The Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters: From Mickey rato to Hercules by
John Grant
Walt disney Character descrição of Jafar from "Aladdin" (1993)
The evil vizier is represented as a caricature villain - he has a long thin face, a curly black wisp of beard, two great spikes of something sticking out from shoulders of his customary garb, an unpleasant habit of hypnotizing people, a sinister voice, and very much more. However, the exaggeration works: the characterization is such that we early become fully aware of his evil, and we cheer when he gets his deserved comeuppance. Much...
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