My Collection of Disney Animation Movies

My Collection of Disney Animation Movies on VHS 

A Classic Disney film has magic. Every single Classic Disney film has elements of magic. And do not deny it. Even the ones we think of as “realistic” reek of the wonderful stuff. Pocahontas’s entire plot hinges on Pocahontas using the spirit of nature to understand a totally foreign language instantly and perfectly (to say nothing of the talking tree and the fortune-telling scene with the tribe’s medicine man). Pocahontas was my favorite of all Disney Princesses, because I related to her in a way I could not a fair, blonde, blue-eyed, Princess. I am Mexican-American, I looked more like a native than a Snow White. My skin was tan, my hair was dark, my eyes were brown, my hair was past my waist - I was, in my mind, Pocahontas. Was Pocahontas really a Disney Princess? Not in the sense the older Disney leading ladies were, but I loved her and what she stood for. And Colors of the Wind I sang every day, some days, all day!                                   My Original Disney's Pocahontas                                                                        You think I'm an ignorant savage And you've been so many places I guess it must be so But still I cannot see If the savage one is me How can there be so much that you don't know? You don't know... You think you own whatever land you land on The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim But I know every rock and tree and creature Has a life, has a spirit, has a name You think the only people who are people Are the people who look and think like you But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger You'll learn things you never knew you never knew Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned? Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? Can you paint with all the colors of the wind? Can you paint with all the colors of the wind? Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest Come taste the sunsweet berries of the Earth Come roll in all the riches all around you And for once, never wonder what they're worth The rainstorm and the river are my brothers The heron and the otter are my friends And we are all connected to each other In a circle, in a hoop that never ends How high will the sycamore grow? If you cut it down, then you'll never know And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon For whether we are white or copper skinned We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains We need to paint with all the colors of the wind You can own the Earth and still All you'll own is Earth until You can paint with all the colors of the wind My Collection of Disney Animation Movies on VHS  A Classic Disney film has animation. It may or may not be the traditionally 2-D sort, and it may or may not be entirely animated. Mary Poppins and Enchanted, which have both live-action and traditional 2D animation are just as much Disney Classics as Snow White and Princess and the Frog (both hand animated in the old-school manner). Bolt and Meet the Robinson's, which have computer animation, pass the test as well – because why would it be different just because Disney chose a more modern technique that requires just as much work, just of a different sort. However, a Classic Disney film really must have some animation of one type or another, because that is what makes it classically Disney. Any studio can put actors in front of a camera, but Disney is famous for its animation - for daring not to take the easy way out, but rather to make it just exactly how they want it to be. Animation is key to a Disney Classic. A Classic Disney film has heart. Above all, it has heart. It isn't just an hour and a half of pretty pictures and funny voices. It does not stoop to crude humor or throwing in flashy sequences with no purpose. It has a real, genuine feel to it. One that shows the people who made it care about what they were working on. One that teaches you about being yourself, chasing your dreams, and loving others. The heart of a Disney Classic is it's greatest weapon. That is why our parents let us watch them so many times as children, and why we not-so-guiltily return to them year after year.  “It all began with a Mouse” -Walt Disney ℰℒℬ 2011