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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Fantasia
Animation · Family · Fantasy · 1940
Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.
Movie details
Fantasia
“The most sensational sound you'll ever see!”
1940 Animation · Family · Fantasy 2h 4m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.3 / 10
Community rating
Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.
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 Fantasia?
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
Wilfred Jackson · Bill Roberts · Paul Satterfield
Written by
Dick Huemer · Joe Grant
Deems Taylor
Narrator - Narrative Introductions
Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse (segment 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice') (voice)
J
Julietta Novis
Soloist (segment 'Ave Maria') (singing voice)
Leopold Stokowski
Self - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
Court is in session
Put Fantasia 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.