What Artists Can Learn from Aladdin's Incredible Color

Although regarded as a great animated film, not enough attention gets put on the careful and inspired color palette work featured throughout. Let's see if we can figure out how it works and why.
0:00 Aladdin's Primary Colors
1:07 Color Dominance
2:29 How Hierarchy Helps Story
3:56 How Mad Max Does It
4:53 Scenes that Shift Color During
5:51 Color is Flexible for Emotion
8:31 Peacemaker Colors
10:42 Side Note on Jafar
11:07 Looking for the Pattern
14:17 The Mysterious Green Scenes
17:50 The Purpose of Criticism
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[@elnic_kai]

jafar as a broadly red character often fades into the color palette just how he likes it. a subtle advisor only moving behind the scenes. the green/ teal curtains make him profoundly stand out in a scene that well... outs him. he appears much more separate and readable from the other characters so both the characters and the viewer see him for who he is.

[@danibee]

Ooh I love this take.

[@yaelu]

Wow I love your view on this scene!

[@lydiah12]

Oh, great thinking! Arguably, we could even loosely link it to the other two "green scenes" in that a character's true...er, character/desire is being revealed.

[@Zachafinackus]

Saw the post on Twitter, but I'm not going to watch a 19 minute video there, so I looked it up here instead.

[@jholtillus]

Appreciate you coming over!

[@lucas-correa]

Same! Also Twitter somehow manage to freeze the video.

[@benosmash8083]

I did the same!

[@zachindes]

Same!!

[@rossini138]

Same…

[@maddhistorian_jil1464]

One of things I like that you addressed was the often reductive ways of critiquing art like cool colors = sad or isolating. It reminds me of music theory and how major scales are seen as happy; however, you can use major scales to also create meloncholy. I really love the nuance we can bring even while remaining fairly simple as analyzing through a primary color triad.

[@jholtillus]

Absolutely, color is a variable in a very complex pattern of narrative possibilities. Not easily reduced to simple outcomes.

[@tink6225]

I had this exact same thought. Major and Minor scales are not equal to happiness and sadness in many many cultures. Just as colours do not dictate emotion.

[@headfirst1593]

man. never really realized how just visually stunning the whole movie is with its colors.

[@Zinferbuddy]

found this on twitter and thought it was excellent

[@jholtillus]

I'm glad you made the journey over. Thank you!

[@codypainter3905]

@@jholtillus I also found it on Twitter and came over because KZbin’s a better platform for long form content

[@joninhapina4787]

I was today years old when I realized Aladdin is the most beautiful and well thought Disney movie when it comes to colors

[@specterman603]

Same. Probably

[@justvibin1215]

The beginning scene in Beauty and the Beast is amazing too though. Belle's dress is blue, and the entire background + townsfolk are cloaked in warm oranges, yellows, browns and the like. It shows how much she stands out compared to the rest, and while Gaston's red fits the warm colors, it's still so vibrant that he stands out against his "common" townsfolk.

[@adriluvr4486]

Out of all the times i’ve watched aladdin ive never seen it this way and you explaining the coloring of the film makes it so much more interesting

[@jholtillus]

I'm glad! Thank you

[@mysteriouswolven]

Those turquoise/greens feel exclusive to the royal palace. Which reminds me that Aladdin is a fish out of water being there. And the curtains and such with the red of Jafar just kinda sets the atmosphere of the conflict occurring being ABOUT the royalty imo. Green is also used a lot in Disney films to represent spooky things and evil. Maleficent's magic and fire from Sleeping Beauty. Facilier's magic in The Princess and the Frog. Ursulas magic when taking Ariel's voice away in The Little Mermaid. And more than half of the sequences in Scar's song Be Prepared from The Lion King. Etc.

[@jholtillus]

You're right that the turquoise is unique to the palace --that's a good observation. In terms of green for evil, that's usually the case with green light. Green light doesn't manifest naturally on the light spectrum like the orange to blue range, so its rarity makes it unsettling to the average human psychology (which can be of course precisely targeted with other off-putting context). Similar to uplighting --we are used to light coming from high up, so a low light has a similar eerie effect if framed properly.

[@marianomorante6984]

I've never seen Aladdin that way before. You know what they say, you learn something new everyday.

[@NovemberIGSnow]

10:51 "Those weren't fake teeth, it was a fake beard." If you go frame by frame, you'll see that the mouth goes with the beard, teeth included. The entire mouth was also fake.

[@jholtillus]

WHAT

[@4tarobyte]

Yeah, it's a detail that's haunted me since childhood 😭 Rip-off disguises in animation go WILD

[@tebbytime]

I had to watch that on .25 playback speed so I could make sure. That's kinda wild

[@Symbelle]

yep, I checked too

[@k1tkat-kate]

That's... frankly even more terrifying

[@fozphorus]

a lot of hand drawn disney films are absolutely worth studying just for their use of color. watching pocahontas and brother bear had me hooked the whole way through because of the painted backgrounds in particular that i love to use as reference on using color when painting my own bgs. thank you for explaining the fundamentals of color in a way that i think everyone regardless of their level of art skill can understand, and now i really want to rewatch aladdin!

[@jholtillus]

I need to rewatch the ones you suggested. Thank you!

[@caitens9041]

@@jholtillus I would love a color analysis video of Pocahontas!

[@aquellaema]

@@jholtillus a pocahontas color analysis would also be amazing!

[@HabitualJoker]

The Disney film with the best colors and background is easily Sleeping Beauty. Check that out if you have never seen it or if it has been awhile since you have seen it last.

[@skkygavin9509]

I love how everything in this video is colored, red, blue, and yellow in your background and on your clothes and the microphone

[@supme7558]

Not much yellow

[@jeff__w]

My eyes were continually drawn to the rich red microphone and I kept on thinking “What exactly does that really _mean?”_

[@TheStOne1]

In the 35mm film the movie is even more saturated. The DVD / 4K / Blu-ray has changed the colors for a more colorful picture, but originally the blue wasn't as purple as it looks now, A Whole New World looked much bluer and the rest of the film had a lot of deep browns and orange. They also changed Jasmine outfit from light aqua blue to a more greenish blue, and Sultan's from creamy white to a warmer beige. It also had much more contrast and darker backgrounds which were easier to look at.

[@thermana1403]

I took a sidepath here from Twitter

[@jholtillus]

Nothing like getting a sidequest. Glad you're here!

[@Mohjo99]

Same and I’m a huge KZbinr so I’m pissed I didn’t find it on here first but glad I’m here now bc this video ROCKS

[@ScilentFox1220]

Same. Not giving them the data.

[@catmerchant8699]

X

[@ScilentFox1220]

@@catmerchant8699 Ex-Twitter

[@PedroLaraSalazar]

my theory is that those scenes are there just for your eyes to rest, like in comics you have black fills in inks, so your eyes rest from all the details on those blacks. Or comic storytelling where you have "boring" panels or even a "boring" page just before you kickass scene. Maybe the spacing (haven't seen the movie in decades) using these greens is to let your eyes rest and then boom! hit you with one of those electric blue, red or yellow scenes.

[@jholtillus]

That's affirmation for the "grounding" theory then. It brings you back to earth so you don't lose the thrill of the extremes.

[@thesunthrone]

I have a feeling that the green and red combo towards the end exemplifies what's happening in the scene thematically, the benevolent ruler is slowly being made aware of the intentions of his scheming advisor, and that red is like a subtle warning of how close it is to overpowering the greens and turqoises that symbolize the monarch. It's like a creeping wildfire sparking from embers, with Jaffar being a clear endpoint of its flame. Great video, came here from Twitter! Guess one way to beat the KZbin algorithm is to fight it with another algorithm!

[@jholtillus]

Great thoughts and thank you for watching!

[@glacierwolf2155]

I wanted to make a comment with this same idea, but you perfectly put it into words.

[@Dalennau]

I like this thought, that it's a subtle means of supporting the exposition going on and of foreshadowing just how far Jafar is about to go to try to take power.

[@TheGrammarPolice7]

A "green and red combo" is a combo that is both green and red. This is not what you intended to say. You need hyphens to achieve that: "green-and-red combo."

[@Dalennau]

@@TheGrammarPolice7 The fact that the other people replying here got what Thesunthrone was trying to say, while the reasoning behind your attempt to correct them feels inscrutable to at least one of those same persons, says a lot about how unnecessary your pedantry is.

[@orangutansoda]

To me, the teal pallet mentioned at the end is a signal that the story is taking a turn. It’s a huge shift in everyone’s motives and also would usually be the end of a movie. The guy got his wish of being with the girl, the bad guy got outed, etc. This part of the movie is a huge shift because now Aladdin’s motives are changing. His goal is no longer to get jasmine but to live up to new expectations, Jafar’s goal is to get revenge using the genie, and Jasmine is happily following the law as written despite her hatred towards it. It’s a big change and i think the scenery being off tells you something is different. I never thought about it before but this movie really does do such amazing work. No wonder it’s my favourite

[@Sootielove]

Disney has often been very successful in how it chooses colours for its films. You can often recognise empty screenshots purely on the colours they choose, and I'm impressed it's mostly stuck through even the massive shift in style to their CGI films. Tangled has a lot of soft greens, yellows, and pinks while Frozen is mostly white and shades of blue, while Encanto goes to jewel tones of green, blue, pink, and yellow. I wish the newer films would have more of a stylistic/proportional identiy as well. I feel like Aladdin has a lot of focus on classic shape language with how spherical the sultan is vs how pointy Jafar is.

[@zigywig1711]

Came from Twitter as well. As someone who never truly understood color in art, this video encapsulates color’s meaning and purpose PERFECTLY. Truly an incredible analysis, well done!

[@Capydapy]

My theory for the last scene is that it's important to the story/character, we realize that Aladdin is anxious to become a leader of a country and can't handle the pressure and his lies towards Jasmine. So it's grounding to the plot. The heroes also team up (Jasmine, Aladdin and Sultan) to Jafar and Iago. Also moving the story, and loyalty. But there's also a sense of danger as well. With Aladdin coming to terms with his actions, Jafar working out who "Prince Ali", is and escaping. So it's like a mixture of both. Grounding and dangerous. Loyalty, but also not loyalty. Edit: Also reds/ oranges seem to be used for villains and greens/blues for the good guys. Aladdin has the purple jacket/ purple feather and cape on his Prince Ali costume and purple is in the middle between the two on the colour wheel, like the movie is saying that Aladdin is a good guy but also a liar and could go towards the either or (reds or blues), depending on his future actions.

[@casin0circus]

If i had to guess, i would say that the last green scene breaks format intentionally because it's a moment of uncertainty and building tension before Aladdin's lies are revealed and the climax of the film. Maybe It's placed where it is in order to create that specific discomfort that isn't as dramatic as the action scenes earlier in the film that have more of a playfulness to them. This isn't a conflict we've seen Aladdin finesse his way out of like the more physical escapes he's made. The more local colors kindof ground it in reality in a unique way because lies are a very relatable and less fantastic source of conflict for most people, it's more "real" than flying on a magic carpet to escape a tiger head cave quickly filling with lava. I think those factors are relevant to the choice but maybe I'm reading too much into it.

[@jholtillus]

No idea if you're reading too much, but it's a reasonable theory

[@Dalennau]

My own thoughts about this scene (five months later, lol) aren't too dissimilar from this, it looks like. I zeroed in on the confusion J. Holt expressed over it and how that could have been an intentional effect to reflect what was going on. Your take about how it's still grounding makes a lot of sense in ways I wasn't immediately thinking about.

[@ShelduckHolmes]

I think that putting a fragment of the video on Twitter would have been more suitable as a hook for KZbin, here it is more comfortable to see

[@jholtillus]

Generally that's what I try. Today has been an...unusual day.

[@killroy4653]

You mean xvideos

[@emilywaffle]

I love your analysis here, and I really appreciate you talking about how color doesn't have to be emotionally coded in the way people often say it is. I'm autistic and I've always thought people claiming such strong emotional connection to/communication by color was weird. The idea of colors communicating different levels of energy, though, really hits for me-and accords with how I use color in my art. Thanks for this!!!

[@jholtillus]

Thank you!

[@Penguimus]

They weren’t lying, this truly gave me a new perspective on color theory.!.!

[@misseli1]

I have been obsessed with this movie's color scheme since childhood, so glad to see an entire youtube video dedicated to it!

[@bubble8c492]

11:00 " that always bothered me" lmao that was great A wonderful video, really easy to understand and learn from thank you!

[@jholtillus]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@fizziep0p696]

Am I the only one here because of their recommended and not bc Twitter lmaoo

[@jholtillus]

Pretty close. It blew up on Twitter and I'm relieved to hear KZbin's algorithm is boosting it

[@EfsaN_258]

I am here for KZbin recommended too because i dont have twitter

[@Fishy-with-spaghetti]

Student from the University of KZbin, learning about color.

[@chaturbhai1201]

Same

[@mjfrancis1626]

Your videos are the perfect length which is why KZbin buried it in the bottom the algorithm favors 45 minute videos and shorts these days

[@jholtillus]

I've experimented with short and long for the last year and determined: I have no idea. But I'll keep trying.

[@mjfrancis1626]

@@jholtillus looking forward to it

[@QuiteHypnotic]

I really appreaciate your use of language the way you travel through each section and are able to maintain a clear and conscise point, has helped with my essays/exams I'm currently doing as I actually understand how to format my ideas better. So thanks.

[@jholtillus]

Glad to help in any way I can.

[@HyveMindsGames]

Here from Twitter, great video! Just found what channel I'm gonna binge all week lol

[@jholtillus]

Glad you're here!

[@killroy4653]

You mean xvideos

[@diaexists969]

For some reason This reminded me of that one scene from sleeping beauty where she followed the green light that led her to the spinning wheel's spindle & how slowly everything turned green (shades of green) the way the green creeped over the scene along the eerie music!!! Ever since I was a kid that scene stuck with me, it always creeped me out yet I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen, always left me mesmerised!! PLZ PLZ do more studies/ critique/ analysis on old animated Disney movies (possibly the one I’ve mentioned?) regardless, great video!!!

[@chelseawhite7117]

On the one hand, that last note about “not knowing what the green is in Jasmine’s bedroom” feels like a really thinly-veiled call-to-action. On the other hand, I loved this vid and want more of this on all the animated films that the same level of observation on color could be applied to. Even though I’m an artist, it never clicked with me before now that this is a good part of why I love this movie so much (besides nostalgia of course). This is a brilliant scope on the uses of the movie’s many bright, vivid colors, and I’m so glad you brought it to light. I want more of this for sure.

[@lydiah12]

6:10 - "The challenge: Bring order to the whole through design, composition, tension, balance, light, and hamony." : ) Ah, but seriously, this was great! Aladdin has my favorite color palette of any Disney movie, and you did an excellent job explaining *how* it's so visually appealing as well as supporting the storytelling. I especially loved the connection between Jasmine's conversation with her father and the oasis scene. (And yes, I always assumed it was a tiger, too.)

[@jholtillus]

Thank you!

[@mharley3791]

The green on the sultan’s cap is what I love most about great art; you can have general rules and guidelines only for them to be sometimes broken to give you a sense of wonder. I’d love to see more videos like this! You hinted at Mad max but I’d love to hear your full thoughts on the movie, as I’ve often struggled to explain why I love it so much despite not liking action movies. Came from Twitter!

[@jholtillus]

Thank you! If people like these kinds of videos I'll definitely do more --I really enjoy making them. Thanks!

[@fishorse9509]

Would Aladdin's character palette being composed of mostly peacemaker colors also represent how he perfectly harmonizes with the colors in every shot, making him easier to follow through each shot in the movie?

[@JavaDoodles]

Best color analysis video I’ve ever seen dude.

[@jholtillus]

Thank you!

[@myragroenewegen5426]

Interesting-- As a kid, I always thought the Cave of Wonders appeared from a snow pile in a wasteland blizzard. I guess, not growing up with much knowledge of sandstorms and seeing that cool colour palet, it never occurred to me that it could be in sand at night. This idea of an errupting lava tiger cave in the snow, with it's intense contrast of hot and cold on poor Alladin who went from ice to fire was far more engaging for me than what, I suppose Disney intended. I guess, as a kid, I figgered, "Boy they must have walked really far if they're in a snowstorm now!" A lot of Alladin's action is the common action movie colour palet of hot orange light and blue shadow. Interestingly enough, his drowning and imprisonment all take place in this vibrant ultramarine blue world and the sky remains happily starry in that coulour --no grey or ominous black. Shadows are never really black. The atmospheric impact is that night feels balmy and cool and day golden, dry and orangey no matter how characters are feeling or what is happening. When Alladin is drowding or in prison, or just feeling hopeless in the streets, it feels like weather is lovely, it's just that the weight he bears contrasts to it.

[@MauroDanielCoutoValiente]

Aladdin it's a movie I watched as a kid a million times and just now I realize the beautiful colors it has!! Love your voice and the analysis!! Hope you do more of this kind of video~ ☺

[@jholtillus]

Thank you! And I definitely hope to make a lot of these --analysis and exploratory critique is what I love to do.

[@21eienni]

6:58 Funnily and fittingly enough, in French, that song is called "Ce rêve bleu", meaning "This blue dream".

[@jholtillus]

Perfection

[@sarahpollak558]

Wonderfully refreshing analysis, thank you! It makes me wonder what other animated movie color palettes and art have been overlooked to the extent that I’ve overlooked Aladdin. It would be awesome if you could make this a series like your artist series and comic making series (which are highly enjoyable and helpful, btw). Either way, I’m looking forward to your next video!

[@jholtillus]

I'm certainly hoping to do more of these. I'm trying to rotate through various videos to keep it interesting for myself, fresh and germane to my audience, and also please the algorithm --so there's a lot of "spaghetti at the wall" to see what works right now

[@pintsizedpicasso3402]

I have always been amazed by how the colors in Aladdin pop and are so much more saturated and vibrant than in any other Disney film, so it was great to have an explanation of how that was accomplished. Excellent video!👏👏👏👏👏

[@ivonav3751]

I remember seeing the movie for the first time with my young kids when it first came out, and my very first impression was that the whole thing kept my eyes incredibly happy with all the contrasting colors. You are right about the primary color palette in general, but my eyes were more taken with all the deeply saturated saffron tones set against indigo/fuchsia ones. Well, it was all obviously and fittingly inspired by the colors used in a lot of the art of that culture to start with, while we are not so bombarded with such amazingly saturated color so much in the West, so it would have that much more of an impact to our sensibilities. Regardless, it was and still is one of the most beautiful animated films out there.

[@AnaHernandez-ge1mi]

Your channel is underrated as heck! You got a new subscriber today! Good luck. Hopefully, you can reach more people with your knowledge. Thanks for sharing

[@jholtillus]

Thank you for the kind words and for watching!

[@LooiWanLin]

Wow!!! This explained a lot on why i prefer animated Aladdin more compared to live action The whole movie is somehow felt "lifeless" or "eye-fatigue" in some scenes

[@BovineDesigns]

9:39 this is the greatest art analogy I have heard in my life.

[@jholtillus]

Virtuous gorillas inspire us all

[@HoovyTube]

This is fantastic! I reverse engineered all these observations and patterns within the creative process as a 3D-animation freelance artist of +6 years. Seeing them formulated with a sense of ease is special.

[@fluffydogboo1335]

Found a tweet talking about this and I was like “I need to know about colour theory, I’d like to expand my knowledge, I think I’d like to watch”

[@thencursethestars]

came from twitter to support you 💓 absolutely stunning video!

[@jholtillus]

Thank you!

[@alexanderdjr]

The Blue Bird 🐦 sent me. Glad it did. This was so helpful and awesome (in general). Def got a new sub here ✋🏼

[@jholtillus]

Glad to have you and thank you for watching

[@mcdb7224]

Love this analysis !! I think that the first two green scenes are also a way to show the characters’ inner desires, free from their usual “inside prison” : Jasmine is outside of the palace and her role as a princess, Aladdin is outside the city and his identity as a poor thief. They are in a setting that extracts them from their colour habitat (yellow and teal palace and red and yellow streets) and are allowed to express their wish for something different, more natural, more alive, more true to who they really are. Also, the blue of the palace is not the same as the blue of the rest of the movie : it is turquoise, more vibrant and more close to the yellow of the palace which provides for the teal green we see in the final scene discussed. This final scene is so rich in different colours that show all the distinct characters and their personal habitat (for lack of a better word). So I’d take this teal green as a different kind from the tree green, more like a palace turquoise infused by palace yellow and darkened by Jafar’s red and black.

[@danibee]

The 3rd green scene you were discussing: I would interpret the deep green paired with bright red as conflict, opposite each other on the color wheel. This might reflect the conflict between characters and Jafar's disruptive intentions becoming clear during this scene. The bright reds (representing Jafar) against the cool calm green (the sultan/jasmine) feel threatening and dangerous, since here Jafar is starting to take control in an overt way.

[@vonviolet]

Absolutely loved your break down! How you explained color is like how I understand it in my mind, but as words, haha. I do have a green theory! It's been a minute since I've seen the film, but in the scenes you presented, they were all in the Sultan's castle. Having an abundance of green plants is lavish and rich, a notable contrast to the arid desert they live in. I think it was meant to be noticed. Sure it broke the typical color story, but it worked in context as a story element. At least that's my point of view. :)

[@staudinga]

This made me want to rewatch Aladdin! I've always found the colour in that film striking, especially during the scenes in and in front of the desert cave. But this video gave me a whole new appreciation of it. In fact the influence of colour seems so strong to my eyes now it almost feels like you painted over some of the scenes.

[@jholtillus]

Once you notice it, it changes everything

[@NostalgiaArtist]

ive always said aladdin had the best color work and character animation. (hunchback is a close second for the latter). the rich jewel tones through the whole movie are so enchanting and dream like. you can feel the heat through your screen

[@NostalgiaArtist]

Oh you mentioned transition scenes!!! I remember showing my friend for the first time and pointing at the screen excitedly at all the color shifts mid scene in the movie!!!! It was the 80s, so they still hand to hand paint that stuff I'm assuming??? IT'S MINDBLOWING

[@NickCombs]

I interpret the break from color theme as a subtle way of indicating to the viewer that something is amiss. It fits with Jafar controlling the sultan.

[@GreatGospel97]

Saw this video posted on Twitter and ran here to watch it. Got caught up in work but now I’m watching it and I am so glad I saved it. You have a really great mind and eye for this, I can’t wait to look at the rest of your content if it’s anything like this. Have a good one!

[@jholtillus]

Thanks for making the jump, and thank you for the kind words

[@kjtheguy]

soothing voice a intellectual takes, great vid!!

[@jholtillus]

Appreciate that very much! Thank you

[@anniewong1107]

This is one of my favorite animated movies ever and I always felt that the intensity of the film was underrated. Thanks for not oversimplifying, and for the many nuances! I saw this on Twitter, and after the full video, subscribed immediately! Eloquently extrapolated! P.S. potential theory is that... they ran out of the paint mixes and had to incorporate other hues... JK. Could perhaps just be that it's a dark foreshadowing of what's to be?

[@murph64]

This vid is mega interesting and also you look a lil bit like Pedro Pascal, 10/10 on all fronts

[@Ganychan]

My theory for the last scene is that it's a very important character scene, just like the other 2 with green in it, but the lines are blurred because Jafar is revealed to be dishonest, but so is Aladdin (to himself at least), so we're unsure what to think and who is good/bad. The palette then is also unsure about what is doing and goes for teal, which is neither here nor there in the pattern of the movie. It's there to disorient us and unsettle us. Amazing video, it was like visual and intellectual candy!

[@pierredufour6164]

This video was fascinating. Looking forward to the next one.

[@jholtillus]

Thank you! And thanks for watching!

[@somerelativleyuninterestin4763]

So points I’ve got fro this video: - types of colour contest make it easy to draw a viewers attention, especially heavy contrast as it draws our eye to the one thing that looks different - a change in colour can effectively help change a tone (not entirely on its own) - while colour can showcase the tone of a scene, colours do not have set emotional tone and can mean a variety of things in different contexts, like how blue can mean both sad, as well as calming depending on how it’s presented - colour itself doesn’t inform a scene on its own, it needs context and other elements to really inform tone - peacemaker colours/tertiary colours/inbetween colours are a good way to bridge stronger colours - green Do you think I missed or misinterpreted anything? Also what’re your thoughts on this regarding Aladdin and the King of Theives? I’ve always heard a lot of stuff about its colour palette but moreso in a negative light of it being “washed out”

[@jholtillus]

I think you hit my main points spot on. As for the King of Thieves film, I've never seen it! I'll have to look into it.

[@LARKXHIN]

Its such a rich and indepth use of color, its always struck me about this movie in particular but o couldn't put a name to it.

[@drewby4701]

Yesss! I was just watching this again last night and I was blown away by the colors. And everything else, of course! What a film

[@delireent.3960]

6:43 fun fact, in french, the name of the song "a whole new world" became "ce rêve bleu" which can be translated by "this blue dream" Alan Menken (one of the composers of the song) said that he loved this title better than the original 😅

[@jholtillus]

It's a great title

[@wasabyMICH]

amazing video!!! i learned so much, and thoroughly enjoyed your perspective!

[@collegecomics18]

I saw this video on twitter and I saw you mentioned a youtube version, so I came here and I love your video and explanation. Going to check out the rest of your channel. I learned so much and gained a new perspective. Can't wait to learn more.

[@kmak4861]

this is an incredibly well researched video, thank you!

[@lite1776]

1) This video is one of your greatest hits 2) make a playlist of film/animation breakdowns. 3) you are one of the best, keep it up.

[@jholtillus]

Thank you for that!

[@milenacosta8299]

Here from Twitter! Great video, really helped me understand how deliberate the color choices for movies like these are!

[@jholtillus]

Awesome, thank you!

[@teomda2975]

This video blew my mind and changed the way I will look at color composition from now on. Absolutely brilliant!

[@CosmicOverthinker]

Came here from twitter, and I must say two things: First, BRILLIANT video. I loved watching this, and I never thought of how the contrasts between primary colours creates such breathtaking visuals! Second, I never though of actually just putting full videos on Twitter!

[@thrillshow]

Green could symbolize envy to highlight the scene where Aladdin reveals that Jasmine and the sultan are the subject of Jafar's envy.

[@twicelands]

Brilliant video. Incredible how they worked with these colours.

[@emilygunning2350]

I. LOVE. YOU. YES. I. DO. After circling the drain for 10 years, I'm about to start an animation course, and I'm so glad I've found your channel!

[@ethanmaca5288]

Watched the video on Twitter but came here to subscribe! Glad you posted in multiple areas

[@sophiekipz]

i just saw this on twitter and now i’m watching it again here ❤️💛💙

[@emmakuru8546]

This blew my mind. 💙💛❤ Amazing video! 😊

[@lucamogliazzi4596]

So glad I saw your Twitter post! What a comforting video that gives a perfect bite of analysis regarding a topic that is often on the back burner when media gets analyzed

[@elliotmakesart4426]

Great video, man, love this! Thank you for making it 🎉

[@jholtillus]

Thank you for watching!

[@GwydionAE]

Nice to see a video on Aladdin's wonderful use of color! I remember reading about their use of blues and reds in particular a loooooooong time ago, but heck if I can remember where that was now. Was just a kid with a new favorite movie at the time, eating up everything I could about it, lol. Fun to see it brought up in a randomly suggested KZbin video now!

[@shabibsiddiqui1030]

Absolutely loved this video

[@kipper1668]

The final green scene is definitely emotionally intense, but it still goes well with the other scenes as a "grounding" scene, as it's a moment where the truth is revealed, a long-believed lie/liar is outed, and a literal physical tool for deception and manipulation is literally shattered. This makes Aladdin consider and feel guilt over his own deception, and in that last shot of him looking guilty his face looks a lot redder than usual, and he's up against those turquoise curtains, drawing parallels between him and Jafar. To go even further we could say that the rare green represents the fertile and life-giving ground of honesty, though that's definitely pushing what may be intentional.

[@andreasmoyseos5980]

Thank you, great video!

[@koscheidev]

My favourite part of Aladdin's use of color is the Aladdin vs Sa'luk fight from Aladdin and the King of Thieves, the 3rd movie. And I'm sure there are more cases from other scenes in that movie as well!

[@Alexzmow]

came here from twitter. REALLY well done analysis !! I'm glad I came across this video. I'm currently trying to study colors and this video helped a bunch and am definitely going to apply a lot of what I learned here into my art. Thank you !!

[@MikeZapanowski]

this video is a absolute masterpiece, found this gem on twitter

[@rosemary-y4733]

this was a beautiful video ❤

[@crunchie101]

I’ve always thought this film was visually enchanting - thanks for explaining why!

[@RenatoGalisteu]

I could watch two hours of such analysis. Incredible stuff!

[@jackmagic8420]

Your video essay is fantastic! Solid arguments, great use of metaphor, illustrative editing, it's just great all around! So glad I discovered this on Twitter. Subscribed!

[@bainhardt]

like an island in the ocean of KZbin, I love to find analysis that looks at the intent behind choices in art. love Aladdin and loved this video!

[@vizzzyy190]

great video! despite twitter's issues im glad you posted it over there, cause this was a good watch!

[@myoldhighschoolvideos6962]

thank you for this!!!! perfect video

[@jholtillus]

Glad you liked it! Thank you!

[@Itsthewayofallthings]

The way this 20 minute video felt like 2 mins 😮 so glad i stumbled on it on twitter! Instant sub

[@felixdaniels37]

Came here from Twitter, fantastic video. These kinds of analysis do a great job on helping me appreate films like these on a deeper level.

[@DmitriDmitri]

This video is awesome! I'll be thinking about the color spectrums of the things I watch for WEEKS! I love content that inspires me to think differently about media.

[@slowsiesta]

Came from twitter, loved your video and wanted to give it a watch here too. Fantastic work! Your channel is highly underwatched!

[@jholtillus]

Thank you!

[@yaelu]

Wow! Thank you for this video! I never even thought of the colors of the movie!

[@gracebohler4380]

Fantastic breakdown. 👍