Postby kyuuketsuki » October 4th, 2010, 4:25 am
Fantasia also made me see Sorcerer's Apprentice... I however was sorely disappointed... Granted it had its moments... But on the whole, that small scene from Fantasia didn't need to be made into a full length story. Nicolas Cage had a few funny lines, and the main kid was.... alright.... However the plot was contrived, the villain was just not.... intimidating enough as a villain. Overall it was a subpar movie that wasn't really worth the time I gave it.
Disney is a fantastic business though. They know what production companies to use to their advantage. You can't tell me that you don't think that Pixar Animation studios doesn't put out some of the best movies for Disney. Every Pixar movie that I can recall is amazing.... And Studio Ghibli? Well... I can't say I like EVERY Ghibli film.... However what movies I like from them, I REALLY like... (ie: Loved Howl's Moving Castle, but Ponyo... not so much)
Disney doesn't exactly produce many fantastic movies on its own anymore, but they don't need to... They have already proven themselves over almost the last century (I believe it has been about 90 years of being in business, and about 80 of producing media) They have done enough... They have made their iconic characters.... You can't remake Micky and Goofy as much as WB can remake Bugs and Daffy... These companies that started the animation industry can LET others produce for them for better or for worse. Both WB and Disney, the pioneers in animation both don't do much direct work from their animation studios anymore... However neither NEEDS to. (Though personally I think WB is better off being adult oriented, and they always have been. In fact... -goes to make a WB thread-)