Disney shattered the world’s view of animation with Snow White, but after that, Walt still wasn’t satisfied. No, Disney continued to push the boundaries with their next film, perhaps even further than they should have. This brought us Fantasia, full of vibrant animation, new techniques in musical recording, and the loveable, iconic Sorcerer Mickey.

Don’t miss:

• The way this film introduced generations of children to classical music and the idea that music can evoke images
• How Disney created an entirely new sound design system in order to take this film on tour across the country and give theatergoers a full orchestral experience
• The mastery of animation that this movie requires to characterize so many different worlds and characters with next to no dialogue
• Our final score for the film, which is shockingly high for a musical without a true narrative throughline

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including some similarities between one segment of the film and our favorite YouTube video (content warning). 

Links for you:

• Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
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• When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here
• We want to give a special shoutout to our friend Ryan at The Coolness Chronicles for all his love and support for the show!

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