David HandRezensionen

An example of pure magic and escapism. Disney was an innovator, pioneer, revolutionary, visionary, & businessman.½

The adorable story about a newborn deer and his young animal friends--Thumper the Rabbit and Flower the Skunk. After his mother is killed by hunters, Bambi must confront the realities of adulthood and come to understand his reign in the forest.

Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.

On rêverait d'apercevoir la réaction des spectateurs quand ils ont découvert au cinéma (en 1937 !) ce trésor inoui de beauté, de couleur et de poésie, qui allait révolutionner l'histoire du dessin animé et du cinéma dans son ensemble.
Bien sûr, il faut faire abstraction des clichés qui pourraient aisément nous gâcher la fête : la jeune femme traquée pour sa beauté, qui attend le prince charmant et qui ne trouve pas mieux à faire que de laver la maison de fond en comble et de préparer à manger quand elle pénètre dans un logis situé en pleine forêt.
Bien sûr, on est en 1937 et le cinéma regorge hélas de clichés sur l'indigence des destins féminins, et ceci jusqu'à une période beaucoup plus récente, ce qui est bien moins pardonnable.
Bien sûr, on peut aussi s'énerver de la disneysation des animaux et de la nature qui a tellement imprégné et pollué les esprits. Mais, si on se place à hauteur d'enfant sans se soucier des conséquences, on peut aussi agréablement ressentir l'effet prodigieusement consolateur des animaux et de la nature dans son existence.
On garde en tête des scènes d'anthologie pour leur beauté visuelle, leur formidable énergie : la fuite de Blanche-Neige dans la forêt, qu'elle imagine, dans sa course effrenée, peuplée d'arbres et de créatures maléfiques, la fête improvisée dans la maison des sept nains où tout prend merveilleusement vie.
Un élément intrigant : le visage de Blanche-Neige, dont on vante tant la beauté, manque assez curieusement de grâce, loin des canons holliwoodiens de la beauté féminine de l'époque.
Le film n'en demeure pas moins une merveille pour petits et grands !

My family enjoys Fantasia. When my two children were young, maybe 3 and 4, they were completely entranced by it. The 8 year old is now interested in other things than watching Disney movies with us, but my 7 year old is still entranced. She really enjoys movies that seem heavy on the music (Sing, Trolls, etc) and even though this is sort of different, it still held her attention. The first song, with the interpretive art, was a little difficult to keep interested in, and the dinosaur one was not up her alley, but from The Sorcerer's Apprentice through the rest of the movie she was enthralled. I enjoyed the whole thing.
Will update when we watch Fantasia 2000

My daughters (age 7 and 8) and I decided to watch all of the Disney movies in order. Snow White is first, coming out in 1937! Whew. We all got very bored very quickly. Which isn't fair, because there are some very good parts. The beginning of the movie is slow, but once the Dwarfs are introduced the pacing is much better. Also I thought the scenes with the Evil Queen's black magic, and her interactions with Snow White are the best parts. And they are just powerful enough that my older daughter didn't was getting creeped out.½

In light of today's animated films, this is dated and slow-moving. Even the Seven Dwarves can't make me want to watch it again. And certainly the idea of Prince Charming is outdated.½

While the film with to a contemporary audience is rather hampered by an overreliance on gags and musical numbers while unfortunately minimizing the (already very simple) plot and character arcs, the movie remains a stunning achievement. Not to mention it still looks beautiful, and is (impressively) still frequently both funny and gripping.

Fantasía es una película experimental sin diálogos (salvo el director de orquesta y Mickey Mouse) cuyo objetivo es ilustrar o acompañar con la animación temas de música clásica. Contiene ocho piezas musicales, tocadas la mayoría de ellas por la orquesta de Filadelfia, bajo la dirección de Leopold Stokowski que componen las siete secuencias musicales...

Estrenado a finales del año 1940, su producción fue lanzada algo depués de Blancanieves y los siete enanitos (1937) y al mismo tiempo que Pinocho esrenado a comienzos del año 1940. La obra es una película experimental sin diálogos (salvo el director de orquesta y Mickey Mouse) cuyo objetivo es ilustrar o acompañar con la animación temas de música clásica. Contiene ocho piezas musicales, tocadas la mayoría de ellas por la orquesta de Filadelfia, bajo la dirección de Leopold Stokowski que componen las siete secuencias musicales.

A beautiful princess flees from a jealous queen.

I was literally grinning through the entire film. I can't believe I've managed to never see this movie until now. I guess I had just figured it was like all the Disney "classics" from the 50's and later that I'm familiar with. Nope, not at all. This is no less than one of the greatest films of all time.

Concept: A
Story: A
Characters: C
Dialog: A
Pacing: A
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: A

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 3.8/4

The first year of a deer's life.

The animation is absolutely amazing - one of the most visually impressive animated films I've ever seen. But there's no story, so it's really boring to watch. Also, it bothers me that none of the animals in this forest eat each other.

Concept: C
Story: D
Characters: C
Dialog: A
Pacing: D
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: C

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 2.5/4

Various pointless animated sequences.

Oh my God it's so boring. If they had given any of the segments other than "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" a story of some sort, it could have been a great movie. Instead we've got two hours of Characterless Things dancing around.

Concept: B
Story: F
Characters: F
Dialog: D
Pacing: F
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: A

Enjoyment: D

GPA: 1.8/4½

Latest watching with grandchild who hadn't seen it before. Never gets old.

A young mouse wishes for wings.

Heavy-handed moralizing, but with some nice animation.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: B

Enjoyment: C

GPA: 2.4/4½

Mickey Mouse has a dream about going through the looking glass.

Despite heaps of attempted whimsy and silliness, it's only occasionally fun enough to entertain.

Concept: A
Story: D
Characters: D
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: C
Music: B

Enjoyment: C

GPA: 2.5/4½

Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.

source: TMDB

Walt Disney. Los Clásicos. Núm 5

Bambi (2-Disc Special Platinum Edition) by Margaret Lee, John Sutherland (IV), Sam Edwards, and Paula Winslowe (DVD - Mar 1, 2005)

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