Myths and Fairytales In Final Comparison Blog

Water and Aladdin are very similar. Both the main characters, Kalyani and Jasmine live similar life. Kalyani pretty much gets lock up in her room until night fall then she is taken out to work, make money as a prostitute for the widows' house. Jasmine is a princess and lock up from the world for her safety. Their best friend is an animal, Kalyani has a dog and Jasmine has a tiger. They both have beautiful, long, and black hair. They both are hopeless romantic. They strive for freedom and a life outside their home where they are lock up.  

 They both fell in love with men that they know they shouldn't marry. A widow in India can not remarry, it is a sin to do so. A princess can not marry a man of lower status or whom status is not a prince. Aladdin and Narayan are the two man whom they both fall in love with. Narayan is an unmarried man who practice Gandhi's work. Aladdin is a lower class man with criminal records. Both their love is a sin. They all know that it was wrong at first but just couldn't stop them self from falling in love. It was love at first sight, now who can really stop that? Do you believe in love at first sight? Is there such thing as love at first sight?

Aladdin's Genie granted him three wishes and took care of him. I feel like Gandhi was Narayan's secret genie. He didn't grant Narayan's wishes but because Narayan follows his practices it did feel like Ghandi was granting him wishes. Wishes such as advices to live a better life or to follow a different path than what others believe in.

Narayan and Kalyani took the boat across the river to his house when she agreed to marry him. The river is what divided the rich people from the poor people. Also the river is where everyone go to take a bath, get drinking water, wash the clothes, be bless, and use to wash the people who have passed away. Aladdin and Jasmine use air and their magic carpet as they fly away to their happy ever after toward the moon. Narayan and Kalyani was suppose to get their happy ever after too but when they were approaching his house she realize that she's been there before. His dad is one of her client so she refused to marry him. Would you have done what Kalyani did or would you proceed to marry Narayan? Which take me to this question, does love and can love really conquer all?

Water does stay true to myth in a way that Kalyani still believe in love knowing that it's a sin to fall in love or to even think of the idea of being in love. She's a widow and widow are banned from all exciting things about life. They can't eat sweets. Their beautiful long hair is shaved off so it's like their womanhood got taken away from them. Same goes to their bangles and their colorful clothes, everything are taken away. It's even improper for them to smile in public or bump into other people. Kalyani may not get lock up literally but she does live in a secluded place by herself because even the other widows look down on since she's a prostitute. She's force into prostitution by the main head Didi of the widows' house. Plus this is the only reason why Kalyani out of all the widows have long hair. Jasmine is also locked up by her protective father just for her safety. She meets Aladdin in the streets full of merchant items when she sneak out of home. Jasmine same as Kalyani both get sweep off their feet by the act of kindness from Aladdin and Narayan. Both movies portray myth of fairy tales, more on the love conquer all side. They both use film elements such as different camera movements and music to aide in this.

(P.S. This part makes me of think of "happy ever after" where Narayan and Kalyani were traveling on the river to get marry just like in the gifs of Aladdin and Jasmine.