Fantasia 2.0

Gayle 2022-08-05 22:52:22

As the sequel to "Fantasia", the animation is much better and the picture quality is better. I remember that our music teacher took us to appreciate this movie when I was in middle school. After many years, I can still remember the manners of everyone in that class. Some were immersed in it, and some looked confused, such as me.

For people like me who don't understand music, it is very catching to start with a world-famous song like "Symphony of Destiny", and use some abstract graphic sound and shadow changes to portray the music scene.

What I like the most is the third part "Rhapsody in Blue". The bold use of colors and lines presents the weirdness of metropolitan life. It depicts a few unscrupulous people who have ideals and confusion. After the struggle of ideas, They finally realized their beautiful wishes.

"Animal Carnival" is the shortest and most refined, a group of flamingoes with the same actions, because one of the flamingoes is obsessed with playing a yo-yo, which makes the whole group of flamingoes chaotic. The flamingo's posture playing with a yo-yo was very funny, causing water to splash everywhere, and his companions also suffered.

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Fantasia 2000 quotes

  • James Earl Jones: [introducing the Carnival of the Animals] These drawing boards have been the birthplace of some of the most beloved animal characters of all time. So it's no surprise that they choose for our next segment, "The Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saëns. Here the sensitive strains of impressionistic music combine with the subtle artistry of the animator to finally answer that age old question: "What is man's relationship to nature?"

    [is handed a piece of paper]

    James Earl Jones: Oh, sorry... That age old question: "What would happen if you gave a yo-yo to a flock of flamingos?"

    [turns to look off-camera]

    James Earl Jones: Who wrote this?

  • Mickey Mouse: Mr. Levine! Okay, Mr. Levine, everybody's in place for the next number.

    James Levine: Thanks, Mickey. When...

    Mickey Mouse: But we can't find Donald. So you stay here and stall for time, and I'll be right back.

    [Exits]

    Mickey Mouse: [Offstage] Donald! Oh Donald!

    James Levine: When we hear Sir Edward Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance" we think of a graduation ceremony.

    Mickey Mouse: Donald, where are ya?

    James Levine: Actually, Elgar composed it for many kinds of solemn events.

    Mickey Mouse: Donald!

    James Levine: This march inspired the Disney artists to recreate the age old story...

    Mickey Mouse: Donald, are you hiding in...

    Daisy Duck: Aaaah!

    Mickey Mouse: Oh, sorry, Daisy!

    James Levine: ...of Noah's Ark, with one slight twist.

    Mickey Mouse: [Knocking on door] Oh, Donald Duck!

    Donald Duck: Who is it?

    [Mickey and Donald's shadows are projected against a panel; Donald is in the shower]

    Mickey Mouse: Donald, it's me, Mickey. You're on in 30 seconds, hurry.

    Donald Duck: What? You gotta be kidding! I'm not even dressed...

    [Mumbles angrily as he leaves the tub]

    Mickey Mouse: [Peeking behind a wall] Psst! Okay, Jim. He's on his way. Go to the intro.

    James Levine: Ladies and gentlemen, "Pomp and Circumstance," starring Donald Duck.