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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 1940 film Fantasia.
Story
This isn’t a regular movie and feels more like an anthology with various forms of storytelling. It’s creative and absolutely engrossing.
Score: 1
Characters
There are a lot of characters and none of them speak, but they are animated to the music spectacularly.
Score: 1
Dialogue
This one is not applicable for most of it but there is the narrator who introduces the parts. He has some cute dialogue.
Score: 1
Visuals and Music
The animation is creative, innovative, and very pretty.
The music is iconic and sparked my love of classical music.
Score: 1
Fun
When I was young, my mom bought this on VHS and it had me mesmerized. It was my favourite movie for a long time. (Something my classmates did not understand.)
Other than the science in the dinosaur part, which was dated when I watched it, the movie holds up really well.
The kids say they didn’t like it but were glued to the screen the whole time and completely invested.
Score: 1
Overall
A classic that holds up well because of the timelessness of imagination and music. If you’ve ever loved it in the past you’ll still love it now, and if you didn’t like it before, it might surprise you.
Final Score: 5 Stars out of 5