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sakon76Last night I rewatched Fantasia. (The original. Though I did pop in Fantasia 2000 to show Wonderful Husband, who's never seen F2K, the Carnival of the Animals segment. There's just something about the concept of flamingos with yoyos....) It's a film that is holding up EXTREMELY well for being sixty-five years old. In fact, given that it bombed when it came out, it's a movie that has only improved with age. It is also a film that makes me want to take execs at Disney and slap them. I just don't understand why they ever got rid of the traditional animation. I watch Fantasia and I goggle. There's just so much stuff in there that is drop dead gorgeous that computer animation just can't nail yet.
I love so many things about the film. There's the 1940 attempts at PC-ness - "the centaurs and their girlfriends the centaurettes" (me: look, it's the frat boys coming to pick up the sorority girls"), the subtle sarcasm on the popularity of The Nutcracker, and, just sometimes the sheer joy of the music and the mind. This time my favorite piece ended up being Dance of the Hours because I let myself realize that this was probably the piece the creators had the most fun with. Do the traditional ballet, but replace all the graceful ballerinas with ostriches, hippos, elephants, and alligators. Take advantage of the inherent sight gags.
It doesn't hurt that I, like many others, hear Dance of the Hours and start singing "Hello, Muddah, Hello Faddah." :)
Ah, progress level: trim sewn on handbag for wedding, beading on stole finished, thread tails buried on one end. Only have the other end and then tightening the straps on my dress and I'll be done. ^^
I love so many things about the film. There's the 1940 attempts at PC-ness - "the centaurs and their girlfriends the centaurettes" (me: look, it's the frat boys coming to pick up the sorority girls"), the subtle sarcasm on the popularity of The Nutcracker, and, just sometimes the sheer joy of the music and the mind. This time my favorite piece ended up being Dance of the Hours because I let myself realize that this was probably the piece the creators had the most fun with. Do the traditional ballet, but replace all the graceful ballerinas with ostriches, hippos, elephants, and alligators. Take advantage of the inherent sight gags.
It doesn't hurt that I, like many others, hear Dance of the Hours and start singing "Hello, Muddah, Hello Faddah." :)
Ah, progress level: trim sewn on handbag for wedding, beading on stole finished, thread tails buried on one end. Only have the other end and then tightening the straps on my dress and I'll be done. ^^
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Date: 2005-01-10 02:10 pm (UTC)