Nolan's Life is Average

silentcommentary:

In one scene, Genie calls Al’s clothes “so 3rd century”. Genie was trapped for 10,000 years, so there is no way he could know of the fashion trends which have happened whilst he was in the lamp.
Which means at the latest Genie could have been trapped in the lamp during the 3rd century. If he spent 10,000 years in there, it is now AT LEAST the year 10,300AD when he gets out.

Conclusion: Aladdin takes place IN THE FUTURE. A post-apocalyptic world where only Arabic (and some Greek) culture survived. It has been so long that the name “Arabia” has been corrupted to “Agrabah”. The Muslism religion has atrophied to the point where there are no mosques, imams or prayer mats, but people still give prase to Allah in moments of happiness. Amazing technological marvels left behind by the previous cizilation, like flying carpets or genetrically engineere dparrots which can comprehend human speech instead of just imicing it, are taken for granted by locals or considered “Magic”.

The Genie proves this by making impressions of anceitn, long-dead celebrites like Groucho Marx, Jack Nicholson, etc.

And this, ladies and gents, can be your mind fuck for the night.