Fantasia (1940)

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

I think nearly everyone is guilty of forgetting to include this under the umbrella of a Disney film when we think of that universe. Aside from the fact that it is animated it doesn't have many similarities to the rest of the Disney cinematic universe. I love this film. It is so artistic and beautiful. I think my least favorite segment is the segment that is the most Disney - the sorcerer's apprentice, with Micky. I could leave it out of the film and still be fine with it. As a kid we would always stop the movie before the quite scary and eerie Night on Bald Mountain segment. It was too much for us as kids, but now I can fully appreciate it. This movie is beautiful to look at and equally beautiful to listen to. Such a sad, dying art of hand drawing an animated feature... to think that hands drew and colored every instant of that movie is just amazing. And the artistry shows.

I found this movie to be interesting but not one of my favorite Disney movies. I really enjoyed the music of this film and found the animation aspect to be quite unique.

This movie is really a testament to Walt Disney. I can't believe it was created almost 80 years ago! From the beginning it has a very beautiful style and unique one. I was happy to see color not a black and white movie. Not just any color, lots of beautiful vibrant colors and sounds. The soundtrack to this is awesome and I recognize some of the tunes, it is presented in such a unique way I cannot begin to emphasize that. The way the conductor of the band will speak to the camera, audience and cleverly it will cut to the next scene, a psychedelic field of mushrooms dancing to a timeless masterpiece. I counted 7 different scenes or different music videos. All were unique in their own way and kept me interested. I now know why this is claimed as Walt Disney's Masterpiece! This was created for the purpose of testing the imagination and creating an experience that truly immerses the audience into a work of art.

I had never seen the original Fantasia before, and dove into this unsure of what exactly to expect. However, for a very well known Walt Disney original movie, I went in with high expectations. Not only were those expectations met, but they were greatly exceeded. I had always been fond of the idea of translating sound and music into art, and Walt Disney mastered it. The animation was nostalgic to watch, as it had become a lost art in the current world of CGI, and it was relieving. The scenes were creative and represented the music to each and every instrument. It was exciting and relaxing, the music flowed, and the animation flowed with it. The music burst, and the animation burst as well. Both the music and the animation had the magic touch of Walt Disney and it was phenomenal to see again.