Does the Genie trick Aladdin with the third wish?

In Disney’s movie Aladdin (1992), Aladdin tricks the Genie into getting him and Abu out of the cave where they are trapped. After that, Genie explains that from then on, only valid wishes will be accepted and makes a big deal about it.

Aladdin then wishes to become a prince. Later he is saved before drowning, but he cannot talk so he really doesn’t wish for it. But he does actually wish later for the Genie’s freedom. Which would bring it to only 2 real wishes based on Genie’s rules.

After that, in the end, a free Genie quickly gives the lamp to Aladdin, and presses him to wish for something “impossible” (making a joke with the homophones “the Nile” and “denial”), so Aladdin wishes for the Nile/denial and gets a “No way!” in response.

Does the Genie trick Aladdin into using his real last wish? And if he does, why?

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Best Answer

Well no. The Genie was freed. Therefore he had no more obligation to grant the wishes, regardless of whether Aladdin had any wishes left.

If we are going to count the wishes though, the movie does count the saving from drowning as the second wish making freeing the Genie the third. This would have made the Nile wish pointless either way, since either the Genie was free to deny the wish as he was free, or he was free to deny it because it would have been the fourth wish.

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What was aladdins 3rd wish?

In the animated Disney version of Aladdin, Aladdin's three wishes were: 1) to make him a prince; 2) to save him from drowning; and 3) for the Genie to be free.

What are the 3 rules of Genie wishes?

Genie's three rules: Can't kill anyone, can't make people fall in love and can't bring anyone back from the dead. The second one is confirmed twice.

Who granted Aladdin 3 wishes?

Aladdin gets granted three wishes by the Genie, but a Disney theory claims he didn't get to use all of them. Aladdin is one of the most popular and beloved classic Disney animated films.

Does the Genie owe Aladdin a wish?

So the answer is no, Genie does not own Aladdin a wish.

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Answer 2

After that, Genie explains that from then on, only valid wishes will be accepted and makes a big deal about it.

"Valid" is not quite right. Aladdin does trick the Genie into freeing him from the Cave of Wonders without using a wish. However, when Aladdin points this out, the Genie insists Aladdin cannot have any more free wishes:

GENIE: (Still as stewardess) Thank you for choosing Magic Carpet for all your travel needs. Don't stand until the rug has come to a complete stop. Thank you. Good bye, good bye! Thank you! Good bye! (Back to normal) Well, now. How about that, Mr. doubting mustafa?

ALADDIN: Oh, you sure showed me. Now about my three wishes-

GENIE: Dost mine ears deceive me? Three? You are down by ONE, boy!

ALADDIN: Ah, no--I never actually wished to get out of the cave. You did that on your own.

(GENIE thinks for a second, then his jaw drops. He turns into a sheep.)

GENIE: Well, don't I feel just sheepish? All right, you baaaaad boy, but no more freebies.

ALADDIN: Fair deal. So, three wishes. I want them to be good.

_{Aladdin transcript, emphasis mine}

He then references this agreement when saving him from drowning:

GENIE: Never fails. Get in the bath and there's a rub at the lamp. (Squeaks the duck) Hello. (Sees unconscious ALADDIN) Al? Al! Kid, snap out of it! You can't cheat on this one! I can't help you unless you make a wish. You have to say "Genie I want you to save my life." Got it? Okay. C'mon Aladdin!! (He grabs ALADDIN by the shoulders and shakes him. His head goes up, then falls.) I'll take that as a yes.

So under the terms of their agreement that Aladdin would not get anymore "freebies," being saved from drowning consumes a wish. In fact, we might argue that he cheated the agreement in Aladdin's favor, since Aladdin didn't technically make an explicit wish to be saved.

This means that Genie did not trick Aladdin in any way. Aladdin's three wishes were used up.

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