Walt's cartoons have entertained me since the age of 5 when I saw them on "Ink & Paint Club." I'll never forget the first one I saw--"The Wise Little Hen." All it took was 5 seconds for me to fall in love with the goodness the his shorts are. I remember always getting up at 5:00 am to watch these. Man, those were the days.
But enough about my introduction to his shorts. Let's move on to the important stuff:
Walt had something that set him and his studio apart from all the other studios of his time. What is that? Well, let me list a few things:
- His company did the first sound cartoon
- His company did the first color cartoon
- He knew the right kind of jokes for his shorts
- The genius involved in all of the cartoons he did is too awesome for words.
- The lyrics to the songs in the cartoons his studio made are unforgettable. (e.g.:
Oh, I never took a bath
And I never will
Ohhhhhh
Dirty bill)
Moving on from the cartoons, let's look at the movies of his:
What to say? So many masterpieces--all the work of Walt Disney. Some of these are:
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Bambi
- Pinocchio
- Lady and the Tramp
- Fantasia
There are so many good things about these movies. I don't know where to start, but I'll try to list a couple:
- Outstanding writing
- High entertainment value
- Nothing to get you bored at all
- Humor like you've never seen before
- The fact that they were done for the audience--not just for the money.
All this and many more are things that make his movies so unique.
And Walt didn't just do movies and cartoons. He also made Disneyland and planned Disney World (which he highly unfortunately never saw due to his death), two radically hot vacation spots, amusement parks, whatever you want to call them.
Though the magic of Walt has disappeared from Disney Channel completely, the Disney movies these days don't have the magic (nor will they ever) Walt gave all of his works, the spirit of Walt still is among us, as more and more of his works are being released onto DVD.
I could say a whole lot more, but this review is getting very long.
Final words:
Altogether, Walt was an incredible guy. His works are still enjoyed and always will be. If only I could have been around to have a chance at meeting him. Walt was a genius.
Final person grade: A+