Walt Disney's Aladdin was the most successful film, grossing $504 million worldwide in 1992. It was originally a story told from the book's many stories classic, "One Thousand and One Nights." The setting of the book version is in China, while the setting of the film is in the city of Agrabah in an Arab land. The reason behind the change of setting and many other changes in the film were influenced by the current political events that happened before the film's release. In August 1990, Iraq, then ruled by Saddam Hussein, invaded Kuwait. In January 1991, the United States, along with 34 other countries, deployed troops to Kuwait, trying to restore order. The Gulf War lasted six months (History.com). A year later, Aladdin, the first and only Disney film with an Arab setting, was released in theaters. Through the historical lens, this film deliberately mirrors the Gulf War conflict, shows Hollywood's connection with politics, mocks Middle Eastern and Arab culture with Arab stereotypes, and also shows the dualism between Western and Arab culture through the drawings of personages. The Gulf War was mirrored in the movie Aladdin. One similarity that may be obvious and easy to analyze is the evil character in both reality and the film. Jafar is portrayed as a dark and evil character. He only wears dark clothes and his voice is very evil and conniving when he speaks. Through the historical lens, Jafar is a portrait of Saddam Hussein. This is proven because throughout the beginning of the film, Jafar is constantly and secretly plotting to take control of Agrabah. The narrator begins the story of Aladdin by stating, “It begins on a dark night, where a dark man waits with a dark… medium of paper… a spider's web. March 05, 2014. "AMERICANA." AMERICANA: Publishers. Ed. Réka M. Cristian and Drago Zoltán. Department of American Studies, Institute of English and American Studies, University of Szeged, Hungary. nd Web. 05 March 2014. "Arabian Nights Lyrics". Aladdin -. Np, nd Web. 05 March 2014. "JUMP CUTA REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY MEDIA." "Reel Bad Arabs", text version. Np, nd Web. 05 March 2014. “Persian Gulf War.” History.com. A&E and Web Television Networks. March 4, 2014. "Saddam Hussein's Guest List." New York Times (1923-current file): 1. November 29, 1997. ProQuest. Network. March 5. 2014.