https://youtube/watch?v=DP4eCG01-rM Hello everyone, and I hope youre having a good Veterans Day, relaxing at home and enjoying the day off from school and work, because now its time to move on to our next film for today. Next film in our 25th anniversary tribute to the 1989 WDC logo, we now give the second film that ever used the logo, which was released on May 18th, 1990, and this was something new for Disney, because a modern film had never come out on VHS after its original theatrical release, until this one came, and many people were surprised about this because it was only in theaters for seven months, which at that time was a very short window there between its theatrical release and VHS release. The reason this happened is because it was critically acclaimed and very successful at the box office, that consumers took note that people would be willing to buy it on VHS, an opportunity that they missed with the last film released the previous year, Oliver & Company. So, they took full advantage of the opportunity with this film, and now were here to talk about it. As you guessed, the second film to use the 1989 WDC logo and our next film for this week is The Little Mermaid. Yes, it may have started the Renaissance era, but the Golden Age of Animation had already started the year before with Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Oliver & Company, both of which were very successful the year before this film. Although, if you want to get technical, then it really started in 1986 with Don Bluths An American Tale. But, in any event, this is obviously my favorite from the Renaissance era. The storys great, the animation is top-notch, the characters are memorable, the villains one of the best, and the songs are awesome, seeing as how this was the first film that both Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman worked on, and theyre a terrific team together. I also like how its sort of similar to my favorite film Pinocchio, because of someone wanting to become human, overcoming obstacles, and having the help from wise and cute sidekicks, but this one is more viewer friendly to audiences though, if you know what I mean. I do enjoy the main character because she was the first independent female character who went out and did her own thing and saved the guy twice in the film. So, I can kind of see, where she might be role to some people, but theres no denying, she still does have her teenaged drama queen moments once in awhile, which is a major character flaw, but I still enjoy her, nonetheless. Another advantage is that the couple has to build a romance up, even though it was only for three days. Beauty and the Beast might have a better love story, but that practice really came in on its own here, so thats why I give credit to that here. This also gives the film better advantage than the past fairy tale princess films, as much as we hate to admit. The climax is also one of my favorites, as I think its the third most climatic scene made after Fun and Fancy Free and Peter Pan. The only thing I think there is to dislike here is Flounder, who was obviously just shoehorned in just for little kids. But in the end, I still love this film, its one of my favorites. While some of the films made afterwards, even todays films, are good in their own way, none of them can surpass this film, because this was the starting point for Disney, and this was the basis and the inspiration for the future films released afterwards. Its a definite classic and mainstream for Disney. 25 years ago, the Renaissance era started with this film, it was a Monster Hit, but it would only be the first of many more to come. Enjoy!
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:15:01 +0000
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