Analysis of Arabian Nights

ARABIAN NIGHTS SYNOPSIS In Baghdad there was a grand Turk named Shahryar who had gone half-baked because he accidentally bulgeed his wife who was unfaithful to him for he had an affair with the Sultans brother, Schahzenan. He gone mad because he thought that e precise women wanted to kill him and for that he requests to bring a h arem girl to marry and be killed the next day. A clever woman named Scheherazade decide to marry the Sultan in order to prevent his madness. With the help of a storyteller she tells the him a story any night and stopping every dawn with a cliffhanger and refuse to continue until its night metre again.This prevents the Sultan to kill Scheherazade and the stories she was telling has lessons and entrust cure the madness of the Sultan. The stories she had told were Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Tale of the Poor Hunch screening, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, The Sultan and the Beggar and The Three Princes. When Schahzenan heard about the Sultans madnes s and thought of it as his weakness, he took advantage of it. He formed an army to battle with him in getting the throne entirely he failed because Sultan Shahryar was cured by Scheherazade with her stories.The Sultan fell in love with her and because of the morals of her stories they defeated the army. At the end, Scheherazade was telling the whole story to her children. ANALYSIS 1. Give triplet traditional, ethnical and customary practices shown in the photo. Explain its signifi preemptce. A. The remarriage of the Sultan after the death of his wife or to pass the throne to a sibling. This can be considered a tradition because this practice has been done a massive time ago. Almost all royal families do this. This is an meaning(a) tradition because this speaks of loyalty and sincerity of the powerfulness or the sultan to his position.Marrying again shows that he is dedicated to his position that he does non let his emotions conquer him. That even he is grieving to the death o f his causality wife he doesnt mind it because what more important is his people and not his own self and own happiness. He is not willing to place up the throne because he knew it power affect his people and their daily lives. When the leader changes, adjustment of the people be dresss difficult. Many would not agree and many will be against it. A good leader knows this well that is why he gives good decisions. B. The performance of an exotic dance to celebrate a victory.This is a cultural practice for this shows the culture of a certain group. In the movie, in the part about Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Morgiana, the love of Ali Baba performed a dance in celebration of their victory. It is a victory for defeating the enemies. This is significant because this presents the true picture of a group. It shows what the group is, what do they do and how they make- cognise their culture. It is therefore important because this will be the way that they can be recognized and appreciate d. That they can show to all that they also possess a rich culture.In just a simple dance number, every movement, the music, the steps, the costume and the emotions duologue about something, it talks about a story which is about them and their tradition. C. The offering of a dowry in asking a princess for marriage. This is a very known practice ever since for in ancient stories every man who wants to marry should offer something special and costly to the woman and the family. This is also considered important because this shows respect and dominance to the future of the couple. This just represent that the family of the woman can be at ease that they can give their child to a trustworthy man.And this is also important because this gives a man the opportunity to present himself and prove to be a gentleman. 2. Give three to five representations of human character and how these human nature shown in the movie. A. Courageous Courage is the ability to face difficulty and this trait is possessed by Scheherazade. She was willing to risk her life just to save her fellow women from the mad Sultan. Even she was a little nervous of what she had decided, she face the challenge with great courage and bravery, letting her fate decide what will happen to her as long as she pursue her plan.B. Wise This trait is possessed by Aladdin when he snatched the lamp from Mustappa. He used his skills and took it as an opportunity to bring back the lamp to his owner, himself. Even pick-pocketing is a bad habit, he still used it in a useful and good reason. He did it because he knew, Mustappa has evil plans for it. C. Oppurtunistic This negative trait is possessed by Sultan Harun Al-Rashid when he endlessly plays a prank with the beggar, Amin. He took advantage of Amin because he thinks he is weak and that he could have fun using him.But at the end, because of his bad trait, he faced his consequence and that is to be killed by the psyche he belittled before. D. Loving This is presen ted by the three princes, they showed how much they love their make even at first, they always compete and quarrel. Even they always do this, their reason is always, they love their father and they will do anything for him. When they were requested to bring back a special thing to their father, they exerted effort and time just to have it. And also because of the love they have for their parent, the three of them learn to rule the kingdom with peace and harmony.E. Pessimistic Sultan Shahryar is pessimistic. This was shown when he was betrayed by his wife. Because of this experience, he blinded himself that all women are trying to kill him. He generalize that women has bad intentions against him. He did not try to see the brighter side of life, that what had happened to him has a purpose and reason, instead he let himself sink to his emotions and this had conquered his mind that is why he became mad. 3. Give three prevalent truths drawn from the movie and its application to persona l experience. A. No man is an island.Even if how strong a person is, how brave he is and how unbreakable he is, he might not admit it, but he still needs a shoulder and a hand for support. I am not this kind of person but I think this is one lesson that might get from the story. I observe this with others, who shows the world they do not need help but when problems come they hopelessly aiming for it. Nobody survives alone, everyone needs somebody because as I can see, you cannot talk, cry, laugh and tap yourself. Its much better to see someone who are happy when you are happy and wipes your tears when in pain.For short, its best when you have true friends. B. People who do bad things suffer the consequence of their activeness in the end. I always believe in this line because every action done has a corresponding consequence, may it be good or bad, it always depends on the former action. In my experience, what I did was, I didnt ask permission that Ill accompany my cousin at the park . We went there and contend in monkey bars. Unfortunately, I fell and broke my bone in the arm. And I really put this lesson in my mind. I also motto this in people who engaged in bad activities the likes of pick-pocketing.They might benefit in that act but the so called karma, it might not aim them, instead their loved ones suffer for them. C. Everything happens for a purpose. This lesson may be applied in every situation and in any kinds of problems. Whatever happens, there is always a reason, we may not see it easily but as time passes by, we tend to realize why it had happened. Many problems come and sometimes we fail, but we should be open minded and realize that bad things happen because it will be exchanged with much of happiness. BEST PART OF THE MOVIEFor me, the best part of the movie is when Scheherazade conducted her plan to save the women and to rescue the Sultan from madness. In the time that she told the Sultan stories in order for him to heal. I like this because i t showed girl-power. It showed that even a long time ago, women had also out win men. That in a simple act, she had changed a very big thing. In this part, it showed that women are wise and courageous. I am very pleased and as I see it, I cant resist feeling very proud of her and us, her fellow women. It showed that we can also be strong, that we can also stand and conquer something.It can be respect, power and appreciation of others. Its brings me to an inspiration that I can also be like her, to have the courage to face difficulties. RECOMMENDATIONS 1. When watching the movie, the viewer should listen and take notes of the lines being uttered by the characters. This is because, these lines give inspiring thought to its viewers and it can be applied to some situations in each lives. 2. When watching, try to see yourself in the situation or in the characters because there is reality in their every action. There is truth in what they are doing because it can happen in a person in cer tainty.