Maybe off topic, but it speaks to a larger problem that shows in everything Disney does these days. Profit used to be the result of going above and beyond in every part of the Walt Disney company. Now, it’s not the result…..it’s the entire focus. And it shows.
I’m rewatching the original Ducktales at the moment for nostalgia’s sake, and much as I’m enjoying the experience, the animation is at times on the shoddy side. To my eyes at least, the new Mickey shorts look great by comparison. Yes, they are nowhere near as technically accomplished as the classic shorts of the ’30s-’50s, but they offer a lot of visual charm and interest,* particularly by the standards of Disney TV animation.
Have you not seen Mickey Go Local? Now those are some ugly designs right there.
Actually the recent shorts "The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse" (a continuation of the 2013 shorts but longer) and it's recent Seasonal Specials on Dinsey+ all manage to tone those moments down.The new Mickey shorts aren't without their moments. They can be entertaining at times and occasionally even have some really nice looking background art (though this can be somewhat inconsistent). There's also some nostalgia seeing cameos of old rarely used characters.
But that's about where my praise ends. I find them somewhat grating to watch, there's something very "off" about them. They feel like something that would be more at home on Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network. They have a very obnoxious and uncomfortable feeling to them. Character designs are really weird and ugly, and in motion they have a poor looking "flash animation" quality. The worst is the abundance of grotesque Ren and Stimpy poses/expressions. I absolutely hate that this style became so prevalent across the world of animation. Very disappointed that Mickey Mouse finally jumped on the bandwagon...
Is that you, Fichwa Fellow?Have you not seen Mickey Go Local? Now those are some ugly designs right there.
I remember when episodes of Legend of The Three Caballeros first leaked onto Youtube during the Summer of 2018. The series was first discovered from a Tumbler blog that posted screenshots from an overseas Disney App which quickly gained a ton of attention. The series even gained a fanbase overnight after the episodes leaked before Disney took them down at a later date. I remember really liking the series but the production behind it was very secretive.Ducktales 2017 by comparison is better at not being so obnoxious. The character designs are just as bland as the Mickey shorts, but they thankfully usually refrain from using the Ren and Stimpy expressions. That said, the background art in Ducktales 2017 is a huge drop off in quality from even Mickey. The colors and detail are as bland and basic as they can be. The original 1987 version blows it out of the water. The "flashy" character animation is also still present in Ducktales 2017.
There was a lesser known series from 2018 called Legend of the Three Caballeros that had an IMO much better and more classic visual style than either Mickey or Ducktales. It unfortunately didn't get much attention, at least in English speaking regions. I don't know if the series was actually any good from a story standpoint, but it certainly looks and animates a heck of a lot better than the others...
The new Mickey shorts aren't without their moments. They can be entertaining at times and occasionally even have some really nice looking background art (though this can be somewhat inconsistent). There's also some nostalgia seeing cameos of old rarely used characters.
But that's about where my praise ends. I find them somewhat grating to watch, there's something very "off" about them. They feel like something that would be more at home on Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network. They have a very obnoxious and uncomfortable feeling to them. Character designs are really weird and ugly, and in motion they have a poor looking "flash animation" quality. The worst is the abundance of grotesque Ren and Stimpy poses/expressions. I absolutely hate that this style became so prevalent across the world of animation. Very disappointed that Mickey Mouse finally jumped on the bandwagon...
Yikes.Have you not seen Mickey Go Local? Now those are some ugly designs right there.
Other events are also ignored, distorted or not presented chronologically to make said CEO look better.
So is the "celebration" glowing away?
Most of the conversation was about the quality of the shorts themselves and didn't really talk about the corporate side of the company.
1995The new Mickey shorts aren't without their moments. They can be entertaining at times and occasionally even have some really nice looking background art (though this can be somewhat inconsistent). There's also some nostalgia seeing cameos of old rarely used characters.
But that's about where my praise ends. I find them somewhat grating to watch, there's something very "off" about them. They feel like something that would be more at home on Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network. They have a very obnoxious and uncomfortable feeling to them. Character designs are really weird and ugly, and in motion they have a poor looking "flash animation" quality. The worst is the abundance of grotesque Ren and Stimpy poses/expressions. I absolutely hate that this style became so prevalent across the world of animation. Very disappointed that Mickey Mouse finally jumped on the bandwagon...
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By "his task," do you mean "choosing a (better) successor?" Because I think he's already well into that.
