Comparison of Aladdin and the King of Thieves and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade by Calluna



Summary:
Rating: G
Categories: Aladdin
Characters: None
Genres: Lists
Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Published: 02/16/08
Updated: 02/16/08


Comparison of Aladdin and the King of Thieves and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade by Calluna
Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Author's Notes:


COMPARISON OF ALADDIN AND THE KING OF THEIVES AND INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
By Calluna


KoT - The 3rd of 3 movies (after Aladdin and The Return of Jafar)
LC - The 3rd of 3 movies (after Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)

KoT - At the beginning of the movie, the King of Thieves tries to steal the oracle, and fails
LC - At the beginning of the movie, Indiana Jones tries to steal the Cross of Coronado and fails

KoT - Aladdin is reunited with his father
LC - Indy is reunited with his father

KoT - Aladdin's father is named Cassim
LC - An assassin that tries to kill Indiana is named Kazim

KoT - Cassim is played by John Rhys-Davies
LC - Indy's friend Sallah is played by John-Rhys Davies

KoT - Cassim has been searching his entire life for the priceless Hand of Midas
LC - Jones Sr. has been searching his entire life for the priceless Holy Grail

KoT- Cassim needs the oracle to find the Hand of Midas
LC - Indy's dad needs the grail tablet to find the Holy Grail

KoT - Aladdin rescues his father, who is imprisoned in the palace of Agrabah, by disguising himself as the King of Thieves
LC - Indian rescues his father, who is imprisoned in an Austrian castle, by disguising himself as a Scottish nobleman

KoT - Cassim: "My son will face the challenge."
LC - Jones Sr.: "He who finds the Grail must face the final challenge."

KoT - Cassim signals to Sa'luk with the reflection from his sword
LC - The nazis see the Joneses when they see the reflection from Indy's binoculars

KoT - Aladdin wants to take the magic carpet back to Agrabah, but Cassim makes them take horses instead
LC - Sallah wants to steal camels, but Indy makes him steal horses instead

KoT - Aladdin has to get the Hand of Midas for his father
LC - Indiana has to get the Holy Grail for his father

KoT - The villain, Sa'luk, is killed when he touches the Hand of Midas
LC - The villain, Walter Donovan, is killed when he drinks from a false Grail

KoT - Cassim throws the Hand of Midas into the sea
LC - Indiana and his father leave the Holy Grail behind

KoT - At the end of the movie, Cassim and Iago ride off on a horse into the rising moon
LC - At the end of the movie, Indy, his father, Sallah, and Marcus Brody ride off on horses into the setting sun

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