Aladdin
AI Woke Score
Faint messaging, mostly cosmetic.
confidence: high
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The Verdict
A largely faithful, lavish live-action remake whose main update is an expanded, more politically ambitious Jasmine, complete with the added empowerment anthem 'Speechless.' (spoiler) Jasmine ends up named Sultan, a girl-power tweak to the original, but the film contains no LGBTQ+ content, no race-swaps, and no anti-male messaging. The identity messaging is mild and confined to Jasmine's subplot.
What the AI Flagged
Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.
Identity Swaps
15Largely faithful Middle Eastern/South Asian casting fitting the setting; no swap of an established iconic character.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
40Jasmine is given an expanded, more empowered arc with the added 'Speechless' anthem and an ambition to become Sultan, but Aladdin remains a competent, central male lead and men aren't mocked as a message.
- Jasmine's expanded political ambition to rule
- Original song 'Speechless' emphasizing her refusal to be silenced
- Jasmine ultimately named Sultan
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
5No notable LGBTQ+, trans, or non-binary content.
DEI Casting
15Diverse casting fits the broadly Middle Eastern/South Asian setting of Agrabah.
Preachiness
30Jasmine's empowerment subplot delivers a mild girl-power message via the added song, but it's folded into the story rather than sermonizing.
- 'Speechless' sequence framing Jasmine's defiance
- Subplot about a woman being denied the right to rule
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
10No framing of masculinity or the West as toxic; the villain is a generic power-hungry vizier.
Source Betrayal
25Expands Jasmine's role and adds a new song, but the changes are an empowerment-flavored update rather than an agenda-driven rewrite of an established character's identity.
- Added 'Speechless' number
- Jasmine becoming Sultan instead of just marrying
- New handmaiden character Dalia
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Cast & Crew
Will Smith
Genie / Mariner
Mena Massoud
Aladdin
Naomi Scott
Jasmine
Marwan Kenzari
Jafar
Navid Negahban
Sultan
Nasim Pedrad
Dalia
Billy Magnussen
Prince Anders
Numan Acar
Hakim
Jordan A. Nash
Omar
Taliyah Blair
Lian
Kevin De La Noy (Executive Producer) · Guy Ritchie (Director) · Marc Platt (Executive Producer)
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