15. Disney Made Great Animated Films
As already mentioned, Pixar make wonderful films, and honestly, if I had to put up Pixar against Disneys 80s-90s animated output, Id probably go with Pixar, but why cant we have both? Disneys more old-fashioned films didnt decrease in popularity because of the rise of Pixar and digital animation; they decreased in popularity because the quality of their output deteriorated. Disney and Pixar both make animated pictures, though really theyre not that comparable. Yes, theyre both accessible to a younger audience, but the more old-fashioned Disney films were basically musicals. They would often be old-fashioned fables and fairy tales told with the swagger of a company whod being doing it for years, but somewhere in the mid 90s lost its mojo. The four-film run (discounting The Rescuers Down Under surely that minor Disney?) of The Little Mermaid in 1989, Beauty and the Beast in 1991, which was Oscar-nominated for best picture, Aladdin in 1992 and The Lion King in 1994 could arguable be put up against ANY four film run since Snow White in 1937 and even give Pixar a run for its money. Each had wonderfully memorable songs, distinct characters and what might be termed classic Disney moments, which is exactly what they should do, isnt it?
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