Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Certain animated movies irrevocably changed the animation industry, whether through technological innovation or radical new storytelling. Animation as it is known today began with a series of illustrations that, when flipped through fast enough, mimicked movement. This concept evolved into short cartoons and movies, before revolutionary filmmakers shocked and dazzled audiences with new mediums of animation.
Before Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney and his team worked solely on cartoon shorts, most famously Steamboat Willie, Silly Symphony, and other adventures featuring Mickey Mouse and friends. Disney made a massive gamble when he set out to produce Hollywood's first feature-length animated motion picture, an endeavor that many were sure would fail.
However, Fantasia also marked a tonal shift for Disney. Disney told his staff: “We’ve got more in this medium than making people laugh" . Critic Robert Hughes called Fantasia “high art and low art collapsed into one another.” Despite Fantasia's initial box office failure, Disney continued to produce animated movies that were whimsical and marketed for children but told serious stories.
7 The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid kicked off the Disney Renaissance. Close The Little Mermaid G Animation Adventure Family The Little Mermaid is a 1989 Walt Disney animated film written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. It stars the voices of Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, and Christopher Daniel Barnes, with music from Alan Menken. The plot follows a young mermaid named Ariel that wishes to abandon her life underwater and join the humans on land.
Director Henry Selick Release Date October 29, 1993 Cast Catherine O'Hara , Glenn Shadix , Ken Page , William Hickey , Chris Sarandon , Paul Reubens , Danny Elfman Runtime 76 minutes The film industry was also deeply skeptical about Tim Burton's proposed idea for The Nightmare Before Christmas. Rejected for being too creepy and ghoulish while Burton was working at Disney, the studio later decided to produce the movie following Burton rising to fame for other projects.
The release of Toy Story 4 was met with a series of social media posts comparing the animation of the first Toy Story movie and the most recent one . It is a fascinating trend because, at the time of its release, Toy Story was at the forefront of innovation for producing the first 3D computer-animated movie. The movie received a Special Achievement Oscar; it seems as though the Academy didn't know what else to do with it.