“A whole new world,” the street urchin Aladdin promises Princess Jasmine in a song from the 1992 hit film. “A new fantastic point of view . . . A whole new world, a dazzling place I never knew.” And sure enough, the world that is ultimately revealed conforms to a comforting Disney narrative that upholds the US soft power tropes of freedom and social mobility. Love triumphs, the urchin marries the princess and a repressive, authoritarian sultan sees the light.
“一个崭新的世界。”街童阿拉丁在1992年上映的卖座电影《阿拉丁》(Aladdin)中向茉莉公主(Princess Jasmine)承诺。“一个全新的梦幻般的视角……一个崭新的世界,一个我从没见过的耀眼的地方。”果不其然,人们最终看到的世界符合让人放心的、维护以自由和社会流动为特征的美国软实力的迪士尼(Disney)叙事。爱情胜利了,街童娶了公主,专制威权的苏丹变得开明。