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The Fox and the Hound (1981) https://letterboxd.com/smudgeefc1985...and-the-hound/
The Big Disney Challenge 24/56
A while since Ive seen this because to be honest, it's not a favourite. As a kid, it's a little too dull and devoid of humour to really be enjoyable. As an adult, even seeing the obvious nature vs nurture/ natural enemies/ friends from different backgrounds re: race/ sexuality/ ideology/ religion etc. story going on, it's still quite dull, and you know through years of cynicism that people dont change their nature. Everything here is heavily sentimental, it is simply an 80 odd minute emotional blackmail.
Best Song:
None of them really stand out. The score is very good, but the songs...forgettable. Half of them Id forgot were even in it.
Best Scene:
The Widow owning the Hunter as he chases Todd for the first time. The Widow rules.
Did I Cry?
Im sorry, but you can stuff Mufasa's death, Bambi's ma, Dumbo's ma, all of it. There is no more emotionally destructive scene in Disney than the Widow leaving Todd in the woods.
The Big Disney Challenge 24/56
A while since Ive seen this because to be honest, it's not a favourite. As a kid, it's a little too dull and devoid of humour to really be enjoyable. As an adult, even seeing the obvious nature vs nurture/ natural enemies/ friends from different backgrounds re: race/ sexuality/ ideology/ religion etc. story going on, it's still quite dull, and you know through years of cynicism that people dont change their nature. Everything here is heavily sentimental, it is simply an 80 odd minute emotional blackmail.
Best Song:
None of them really stand out. The score is very good, but the songs...forgettable. Half of them Id forgot were even in it.
Best Scene:
The Widow owning the Hunter as he chases Todd for the first time. The Widow rules.
Did I Cry?
Im sorry, but you can stuff Mufasa's death, Bambi's ma, Dumbo's ma, all of it. There is no more emotionally destructive scene in Disney than the Widow leaving Todd in the woods.