Here comes the man. -Oh.Aladdin · 2019 — Chapter 11 of 24 · 3'37" · B1
Prince Ali's Awkward First Impression, Explained: out of the game
Prince Ali arrives at court determined to impress, and instead turns the presentation of gifts into a comedy of excess: spices, camels, spoons and finally jams. The charm curdles when he offers something so valuable it sounds like a price for the princess, and she asks, "Are you suggesting I am for sale?"
What happens
Aladdin, wearing the borrowed title of Prince Ali, makes his first appearance at the palace in Agrabah. The formal welcome is fine until the gift-giving begins, and the parade of spices, golden camels, tiny spoons and jams gets away from him. He tries to buy a moment with Jasmine, she takes offence, and the evening ends with everyone embarrassed.
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out of the gameunfamiliar withfor salenot what I meant
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Phrase of the scene
out of the game
出局；失去机会
阿拉丁在送礼环节接连出丑后，灯神安慰他说还没有彻底出局。
One bad interview doesn't put you out of the game.
Also in this scene
- unfamiliar with
not knowing about something
- for sale
available to be bought
- not what I meant
that is not what I was trying to say
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liaison
Here comes the man. -Oh.Put your arms down.It's a pleasure to welcome you to Agrabah, Prince Ali.It's just as much a pleasure for me, Your Highness, sir.as much
It's just as much a pleasure for me, Your Highness, sir.That's a curtsy, not a bow. Stand up.not knowing about something
I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with Ababwa.It's near, if you were to go, it's...if you were to
It's near, if you were to go, it's...It seems as if there is a new country every day. (CHUCKLES)as if
It seems as if there is a new country every day. (CHUCKLES)negative imperative
Don't touch me.Gifts coming right up!And what do you hope to buy with this expensive?available to be bought
Are you suggesting I am for sale?liaison
Are you suggesting I am for sale?But I prefer it to this.that is not what I was trying to say
No! That's not what I meant. I...Just leave her alone. You didn't do great.liaison
Just leave her alone. You didn't do great.Don't worry. You are not out of the game yet.You're not messing up my night.Prince Ali's Awkward First Impression, explained
What's really going on
The scene is a class comedy dressed as a romance. Aladdin has the right intentions and none of the manners the court runs on, so every generous gesture lands wrong. The gifts are absurd because they reveal what a street kid thinks wealth looks like, and the more he tries to impress, the further he drifts from the room's codes. The line that breaks it is a straight one from Jasmine: "Are you suggesting I am for sale?" She hears a transaction where he meant an invitation, and the gap between them is suddenly visible. Afterward, the coaching is honest in a way the court never is: "You did great." Then, quietly, "Just leave her alone." The joke is that he is out of his depth, but not out of the game.
Theme
ClassA street boy wearing a prince's title finds every courtly gesture goes wrong because he doesn't know the codes.
IdentityAladdin is playing Prince Ali, and the performance keeps slipping in ways only he cannot see.
Listen for
- Here comes — liaison
- for sale — liaison
- leave her alone — liaison
That's a curtsy, not a bow. Stand up.A lesson in palace manners delivered on the spot: the boy bows when a curtsy is expected, giving away that he has never been to court.
I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with Ababwa.A polite probe that is really a test: the Sultan has never heard of the prince's supposed homeland, which should worry anyone whose story is invented.
The world is changing quickly, Jafar.A mild remark carrying the scene's politics: new kingdoms keep appearing, and with them new power.
Are you suggesting I am for sale?The line that ends the courtship: she hears a price put on her, when he only meant he wanted time with her.
Don't worry. You are not out of the game yet.Encouragement after the disaster, borrowed from sport: it isn't over, so keep playing.
It's cold and it's dark in that lamp.A rueful joke about preferring the lamp to the awkward evening, the wish-giver signalling he has had enough.
Questions about this scene
Why do the gifts go so badly?
They are the wrong kind of impressive. Aladdin doesn't know what the court values, so he offers spices, tiny spoons and jams as if sheer quantity were the point.
Why does Jasmine take offence?
He offers a treasure so valuable that it sounds like a payment, and she hears herself being traded. Her question, "Are you suggesting I am for sale?", names the insult.
Who is actually speaking as Prince Ali?
Aladdin, using the title the Genie conjured for him. He is a street kid dropped into a royal introduction, so his mistakes come from a real gap, not carelessness.
What does the Sultan's remark about Ababwa mean?
He says he is unfamiliar with the country, a quiet warning that the prince's invented homeland is not fooling everyone, with Jafar listening closely.
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Chapter 2one jump aheadAladdin's One Jump Ahead Chase
Chapter 3Come and go as we pleaseAladdin Shares His Rooftop Home
Chapter 4Remember your placeJafar Manipulates the Sultan
Chapter 5like you own the placeAladdin Sneaks into the Palace
Chapter 6nothing comes for freeJafar Offers Aladdin a Deal
Chapter 7see the light of dayAladdin Enters the Cave of Wonders
Chapter 8ring a bellGenie Explains the Three Wishes
Chapter 9the cherry on topAladdin Becomes Prince Ali
Chapter 10weak in the kneesPrince Ali's Grand Parade
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Chapter 12see right through someoneAladdin Panics as Prince Ali
Chapter 13in a charming sort of a wayA Prince Calls on the Princess
Chapter 14crystal clearAladdin's Magic Carpet Ride
Chapter 15shine throughJafar Unveils Aladdin's Lie
Chapter 16in the neighborhoodGenie Backdates a Wish to Save Aladdin
Chapter 17under a spellJasmine Exposes Jafar
Chapter 18live a lieGenie Confronts Aladdin's Lie
Chapter 19seen and not heardJafar Seizes the Sultan's Throne
Chapter 20written in stoneJasmine Turns Hakim Against Jafar
Chapter 21the ends of the earthJafar Exposes Aladdin
Chapter 22nothing withoutJasmine Grabs the Lamp
Chapter 23mark my wordsJafar Wishes to Be the Most Powerful
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