You see the evolution of Disney most clearly in these movies. Most of the short segments are bland, pleasant little crowd-pleasers, but here and there you see an occasional stab at artsiness or surrealism, but not with the kind of passion you saw in Pinocchio, Fantasia or Bambi. You can really see the Business Disney winning over the Artistic Disney, and in Fun & Fancy Free you see it complete with Jiminy shaking his head at heavy books of literature and rejecting highbrow classical music. There's the new Disney - no more claims to high artistry, no more serious subject matter, no more experimenting or pushing boundaries - from now on we just make gentle, family-friendly entertainment.
We’d only start getting more pushes into artisan qualities once the Renaissance rolled around, and even then only with HOND and that’s about it. The Renaissance as a whole was darker than most of the Silver Age, and even those not made by WDAS directly, while usually lighter than their WDAS counterparts, still had fairly heavy themes. Serious subject matter returned as early as the Bronze Age before the Dark Age brought it into full force. I feel like the failures of the Experimental Era, as well as the rise of the MCU, killed their artistic side for good, however.
I remember watching the cartoons featured in Make Mine Music and Melody Time on tv in the mornings before school growing up, where my local channel would show Disney cartoon shorts.
@@edtheanimationdork For the record, Kricfalusi despises the Revival era, and also does not think highly of any material after Walt died. Pocahontas is his least favorite Disney feature.
"Even moreso now that we have Encanto"? Encanto is about Colombia. Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros are about Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Chile. That's like saying "I wouldn't rely on French and German films to learn about Europe, even moreso now that we have The Crown".
@@Musicradio77Network I mean... "Appeal" is a very strong word. The film's second half is pretty boring and nonsensical, but at least it's culturally accurate.
Best way to watch Mickey and the Beanstalk is the version that replaces Edgar Bergen with Ludwig Von Drake. Far more enjoyable IMO. Also, no Bongo preceding it.
Charlie McCarthy is way funnier. "All was misery, misery, misery!" "Just like the eighth grade." Nothing in the Ludwig Von Drake version is that funny and that's just one example.
You see the evolution of Disney most clearly in these movies. Most of the short segments are bland, pleasant little crowd-pleasers, but here and there you see an occasional stab at artsiness or surrealism, but not with the kind of passion you saw in Pinocchio, Fantasia or Bambi. You can really see the Business Disney winning over the Artistic Disney, and in Fun & Fancy Free you see it complete with Jiminy shaking his head at heavy books of literature and rejecting highbrow classical music. There's the new Disney - no more claims to high artistry, no more serious subject matter, no more experimenting or pushing boundaries - from now on we just make gentle, family-friendly entertainment.
We’d only start getting more pushes into artisan qualities once the Renaissance rolled around, and even then only with HOND and that’s about it. The Renaissance as a whole was darker than most of the Silver Age, and even those not made by WDAS directly, while usually lighter than their WDAS counterparts, still had fairly heavy themes. Serious subject matter returned as early as the Bronze Age before the Dark Age brought it into full force. I feel like the failures of the Experimental Era, as well as the rise of the MCU, killed their artistic side for good, however.
I remember watching the cartoons featured in Make Mine Music and Melody Time on tv in the mornings before school growing up, where my local channel would show Disney cartoon shorts.
Saw Fun and Fancy Free...it blew
Trivia:
This era is what John Kricfalusi considers the best era of Disney.
I just had to put that Ren & Stimpy still at 11:19 didn’t I? Interesting stuff though.
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For the record, Kricfalusi despises the Revival era, and also does not think highly of any material after Walt died. Pocahontas is his least favorite Disney feature.
If this era proves anything it’s Disney wasn’t immune to the dreaded “slump era” even when Walt himself was in charge!
The only one I haven't seen is Saludos Amigos.
14:50 shouldve put a reference to Pink Emu Windmill kids Katrina here!
"Even moreso now that we have Encanto"?
Encanto is about Colombia. Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros are about Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Chile.
That's like saying "I wouldn't rely on French and German films to learn about Europe, even moreso now that we have The Crown".
Fair enough. Thanks for letting me know.
@@edtheanimationdork You're welcome!
Nowadays, “The Three Caballeros” was a film that appeals to Latin Americans, Latinos and Filipinos, and who could forget, gangsters and Puerto Ricans.
@@Musicradio77Network I mean... "Appeal" is a very strong word. The film's second half is pretty boring and nonsensical, but at least it's culturally accurate.
Best way to watch Mickey and the Beanstalk is the version that replaces Edgar Bergen with Ludwig Von Drake. Far more enjoyable IMO. Also, no Bongo preceding it.
Charlie McCarthy is way funnier.
"All was misery, misery, misery!"
"Just like the eighth grade."
Nothing in the Ludwig Von Drake version is that funny and that's just one example.
Where can I find that version?
@@M_Dutch97 "Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films Vol 1" DVD should have the Ludwig Von Drake version on it.
@@tanookitoad9281 Thanks!
Who thinks this reminds you of Scott The Woz?
6:36 subliminal yoni