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I just finished watching Dinosaur a few minutes ago, and with that I've now watched all 54 movies from Walt Disney Animation Studios. This post is going to be a bit of a personal retrospective, so bear with me.
Way back when I was just like everyone else when it came to Disney: I enjoyed the parks and the movies, but I didn't really know much beyond the basics. Then in 2008 I became enthralled with the history of the parks. I then considered myself a Disney fan, but I only knew about or cared for the parks.
About a year ago in January I decided to watch Robin Hood late one night, because I thought "why not." Long story short, I loved it and in the following weekend I ended up watching two more movies that now occupy my top 10 Disney movies, The Aristocats and The Fox and the Hound. Being me, I looked up the movies online trying to find more animal movies made by Disney and soon found out that all in all there were 54, varying in genre and style. That weekend I made it my goal to watch all 54 in preparation for the 55th, Zootopia.
Along the way I not only gained an appreciation for Disney animation, but animation as a whole, taking numerous breaks to watch animations by Studio Ghibli, Don Bluth, and more. I watched many movies that I would have otherwise ignored or never heard of. I found that many 'classics' weren't all they were cracked up to be and many forgotten entries in Disney's lineup were some of their best.
My top 10 Disney movies can be viewed in my profile, but you can probably tell from my username which is my favorite (well, tied for my favorite anyway). The journey through all 54 was undoubtedly very long and sometimes tedious when it came to movies like Make Mine Music. Toward the end I ran out of the well known movies, and I was not looking forward to the ones I had left at that point. Even the final one I watched, Dinosaur, was difficult for me to get through. I am very happy that my newfound knowledge of Disney's vault has gotten me back into theaters and has allowed me to understand many references in the parks better.
Way back when I was just like everyone else when it came to Disney: I enjoyed the parks and the movies, but I didn't really know much beyond the basics. Then in 2008 I became enthralled with the history of the parks. I then considered myself a Disney fan, but I only knew about or cared for the parks.
About a year ago in January I decided to watch Robin Hood late one night, because I thought "why not." Long story short, I loved it and in the following weekend I ended up watching two more movies that now occupy my top 10 Disney movies, The Aristocats and The Fox and the Hound. Being me, I looked up the movies online trying to find more animal movies made by Disney and soon found out that all in all there were 54, varying in genre and style. That weekend I made it my goal to watch all 54 in preparation for the 55th, Zootopia.
Along the way I not only gained an appreciation for Disney animation, but animation as a whole, taking numerous breaks to watch animations by Studio Ghibli, Don Bluth, and more. I watched many movies that I would have otherwise ignored or never heard of. I found that many 'classics' weren't all they were cracked up to be and many forgotten entries in Disney's lineup were some of their best.
My top 10 Disney movies can be viewed in my profile, but you can probably tell from my username which is my favorite (well, tied for my favorite anyway). The journey through all 54 was undoubtedly very long and sometimes tedious when it came to movies like Make Mine Music. Toward the end I ran out of the well known movies, and I was not looking forward to the ones I had left at that point. Even the final one I watched, Dinosaur, was difficult for me to get through. I am very happy that my newfound knowledge of Disney's vault has gotten me back into theaters and has allowed me to understand many references in the parks better.
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