But when the finished film was released, he was disgusted with the treatment given his "Rite of Spring," calling the orchestra's performance "execrable" and dismissing the dinosaur cartoon accompanying it as an "unresisting imbecility.
Disney wanted to turn the film into an evolving work, re-releasing it every few years with new musical segments added and some old ones cycled out. But it never happened, and the film was re-released more or less unchanged every few years, sometimes with cuts or with re-mastered sound.
The original inspired the live-action " Sorcerer's Apprentice " movie starring Nicolas Cage pictured. In June, Disney announced it's developing a live-action feature based on the "Night on Bald Mountain" sequence. The Walt Disney company finally got around to making a sequel in Called " Fantasia ," it kept "Sorcerer's Apprentice" but added seven new segments. When the original movie was re-released in , at the height of the flower-power era, Disney marketed it as a "head" movie, with a psychedelic poster.
Audiences, especially those under the influence, found a new appreciation for the film. Speaking during the film's 50th anniversary in pictured , "Fantasia" animator Ollie Johnston recalled talking to students after the re-release and hearing them ask him, "What were you on, anyway?
Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again. Read More. Fantasia Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! Fantasia debuted as a road show. The musicians seen on screen are actually Disney staff.
Share this article. Facebook Pinterest Twitter Tumblr. See Comments. Because of the special equipment needed to show the film, the theatrical release was very small, as were the sales. What helped the film was its longevity. Fantasia ran for 49 consecutive weeks in New York and nearly as long in Los Angeles, which set an all-time record back in It also returned to theaters several times over the course of 50 years. Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse back in The character did evolve over the years from his first official appearance in Steamboat Willie , but Fantasia marked a pretty major change by artist Fred Moore.
One of the adjustments that Moore made to the design of the character was to give him pupils for the first time , instead of the black ovals that once stood for his eyes.
A personality that could represent you and me — in other words, someone that would represent in the mind and heart of everyone seeing the film their own personality, so that they would enter into all the drama and emotional changes of the film in a most intense matter.
I wanted to ask you to please share, where you got the information from this post. Both are fascinating reads. There were a few other books I consulted, but they contained the same information. Disney was certainly one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, and his biography offers many insights into his legacy, which remains as potent as ever today.
Philip Glass also wrote an interesting opera about Disney, which must be one of the few dramatic portrayals of the man:. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Walt Disney introduces the seven dwarves in the original theatrical trailer for Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
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