Feb
8
Animation-palooza
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As I took care of a few things around the house, I managed to get a lot of movie watchin’ done yesterday. Because I’m still reading a biography on the life story of Walt Disney, I’ve really been interested in re-watching his classic animated feature films. After I read a chapter on the creation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, I just had to watch the film. This week, I’ve read up to the creation of the Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia so I decided to dig out my DVDs and give those films a new look. I had some extra time so I watched Dumbo, too. It was a veritable animation film fest here at my humble abode … and a fun one at that.

I was surprised to realize how disorganized the Pinocchio film really is. Watching it as a kid, you don’t pay attention to such things … but rewatching the film in adulthood, you start to notice the flaws. Pinocchio as a feature film is really made up of 4 short stories — Pinocchio‘s creation, his brush with acting, his brush with temptation on Paradise Island and the rescue of his (Read more...)