The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Mickey and the Beanstalk
Animation · Fantasy · Adventure · 1947
A mysterious thief has stolen the prosperous Happy Valley's most prized possession: the musical Singing Harp. Can Mickey, Donald, and Goofy find the answer in the irritable Willie the Giant's magnificent castle up in the blue sky?
Movie details
Mickey and the Beanstalk
1947 Animation · Fantasy · Adventure 29m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
A mysterious thief has stolen the prosperous Happy Valley's most prized possession: the musical Singing Harp. Can Mickey, Donald, and Goofy find the answer in the irritable Willie the Giant's magnificent castle up in the blue sky?
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Mickey and the Beanstalk?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Hamilton Luske · Bill Roberts
Written by
Joe Rinaldi · Bill Peet · Homer Brightman
Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse (voice)
Clarence Nash
Donald Duck (voice)
Pinto Colvig
Goofy (voice)
Sterling Holloway
Narrator (voice)
Paul Frees
Ludwig Von Drake (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert
Willie the Giant (voice) (uncredited)
A
Anita Gordon
Singing Harp (voice) (uncredited)
Court is in session
Put Mickey and the Beanstalk on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.