I get the appeal, but I do wish writers would adapt things other than Greek mythology. Gimme some modern twists on stuff from Arabian Nights, which is somewhat less played out. I wanna see Morgiana killing thieves with hot oil and whatnot.
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Gimme princes going on magical adventures to rescue chubby princesses. I wanna see Sinbad as an independent long-haul trucker. What if the whole fisherman catching a genie was portrayed through a very Hemingway lens. What if Solomon was a circus ringmaster with 72 clowns.
I wanna see a version of Aladdin that depicts him as being incredibly dumb and also fairly creepy. I can't remember much else from the bits of the adaptation of Arabian Nights that I read, but it would be cool if some of the more obscure stories could be brought to light.
Or fuck it, make all of them Very Gay. Maybe Morgy could marry Ali's daughter instead of his son. The princes could be describing other dudes with a face like a full moon and whatnot.
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