[6] Breakthroughs in technology make the aural component of this sequel superior to the first, while advances in computer-generated imagery often leave Fantasia 2000 feeling cold and clunky. I like the abstract butterfly battle set to Beethoven’s 5th and the Al Hirschfeld inspired New York sequence set to “Rhapsody in Blue,” but the rest of the program is lackluster at best. Flying CGI whales set …
[7] Walt Disney was somewhat ahead of his time experimenting with music and animation in Fantasia, an astounding achievement of artistry, craftsmanship, and innovation in animation. I dig Fantasia, but it’s an uneven mix. The host segments do not stand the test of time and it caters to an impossible audience by combining cutsey narrative segments with more abstract ones. The biggest eyesore for me …
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