Jafar (Aladdin, 2019)



Jafar is the main antagonist of the 2019 film Aladdin, the live-action remake of the 1992 animated feature film of the same name. He is the power-hungry Grand Vizier of Agrabah who plots to become Sultan and destroy the nearby kingdom of Shirabad by acquiring the lamp containing the Genie. He is also based off his original incarnation with the same name.

He was portrayed by Marwan Kenzari.

Why He Intentionally Doesn't Deserve Apples

 * 1) He has a drastic personality change from the original. In the animated version, Jafar was known for having a menacing and booming voice. Here, he sounds like a CBD-infused snake oil salesman. Now, he's definitely not the first soft-spoken villain, but the way he says it, he's hard to take seriously even though he's meant to be.
 * 2) He also looks almost nothing like his cartoon self in terms of his costume.
 * 3) His actor, Marwan Kenzari, is terrible in the role and feels very out of place. His parrot sidekick, Iago has been downplayed from a snarky talking loudmouth to an ordinary parrot. Also, his voice actor from the original animated film, Jonathan Freeman didn't return to voice Jafar even though his actor was (and still is) alive.
 * 4) The scene from the original where he transforms into a giant cobra had been cut for some reason, and replaced with him turning Iago giant which isn't nearly as impressive as the former.
 * 5) Several major details from the original had been cut leaving certain plot-holes. For example, the scene where he finds out Aladdin's the "diamond in the rough" from the Sultan's magic ring wasn't in the live-action version, leaving newcomers to wonder how he knew Aladdin was the chosen one.
 * 6) His famous line "Your eternal reward" has been changed to "How about my foot?" line. and It makes it sound bland compared to in the original, where it is actually menacing and scary.
 * 7) This Jafar also put less of a challenge the previous Jafar did. In this version, he didn't cause all sorts of mayhem in the palace before getting tricked into becoming a genie, and Jafar here seems to get outsmarted much quicker. Granted, the original Jafar also wished himself into a Genie, but he still put up a good fight and was only defeated when Aladdin sealed him in his own lamp. Here, Aladdin never had to move the lamp, and he still got defeated.
 * 8) This version emphasizes his anger and more murderous side. He keeps an expression of barely restrained rage at all times and shows his true colors when he obtains the lamp and wishes for himself to become a sorcerer, torturing the Sultan and Dalia with an Agony Beam. He takes it further beyond when he becomes a Genie, almost wiping out the entire nation of Shirabad with his powers.
 * 9) His backstory, similar to Danzo Shimura's from Naruto, is rather quite petty as he only became evil right after he got imprisoned in Shirabad (the kingdom where Jasmine's mother hails from) and suffered there for years. Even Lady Tremaine's 2015 live-action incarnation had a very proper backstory on why she was cruelly strict and evil to Cinderella by making her do chores and nothing else.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Some people might actually appreciate this version of Jafar, and the fact that he's committed more atrocities than his cartoon counterpart might grab some people's attention.
 * 2) He has some changes in his backstory, Jafar was once a street thief like Aladdin, and was jailed for 5 years in Shirabad. These events shaped his ambition and designs for greatness as well as the anger he feels and the revenge he desires against Shirabad.
 * 3) Despite being different from his animated version, he still has the same traits.
 * 4) As the psychopathic, power-hungry villain he is, he's clearly supposed to be hated as such.

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