In Disney's Aladdin (2019), Aladdin wishes for
the Genie's freedom, and the Genie becomes human.
But why doesn't he just stay a Genie but without the shackles, like in the 1992 version?
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2...so dopes in the audience can go "ohhhh! It was Will Smith this whole time!" ;)– NKCampbellCommented Sep 7, 2019 at 19:12
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So, in other words they rehashed The Little Mermaid.– SpencerCommented Sep 7, 2019 at 20:32
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I believe Genie made a comment earlier about how he's kinda done having lived for tens of thousands of years.– paddotkCommented Sep 8, 2019 at 18:34
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It was what he wished for earlier in the film. Clearly Aladdin's magical wish took that into consideration (somehow)
The Genie looked surprised. “Wow,” he said after a pause. “Nobody’s ever asked me that before. But that’s easy. To be free. To be my own master. Be human.”
“Why don’t you just set yourself free?” Aladdin asked, confused. Wasn’t that a perk of being all-powerful? Couldn’t you do whatever you wanted?
Having "phenomenal cosmic power" and having fallen in love with Dalia it stands to reason he chose to remain human to live his life with her.
answered Sep 7, 2019 at 19:06
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