despite only one person (Lumiere) having a French accent.
NC: But...why would they all be speaking English anyway... One conspiracy at a time!
NC (vo): But where exactly in France is it? The theory is that not only could it possibly be around Notre Dame, but maybe it all happened at the exact same time Quasimodo and Frollo were having their...um...adventures. My first thought is that it's false, because Notre Dame seems like such a giant place full of tall buildings, and Belle's village seems very quaint and small.
(Some pictures of small French towns are shown)
NC (vo): But, doing research, there does seem to be not only quite a few towns over the years, but also mountains and landscapes very similar to the ones they explored.
(Back to the movies)
NC (vo): Seeing how the Beast was transformed and people seemed to have just forgotten or ignored him as their prince, maybe this gave a chance for the Church to take over, and Frollo to rule.
NC: Hell, it's established at the end that the gargoyles...
NC (vo): ...aren't part of Quasimodo's imagination. Maybe they did something to piss off the same enchantress that transformed the Beast!
NC: But still, there's no hard evidence. Unless at one point, Belle had her nose so deep in a book that she just accidentally walked by the bell tower...
(One clip from The Hunchback of Notre Dame showing Paris from above is shown, zooming on...Belle reading a book!)
NC (vo): Holy shit! There she is! (An arrow points at her) I'm not kidding, that's a real scene from Hunchback of Notre Dame! When Quasimodo is singing the song "Out There", you can clearly see Belle walking by.
NC: Well, we may not have an official word from the creators, but that's a pretty big clue right there.
NC (vo): So, does Belle live in Notre Dame? Let's hope so. Because a battle between Frollo and the Beast would be friggin' awesome!
(Two clips are shown: one of the Beast roaring as Belle leaves the castle, and one of Frollo falling to his death)
#10
NC (vo): Number 10: Lilo and Stitch's namesake.
NC: Okay, I know Lilo isn't technically a princess, but...
NC (vo): I think she dressed up like one in TV show! Does that count? I'm saying that counts.
(A screenshot from Lilo and Stitch: The Series is shown, showing Stitch holding a blaster gun and Lilo wearing a princess dress and a "axe-in-the-head" hat. The episode in question is named "Spooky". This is followed by clips from the original movie)
NC (vo): Not much thought has been given to the meaning of the names that these characters have. Stitch is a weird enough name for an alien, Nani is a basic term for "beautiful", and...well, there's a guy named Bubbles, we're not exactly gonna interpret much from how they're called. (FUCKING BUBBLES!) But if you look a little deeper, you'll discover that "Lilo" is actually a Hawaiian term having two definitions: "generous one" or "lost". "Generous one" is an obvious meaning, it's a Disney movie and she can obviously be very nice. But "lost" obviously has a connection to the loss of her parents, and how her family, or what's left of it, is growing further apart.
NC: Okay, I guess that kind of connects, but, so what?
NC (vo): Well, when Stitch enters their life, things get more hectic, but he also manages to help their connection. And what does "stitch" mean but "to patch things up", bring two separated pieces closer?
NC: So, the actual title to Lilo and Stitch could just as easily be called...
NC (vo): (the caption of what he says appears on screen) "Lost and Pulled Together". This suddenly gives a deeper relevance to what was seemingly a simple title. So, we see maybe there's more in a name than we thought with this movie.
NC: I guess that's interesting, but we still don't know why the Warner Brothers have a sister who's just randomly named Dot...
(A picture showing Yakko, Wakko and Dot standing near the Warner Bros. logo is shown. Yakko and Wakko are connected to the "Warner Bros" caption in the logo, while Dot is connected to...well, the dot)
NC: (surprised, yelling) Oh, my God! MY LIFE MAKES SENSE!
#9
NC (vo): Number 9: Mulan is actually MORE than a princess. There's an ongoing argument among Disney fans about whether Mulan should be featured in the Disney Princess lineup, not because of her character or anything like that, but because she's never, in any way, given that title. She wasn't born into royalty, married into royalty; the most she did was hug an emperor.
NC: (perplexed) Maybe his royalness rubbed off, making her a princess?
(A picture of all the Disney Princesses are shown)
NC (vo): Nevertheless, anytime there's a selling of toys, or you need all the princesses lined up, she's always in there.
NC: So, why they would showcase something that clearly didn't happen?
NC (vo): Well, Mulan, by many respects, does what none of them have ever done. Saving an entire nation, countless numbers of people, and doing it all in non-coventional way, despite that could've caused her great dishonor. Because of this, the Emperor of China bows to her, and it's indicated that this never happens. He even offers her a position by his side, but she turns it down. So, from her accomplishments, and a bow from someone as high up as the emperor, in many respects, Mulan is even GREATER than a princess, she's the protector of an entire nation, and what is royalty, but the protector of one's land and people.
NC: So, in the same way Elsa's often in the lineup, even though she's technically a queen, or Pocahontas is in the lineup, even though she's technically a chief's daughter, Mulan isn't promoting herself letting people call her princess, she's demoting herself.
NC (vo): Because such acts offered her even higher authority. But the values that Disney likes to market as princessy are still there, so in kind of makes sense to have her in the lineup.
NC: So, is she a princess? Well, to quote Obi-Wan...
(Cut to a clip from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
Obi-Wan (Alec Guinness): You promise her the point of view.
NC (vo): In fact, she shouldn't just be princess, she should be dead centre with a sword in hand, leading the damn army! But two away from the left ain't bad.
Mushu (sobbing): That little baby's all grown up, and saving China!
#8
NC (vo): Number 8: Jasmine inspires a secret identity. A good chunk of the story Aladdin is about the power of appearance. You see Princess Jasmine pretends to be a peasant, inspiring peasant Aladdin to pretend to be a prince, inspiring... well there's nobody else left right?
NC: Maybe not.
NC (vo): Ever noticed that voice of the merchant in the opening sounded a little familiar? No surprise, it's Robin Williams, who also provided the voice of the Genie. But, wait. Why would they have him in a dual role? I mean, it's funny and all, but it's not like this film is short on Robin Williams' talents, well, a theory has been circulating that this is actually the Genie in disguise, Inspired by the charade started by Jasmine to get people's attention by pretending to be someone else.
NC (vo): He even kinda looks like him, with a similar beard, high energy and even wearing blue.
NC: However, the end of the third Aladdin movie, the one that went straight to video, shows him once again, as seemingly just the Merchant. I guess he waited several years to finish that supposed 3-part story.
NC (vo): So, it seemed like there was no real connection, until the director came out recently and announced that, "Yes, this was always the idea." The Genie was telling the story about Aladdin as the Merchant. It just had to be cut out of the ending because of time and budget restraints. You notice in the first film, the Merchant never does come back. So we can draw the conclusion that the Merchant at the end of Aladdin AND Aladdin III is also the Genie, enjoying his freedom in disguise, as you never do see the two of them onscreen at the same time. And it all stemmed from a princess inspiring a peasant inspiring a Genie, emphasizing what was said right at the beginning.
Merchant: It is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts.
#7
NC (vo): Number 7: Snow White is 14?
#6
NC (vo): Number 6: Belle is an outcast because she wears blue.
#5
NC (vo) Number 5: Glove Story.
#4
NC (vo): Number 4: Leaning Tower of Penis.
NC (vo): This one goes back a long ways
#3
NC (vo): Number 3: Elsa's reason for no boyfriend.
#2
NC (vo): Number 2: Hercules and Ariel are related?
#1
NC (vo): And the Number 1 Disney Princess Conspiracy is... The ship from Frozen is connected to Tangled and The Little Mermaid.