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Baffled to find that Fox & the Hound was originally advertised as Disney's 20th animated feature, despite being 24 in the current numbering system
What were they missing out? Obvious answer would be the package films, but it can't have been all 6 of them or they'd be down to 18!
The rollout of the @ShrekResearch academic symposium continues apace - today we're releasing the full program!
Check it out at https://t.co/wUP2n2Q5yU and don't forget to register at https://t.co/wnu16M1PBE
@gsavage14 @Disniversity @BenSTravis Not sure about official collabs, but he did make ‘cameos’ in a bunch of Mickey cartoons
The absolute best is Mickey’s Polo Team where the gang play against Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy and Harpo Marx
Basically Space Jam: An Old Legacy
One of the earliest examples of this style is the 'A Few Quick Facts' series (1944-45). These were instructional videos made for US military personnel by UPA and other studios
The stripped-back look and use of symbols and diagrams was both cost-effective and easy to understand
This 'Mid-Century Modern' take on animation is most closely associated with United Productions of America (UPA)
Fudget's Budget (1954) is most reminiscent of the Loki scene, with its mock-educational tone and graph-paper backgrounds
@Disniversity You could even use the time for some extracurricular reading
I tried to do this 'scientifically' by giving every movie a score and totting up the average for each year, but the results were MESSY so I ended up just going with my gut
Rankings are based on overall quality, i.e. my opinion, and also on diversity in terms of style and origins
Right, let's do it:
THREAD ranking each year's crop of Best Animated Feature #Oscars nominees
In which years did the academy get it right, and in which did they get it so, so wrong?