What is your favorite Disney movie and why?
Lilo and Stitch.It’s not your typical kind of Disney movie. Lilo and Nani are not “princesses.” (I hate all of the princess shit Disney had been promoting for the past 40 years. I don’t see how winning a birth lottery is something girls should aspire to.) They’re minorities, they come from an underprivileged family. Nani’s struggle with supporting the family while taking care of her little sister feels authentic. And the family, which indeed gets better at the end of the movie, doesn’t become super rich. The girls don’t discover some ridiculous treasure or uncover long lost famous/rich parents who solve all their problems. It’s still a broken family of two sisters trying to make a life for themselves.It’s about family and friendship and the movie didn’t make romance or “true love” the theme of the movie. Nani had a boyfriend, but their relationship was never the focus of the movie. There’s no Prince Charming or dashing rogue coming to rescue.And considering it came out back in 2002, it’s pretty refreshing. We have to wait for another 15 years for a minority girl featured in a Disney movie who didn’t end up with some Prince Charming.On top of all that, the movie was gorgeous. It is the last watercolor animation feature film Disney made. The Hawaiian environment is beautifully rendered, with a full panel of watercolor background.They don’t make movies like that anymore. After all, Disney has focused on their 3D Pixar production.
What is your favorite Pixar movie and why?
Before I answer, I would like to point out that I’ve seen every Pixar film more than once. Hopefully that gives me some credibility.Now, to answer your question: Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth-Class (WALL·E).On a technical level, the screenplay is poetic/engaging, the colorscript by Ralph Eggleston is gorgeous, the cinematography is wonderful (thanks to Roger Deakins), the sound design is fantastic (thanks to Ben Burtt), and the score by Thomas Newman is also fantastic! Some years ago, Pete Docter started this project about the last robot on Earth and then handed it over to Andrew Stanton, who then brought it to the finish line. The fact that both of them received writing credits on this film makes me fanboyishly happy.WALL·E is one of those films that took me a long time to pit against those books on story structure. It seems to fit every one of them yet also seems to disobey conventional storytelling. It’s simple yet complex. I also challenge you to find a scene in the film that does not service the story. There is no moment that is put to “waste.” None.WALL·E is not a political film, nor is it meant to preach the importance of caring for the Earth. It’s simply about a robot’s irrational love for another robot that makes humanity start loving and connecting to each other again. It’s a beautiful, wonderful, honest film. It proves that you don’t need to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture to be a classic.Runner-ups:Toy Story 3Inside OutFinding NemoUpSCREENPLAY: Wall-E Script at IMSDb.
Are disney, pixar and dreamworks the only major animation movie makers?
im a freak and want lists of all animated kids movies for my children to have all of them, and those three are the only ones i can think of. are there anymore companies like that or any movies im missing that arent from them? not all animation kid movies in the world, just all in the US and any major ones
Why do Disney and Pixar make short films?
All right, buckle in! Time for some history.Short films, for a very long time, were the bread and butter of the animation industry.Disney didn't make Snow White until 1937 - there were decades of career before that moment. Short animated cartoons were shown all over the place. Betty Boop and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit were household names. The business was such that people thought Walt was nuts for sinking so many resources into a feature length film.Even after Disney hit the big time, there was this little studio called Warner Brothers…WB dominated short cartoons, especially post WWII. People loved them. Couldn't get enough. Fell over themselves trying to get to a theater.Unfortunately, as TV grew in popularity, the short subject withered away. People got their cartoons in a Saturday morning block - they weren't a vital part of going to the theater.Until 1984.The Adventures of Andre and Wally B. was released as a kind of proof of concept of computer generated animation. Anything longer than 2 minutes was functionally impossible. John Lasseter and the people he worked with had to prove to the world that 3D animation was going to change the world.And it did. Pixar eventually released a feature film - Toy Story, in 1995. The company needed a way to test people and computers out that didn't involve their feature films. Better to mess up a 5 minute short than a 120 minute one. So they simply carried on doing what they had already been doing, giving talented people opportunities to showcase their talent and a place to test out the new technical side as well. Make it work I time for the next movie.My personal favorite, Boundin’:And have you seen Piper?So part of the reason is certainly tradition, but the biggest chunk is that artists and tech dudes need to figure out how something works. Profitable? Not really. Useful? You bet your life it is.
What movie productions does Disney not own?
There are thousands and thousands of movie productions that are either independent films or owned by studios other than Disney.Here are some of the movie franchises not owned by Disney.FoxAlienAvatarDie HardFantastic FourHow to Train Your DragonKung Fu PandaIce AgeMadagascarNight at the MuseumPlanet of the ApesRioTakenThe CroodsX-MenLionsgateThe ExpendiblesThe Hunger GamesTwilightParamountFriday the 13thGI JoeJack ReacherMadagascarMission: ImpossibleShrekStar TrekTeenage Mutant TurtlesTom ClancyTransformersWorld War ZSonyJames BondJump StreetMen In BlackResident EvilRoboCopSpider-ManThe SmurfsUniversalDespicable MeDumb & DumberFast & FuriousJason BourneJurrasic ParkTedUniversal MonstersWarner Bros.DC ComicsHarry PotterLord of the Rings / The HobbitSherlock HolmesThe Hangover
Which was your favorite dubbed cartoons?
here is a small list to refresh memories: - Ghrindaizer - Adnan wa Lina - Flona - Heidi - Lolo Al Saghira - Sesami Street - Jongar - Captin Majed - Jazirat Al Kanz - Sindibad - Sali - Sinan - Al Leith Al Abyad - Zainah wa Nahool - Bashaar - Al Haddaaf - Hikayaat 3alamiyah - Al Sanafeer - Zahrat Sawsan
Who is bigger, Disney or Warner Bros?
By most of the generally accepted numbers, Disney…Revenue:Disney, $55 BillionWarner, $31 BillionNumber of employees:Disney, 199,000Warner, 30,400Total equity:Disney, $54 BillionWarner, $28.4 BillionMarket cap/valuation (as of September 2018)Disney, $180 BillionWarner/AT&T, Its a new merger, so its hard to say exactly…Every other measure (characters, units, divisions, movie/television show catalogs, etc.) is subjective and open to opinion with the whole DC v Marvel and WB/Hanna Barbera vs Disney cartoons thing.
Is it possible for Disney to buy DC from Warner Bros.?
Sure.If Disney sells off Marvel and Time Warner wants to sell to Disney instead of literally dozens of other companies in the globe.(Why do people want Disney to buy every childhood favorite/pop cultural media property out there? No one should have all that power.)Of course the US Government tends to frown on the top two entities of a particular industry from merging their units, especially without concessionary spinoffs reducing the large company. This is why PepsiCo and Coca-Cola won't merge, and neither can Hershey and Mars, Comcast and Spectrum, and no broadcast network. The only reason Disney's not attempting to buy all of 21st Century Fox is because Disney likely wouldn't be able to get the Fox broadcast network nor Fox Sports' national outlets.There's no non-fanboy reason for Disney to own DC Comics. They don't need to unify the film universes nor comic universes. There would actually be FEWER superhero films a year, not more because Disney doesn't have an endless fount of funds and they don't want to make just superhero, Pixar, and Star Wars films.Plus, the comics industry is in such flux that the lost of a major publisher like DC could be damaging to all, even Marvel. Why risk it to make a fanboy's wet dream become a reality?