Fantasia (1941)

Hard Time In Animated Jail (231 movies items)

"Chernobog Crimes committed: Mass murder, Torture, Terrorism, Slavery, and Malefic "

Favorite Movies of All Time (2021 Edition) (1002 movies items)

" 2020: 146 2019: 151 2018: 153 2017: 157 2016: 156 2015: 156 2014: 157 2013: 158 2012: 156 2011: 161 2010: 162 2009: 159 2008: 159 2007: 160 2006: 141 2005: 155 2004: 153 2003: 156 2002: 134 2001: 130 2000: 185 1999: 198 1998: 177 1997: 179 1996: 145 1995: 131 1994: 81 1993: 62 1992: 71 First seen in 1990 "

My trips to the cinema 2023 (410 movies items)

"SCREENING: 35mm DATE: March 3rd CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema LOCATION: West End"

My Favorite Films of the 1940s (10 movies items)

" "Here, on Walpurgnisnacht, which is the equivalent of our own Halloween, the creatures of evil gather to worship their master. Under his spell, they dance furiously until the coming of dawn and the sounds of church bells send the infernal army slinking back into their abodes of darkness." Directed by James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe Jr., Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield and Ben Sharpsteen Written by Joe G"

Favorite Movies of All Time (2020 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2019: 151 2018: 153 2017: 157 2016: 156 2015: 156 2014: 157 2013: 158 2012: 156 2011: 161 2010: 162 2009: 159 2008: 159 2007: 160 2006: 141 2005: 155 2004: 153 2003: 156 2002: 134 2001: 130 2000: 185 1999: 198 1998: 177 1997: 179 1996: 145 1995: 131 1994: 81 1993: 62 1992: 71 First seen in 1990 "

Why It’s Rated (604 movies items)

"Rated: G Why it’s rated: See the Nightmare on Bald Mountain sequence. There is also dinosaur violence, as well."

Favorite Movies of All Time (2019 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2018: 153 2017: 157 2016: 156 2015: 156 2014: 157 2013: 158 2012: 156 2011: 161 2010: 162 2009: 159 2008: 159 2007: 160 2006: 141 2005: 155 2004: 153 2003: 156 2002: 134 2001: 130 2000: 185 1999: 198 1998: 177 1997: 179 1996: 145 1995: 131 1994: 81 1993: 62 1992: 71 First seen in 1990 "

“"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "Night on Bald Mountain", minus the didactic intros and weaker surrounding sequences, could be viewed on a standalone basis, after all, they are the most iconic vignettes in Walt Disney's least accessible feat. However, being deeply averse to the truncation, revision or dumbing down of the several hundred classic movies of yesteryear, cineastes refuse to "cheat" their way through their cinematic journey, to them even the most languidly paced, stuffy and dated pictures are worth the effort. No matter how it is viewed, piecemeal or in its entirety, "Fantasia" is rewarding and edifying, showcasing some truly astounding, vivid animated sequences bolstered by defined themes and surreal imagery that do actually benefit from the addition of classical music. Recom” read more

Films I've seen on celluloid in the digital era (447 movies items)

"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★ NOTES: Likely the 1979 reissue, and it plays pretty smoothly for a print whose colours have largely worn out over four decades. The reel containing The Nutcracker Suite, however, appeared to have been sourced from a later reissue, as the colours are slightly faded but look more natural than the rest of the print, although it and The Rite of Spring are missing a frame or two. During The Pastoral Symphony, every shot that was edited to erase Sunflower and Otika wa"

Favorite Movies of All Time (2018 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2017: 157 2016: 156 2015: 156 2014: 157 2013: 158 2012: 156 2011: 161 2010: 162 2009: 159 2008: 159 2007: 160 2006: 141 2005: 155 2004: 153 2003: 156 2002: 134 2001: 130 2000: 185 1999: 198 1998: 177 1997: 179 1996: 145 1995: 131 1994: 81 1993: 62 1992: 71 First seen in 1990 "

My Top 20 Favourite Disney Animated Features (20 movies items)

"This is a very different kind of movie for Disney. Fantasia doesn't have a narrative story. It's just an experiment in applying animated images to classical music, thus creating visual poetry. And I'm one more of the many people who just love it for that. The animation is of course flawless, and I especially love how distinct each of the seven sections are from each other, from Toccata and Fugue to The Sorcerer's Apprentice to Dance of the Hours to the ending with Night on Bald Mountain and Ave "

Cinematic Firsts (214 movies items)

" *First film with surround sound, using Disney's Fantasound system. *First animated film to win the Academy Award for Best Original Score."

“Fantasia is so educational, and I was gob smacked by how well the animation mixed with the classical music. Can I also say that Leopold Stokowski is one of the best conductor of the 20th century, right on a parallel with Herbert Von Karajan? I was listening to Sibelius's 5th symphony a few years back, and he conducted it the year before he died, and he was in his 90s. Not only that, but that was the best version of that symphony I had ever heard. Back to Fantasia then. Each piece was expertly introduced by Deems Taylor, and unlike its sequel didn't take too long.(Even the soundtrack vignette was interesting) In the sequel, almost half of the film felt like too much introduction and not enough music. Fantasia rectified that problem brilliantly:

1. Bach's Toccata- Brilliant silhoue” read more