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Released 13th November, 1940, Fantasia
happened to be Walt`s Third animated feature. Being his second
animated release of 1940, just nine months after Piniocchio. Fantasia
happens to belong to Walt`s famous first pantheon of his first Golden
Era. However,
just as it`s counterparts of that time, Fantasia
happened
to be flop at it`s release. His biggest flop to date. But it gained momentum afterwards by both
audiences and Disney historians. Several people have labeled Fantasia
as the pinnacle of Disney animation. Which is completely
understandable. Fantasia happens to be the 24th highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S. Finally having turned 80 in the fall of 2020, Fantasia
happens to be an oddity among Disney`s lineup. But also because it`s
simply a departure from it`s counterparts. But Walt truly wanted
Fantasia to
be an event that the World had never been seen before.
Fantasia`s Trademarks and Innovations
In
many ways, the idea of Fantasia (originally titled The Concert Feature)
is genius, purely genius. As hackneyed as it sounds, it`s truly a concept which lends itself to animation. Blending classical
music pieces to inventive and abstract bits of animation. While
such a concept may seem blasphemic and annoyed some purists (which it did), at
least it`s still something that is genuniely inspired. While movies comes in various forms and genres, it`s fair to say that Fantasia
truly belongs in a genre that is distinctive on it`s own. Since
it`s not cohesive and rather a depiction of
mini-stories.
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And since Fantasia
is
somewhat of a compilation, it would be tempting to compare it`s
execution to Walt`s following package features (where some of the
deleted ideas actually survived in. As well as in Fantasia 2000, based from notes of Walt and Stokowski that the studio found). Yet it would`ve been
outrageous to even do that comparison, since Fantasia
has been elevated to classic status. But one thing that
differentiates Fantasia
from it`s counterparts is it`s sheer length. It`s
pretty long for an animated movie, which has turned some people off.
Fantasia
happens also to be one of Doug Walker`s (a.k.a. Nostalgia Critic) favorite movies and
also one of Glenn Close`s favorite movies from her childhood.
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Fantasia`s Appeal Towards an Mainstream Audience & My Own Personal Memories With It
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Since
Fantasia stretches the boundaries of full-length animation in more ways than one, it`s tempting to call it an acquired
taste. Since in reality, it`s not something that is as commercial towards a
mainstream audience. In that case, it`s tempting to call Fantasia as either fish or fowl. Since it`s something that would
appeal to a mature, sophisticated audience.
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As for my personal
experience, I can agree with those theories. I remember renting Fantasia
during my childhood, and finding the film too scary,
tedious and off-putting. But watching it again as an older child (who was even more Disney obsessed than ever), I started to appreciate it`s sheer beauty and sophistication more. Yet seeing it again as an Disney loving adult, Fantasia just happens to be both for me: Being delightful, yet also too long at times.
tedious and off-putting. But watching it again as an older child (who was even more Disney obsessed than ever), I started to appreciate it`s sheer beauty and sophistication more. Yet seeing it again as an Disney loving adult, Fantasia just happens to be both for me: Being delightful, yet also too long at times.
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Fantasia`s Iconic Moments
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Many have labeled The Rite of Spring
segment as being the most
disturbing piece (despite that it`s a radical departure from the original story, which was about a sacrifice to a prehistoric, Russian God). Walt wanted the segment to include dinosaurs on Fantasia. It was Stokowski who suggested the piece of Spring (which was controversial at the time), which was originally being set to cavemen rituals. Animator
disturbing piece (despite that it`s a radical departure from the original story, which was about a sacrifice to a prehistoric, Russian God). Walt wanted the segment to include dinosaurs on Fantasia. It was Stokowski who suggested the piece of Spring (which was controversial at the time), which was originally being set to cavemen rituals. Animator