>>150072477
Well they were obviously trying to give it a unique look right down to its DNA, and in this case linework. Nothing necessarily wrong with that in principle and it has worked rather well for other stuff, but like I said, dialled up to 11 here for better and worse, (and Scarfe's style is way off the map to start with).

Picrel is a good example of giving something a unique look semi-related to the setting. The Genie's power kinda looks like an Arabic script to me, and I assume that kind of thing motivated this choice, (which work better for this film than just traditional lightning bolts or Cinderella sparkle magic). Not as in your face as Hercules having spiral kneecaps, but I get what motif they had in mind, and does give its own style.