Classic Disney
To some it’s strictly the 映画 made before 1995 when “Toy Story” was released with ピクサー・アニメーション・スタジオ – what this spot claims as its cut-off – または at the end of the millennium. These people may または may not include sequels, the live-action and partially live-action films, spin-off series, and old-school Mickey&Minnie-era cartoons.
Others say that “Classic Disney” is strictly the traditionally-animated films that ディズニー puts out on his own (but not ディズニー Toon Studios) with no cut-off dates. Some say “Classic Disney” is any animated または partially animated ディズニー film ever – including ピクサー・アニメーション・スタジオ ones, but nothing with a relation to ディズニー Channel.
Still others go によって the actual “Disney Classics” canon, as considered によって Disney. What a novel idea.
I, though, am a little different. For me, “Classic Disney” is about that certain feel of a ディズニー classic -- those things that あなた think of when あなた close your eyes and say “Disney movie”. Music, magic, story, animation, and heart. Yes, I know, it’s unconventional. And I know I’m not about to convert everyone over. I merely wanted to give my fellow Classic ディズニー 恋愛中 some 食 for thought…
A Classic ディズニー film has music. Songs that the characters sing themselves to express themselves and 移動する the story forward. What would Aladdin be without “A Whole new World” and “A Friend Like Me”? または The Lion King without “Be Prepared” and “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” または even “Circle of Life”? These are the songs we catch ourselves humming in the halls and put on our iPods (perhaps “as a joke” または “just for my little sister”, if you’re the proud type). They are often the most memorable portions of the movie and they’re what made us 愛 them as little kids. The 音楽 keeps us listening to the “Best of Disney” CDs long after we abandon the old VHS tapes. The 音楽 is key to a ディズニー Classic.
A Classic ディズニー film has magic. Every single Classic ディズニー film has elements of magic. And don’t deny it. Even the ones we think of as “realistic” reek of the wonderful stuff. Pocahontas’s entire plot hinges on Pocahontas using the spirit of nature to understand a totally foreign language instantly and perfectly (to say nothing of the talking 木, ツリー and the fortune-telling scene with the tribe’s medicine man). Mulan has a talking mythical dragon, Hunchback has gypsies who can perform physically impossible magic tricks, and even Tarzan has a man who can speak gorilla AND 象 AND a few others at a young age AND still has the ability to learn the English language pretty dang fast. Every ディズニー movie at least has one または two entirely sentient 動物 (also, all 動物 speak the exact same language, plus understand the local human language). This magic – this suspension of disbelief is what makes a ディズニー Classic wonderful and exciting and fun. Both to children and adults. The magic is key to a ディズニー Classic.
A Classic ディズニー film has a story. One story, for that matter. None of that ジャンク like in Three Cabelleros または Fantasia that has ten different mini-segments, none of which are really connected to each other. The story is the meat of a ディズニー Classic. Without it, there’s nothing there worth watching. The story is also a good one. It generally involves overcoming all odds to reach your dreams (also: love, adventure, and helping others abound). The story is usually heart-warming and always has an ultimately happy ending. It story lifts あなた up and reminds あなた that there is goodness in the world. The story is key to a ディズニー Classic.
A Classic ディズニー film has animation. It may または may not be the traditionally 2-D sort, and it may または may not be entirely animated. Mary Poppins and Enchanted, which have both live-action and traditional 2D アニメーション are just as much ディズニー Classics as Snow White and Princess and the Frog (both hand animated in the old-school manner). Bolt and Meet the Robinsons, which have computer animation, pass the test as well – because why would it be different just because ディズニー chose a もっと見る modern technique that requires just as much work, just of a different sort. However, a Classic ディズニー film really must have some アニメーション of one type または another, because that’s what makes it classically Disney. Any studio can put actors in front of a camera, but ディズニー is famous for its アニメーション -- for daring not to take the easy way out, but rather to make it just exactly how they want it to be. アニメーション is key to a ディズニー Classic.
A Classic ディズニー film has heart. Above all, it has heart. It isn’t just an 時 and a half of pretty pictures and funny voices. It doesn’t stoop to crude humor または throwing in flashy sequences with no purpose. It has a real, genuine feel to it. One that shows the people who made it care about what they were working on. One that teaches あなた about being yourself, chasing your dreams, and loving others. The ハート, 心 of a ディズニー Classic is its greatest weapon. That’s why our parents let us watch them so much as kids, and why they were the only ones we could watch at school in kindergarten, and why we not-so-guiltily return to them 年 after year. ハート, 心 is key to a ディズニー Classic.
Music, Magic, Story, Animation, and Heart. The true criteria for a ディズニー Classic.
In my opinion, anyways.
