Evangeline Files

As the 19th Disney animated film, The Jungle Book was the first film in several years to have Walt Disney himself involved a lot in it; before, he was busy with other parts of the company, but he was encouraged to have more involvement with the studio after the reception of The Sword in the Stone.  Walt Disney actually did not like the original script for The Jungle Book movie, as he felt like it was way too dark, and so he strongly recommended an editing.  Sadly, Walt Disney died in 1966, the year before the movie came out; thus, Disney’s death and The Jungle Book both mark the conclusion…

As the 18th Disney animated film, The Sword in the Stone is definitely the least talked about movie in Disney’s Silver Age.  Disney bought the rights to make the book into a movie not too long after Snow White was released but didn’t pursue the project due to WW2.  Then, Disney was inspired to finally make the book into a movie after seeing a production of the musical Camelot on Broadway.  When the movie was released, it was a box office success but it received mixed reviews from critics as they seemed to think that the movie ran flat and was not as well-written as past Disney films.  While I…

As the 17th Disney animated film, 101 Dalmatians introduced a new type of animation called xerography, which was a cheaper way for Disney to animate movies.  They hoped that by using this new type of animation they could avoid the box office failure that happened with Sleeping Beauty.  This type of animation was used up until The Little Mermaid (from 1961-1989).  Walt Disney himself hated xerography, however, due to the “scratchy” look it gave, but the new animation attracted moviegoers, as it received positive reviews from critics, and 101 Dalmatians was a box office success and is well loved by Disney fans today.  It’s kind of ironic that I’m reviewing…

As the 16th Disney animated film, Sleeping Beauty is one of the most beautiful, yet most difficult, Disney films ever made.  It took many years to make the film and, despite the film’s immense popularity now, it received mixed reviews when it came out.  Similar to Lady and the Tramp, critics seemed to think it was too corny and actually unfairly compared it to Snow White.  The film also did poorly during its initial box office run.  In later years after Walt Disney’s death, the movie finally started to be seen by critics and audiences for the work of art that it is and earned its profit with several re-releases. …

As the 15th Disney animated film, Lady and the Tramp is considered one of Disney’s most beloved films today (the spaghetti kiss scene is one of the most famous Disney scenes ever); however, when this film was first released, it got mixed reviews from critics as they seemed to think that it was too cheesy.  Audiences strongly disagreed, though, and they received the movie positively and it ended up becoming one of the highest grossing movies of 1955.  I hope that everyone loves this movie as much as I do!  Whatever your thoughts I’d love to hear from you! Lady and the Tramp (fun fact: Walt Disney got the idea…

As the 14th animated feature film for Disney (I’m skipping Alice in Wonderland), Peter Pan is perhaps one of Disney’s most well-known movies (at least all my friends have seen it).  It was well-received and was a box office success back in the 1950’s.  While Peter Pan has “birthed” some of the most popular Disney characters ever, I think the movie does have a fair amount of content that makes me more than a little uncomfortable; and I have to believe that my friends would agree, most especially my friends who are females and who are Native Americans.  I would love to hear your thoughts on this Disney film! Peter…

After the release of Bambi, World War II started to break out in the U.S.  Disney could barely afford to make full length animated films at that time and was forced to squash different ideas of his into one film (he made six of these package films which I’m choosing to skip).  Cinderella was the first “non-package” film produced by Disney after WWII.  Cinderella actually saved Disney from going bankrupt when it was released, since it received great success critically and financially and is still much loved by Disney fans today.  I hope everyone loves this classic as much as I do! Whatever your thoughts I’d love to hear from…

As the fifth Disney animated movie, Bambi is one of the most popular Disney movies and the last film of Disney’s Golden Age (with Snow White being the first).  While some people might consider it the least controversial of the Golden Age, it was released with controversy when it came out due to the environmental theme; the film also didn’t make much money when it came out (the same thing happened with Pinocchio and Fantasia) but it eventually earned its profit with several re-releases.  I actually did not see the movie until I was older, and I read the book not too long after that.  And I hope others out…