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What’s the best Disney Animation Studios movie of the last 10-15 years?
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Only one of these movies has Jemaine Clement, The Rock, and a scene inspired by Fury Road, along with the best female protag.
I voted for Moana. Objectively, I think it's the best one they've put out.
But I do find myself re-watching Wreck-It Ralph more often.
But I do find myself re-watching Wreck-It Ralph more often.
If we're talking the 2010's-2019 specifically, then Winnie the Pooh should be on there
Secondly, it's Zootopia. Tangled, Moana, and the Frozens all show levels of technical mastery in that classical Disney renaissance style, but they aren't fresh in the way the renaissance movies were, because they're renaissance movies. Wreck-It Ralph is a great blending of tons of different styles of animations and art and fan service without feeling excessive, but Ralph Breaks the Internet misses the entire beat with that and falls flat and comes out as the worst of the entire era. Big Hero 6 is a superhero movie during breakthrough of Marvel's Phase One (Avengers had just come out), so like, awesome collaboration, but not super new.
Zootopia creates a whole, brand new fully fleshed world, wraps it in a buddy cop comedy, and layers that shit with every theme you could think of. Sure the themes are on the nose a bit, but it's also a world full of cartoon animals living in a city built for them to coexist. A city that, every time I watch this (which has been twice) I see something brand new about how the city functions. It's been so well constructed that it feels like a real city. One of the coolest sci-fi worlds I've seen. Though there are some questions (the skunk rug brings up some very ugly and disturbing questions) it's a movie where I have no problem asking them.
Secondly, it's Zootopia. Tangled, Moana, and the Frozens all show levels of technical mastery in that classical Disney renaissance style, but they aren't fresh in the way the renaissance movies were, because they're renaissance movies. Wreck-It Ralph is a great blending of tons of different styles of animations and art and fan service without feeling excessive, but Ralph Breaks the Internet misses the entire beat with that and falls flat and comes out as the worst of the entire era. Big Hero 6 is a superhero movie during breakthrough of Marvel's Phase One (Avengers had just come out), so like, awesome collaboration, but not super new.
Zootopia creates a whole, brand new fully fleshed world, wraps it in a buddy cop comedy, and layers that shit with every theme you could think of. Sure the themes are on the nose a bit, but it's also a world full of cartoon animals living in a city built for them to coexist. A city that, every time I watch this (which has been twice) I see something brand new about how the city functions. It's been so well constructed that it feels like a real city. One of the coolest sci-fi worlds I've seen. Though there are some questions (the skunk rug brings up some very ugly and disturbing questions) it's a movie where I have no problem asking them.
Having seen all of these movies, some of them many more times than I would prefer, the definitive ranking is:
1. Moana - best songs, best themes, gorgeous
2. Zootopia - Often times genuinely funny, an actual movie plot. The only one on this list I like to watch just as a movie and not as kid's stuff.
3. Frozen - Big standout performance with a couple very good songs, then some clunkers and one big rock troll shaped turd. Story is barely there.
4. Wreck it Ralph - my kid still says "I'm BAD GUY." all the time. John C. Reilly's soliloquy to kick off the movie is wonderful. Story goes off the rails.
5. Tangled - I know folks love it, but I'm hard pressed to recall a single song. Pretty basic Disney story beats, though it is kind of fucked up that the hero's "mom" is the bad guy. Feel like that's a pretty heavy thing that doesn't get appropriately resolved.
6. Big Hero Six - paint by numbers comic book movie. Cool visual effects but not much else.
1. Moana - best songs, best themes, gorgeous
2. Zootopia - Often times genuinely funny, an actual movie plot. The only one on this list I like to watch just as a movie and not as kid's stuff.
3. Frozen - Big standout performance with a couple very good songs, then some clunkers and one big rock troll shaped turd. Story is barely there.
4. Wreck it Ralph - my kid still says "I'm BAD GUY." all the time. John C. Reilly's soliloquy to kick off the movie is wonderful. Story goes off the rails.
5. Tangled - I know folks love it, but I'm hard pressed to recall a single song. Pretty basic Disney story beats, though it is kind of fucked up that the hero's "mom" is the bad guy. Feel like that's a pretty heavy thing that doesn't get appropriately resolved.
6. Big Hero Six - paint by numbers comic book movie. Cool visual effects but not much else.
I watched 30 minutes of Moana and was bored out of my mind, I may have to give it another shot.
Wreck it Ralph for me.
Wreck it Ralph for me.
It's easily Moana for me. What a gorgeous film, a technical masterpiece and an artistic triumph. Damn near every frame is magical. Charming characters. A climax that chokes me up to this day even though I have seen it about 50 times (I wept openly when we watched it two days after Christmas). And dare I say, the greatest Disney soundtrack of all time? I think so. I still listen to those tracks. I don't think there is a bad one in the bunch (except mayyyyybe Shiny).
I love Tangled and Frozen as well. Tangled is funnier than Moana. Frozen has the best single track in Let It Go but the rest of the songs can't touch Moana's. Any of these movies can rival the renaissance films, that's a hell of an accomplishment.
I love Tangled and Frozen as well. Tangled is funnier than Moana. Frozen has the best single track in Let It Go but the rest of the songs can't touch Moana's. Any of these movies can rival the renaissance films, that's a hell of an accomplishment.
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Toss up between Moana and Zootopia (or Zootropolis should I say in english english)
I think Zoo is probably the better movie taken as is, but Moana is banger central and that does some mighty heavy lifting for me.
I think Zoo is probably the better movie taken as is, but Moana is banger central and that does some mighty heavy lifting for me.
Frozen. Saw it at a Q&A with the directors a week before it was released and overtook the world, so the hype and disdain for the over-saturation of Let It Go didn't play into my thoughts towards it when going in to watch it, which I'm sure happened to a large portion of people. Tangled is a close second.
I think Tangled, Moana, and Zootopia are all a close 1-2-3 for me. As others have said, definitely check out the Winnie-The-Pooh movie though - it's beautifully animated and shockingly funny. Couple good songs as well. Probably the last hand-drawn Disney movie ever 😢 .
I don't know which one's the best, but I do know that Princess and the Frog has the best villain of the lot.
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So glad to see Moana winning. When it and Zootopia came out the same year, I thought the latter was the better film. But Moana has stuck with me more. There's some incredible moments in the latter half of the film that gave me chills, and the music is top-notch.
Between Tangled and Ralph I picked Tangled, but I have a soft spot for the things Ralph did right.
The one that never fails to give me goosebumps every time.
Moana is the only Disney film since their golden age Mermaid - Lion King that reaches the same height. Probably even surpasses some of them I dunno.
It's infinitely rewatchable (and I'm a father of three so I've infinitely rewatched most of these), frequently a piece of art in motion and the soundtrack is a bop from start to finish.
It's probably Moana. I'm glad to see the tide turn (no pun intended) on that movie. At first, I don't think people liked it that much... the songs are pretty fun, the characters work really well, and the animation really holds up.
I've only seen Frozen, Tangled, and Wreck-It-Ralph, but of those I'd easily choose Frozen. Tangled felt like a pretty straight-forward, no frills Rapunzel adaptation, and Wreck-It-Ralph is kind of corny and really should have resonated with me more given how laser targeted it felt towards my demographic. Frozen has fun characters, banger tracks, and a genuine message about love. I suspect it could be something I haven't seen yet, like Moana, though.
Moana can go toe-to-toe with Disney from any era, never mind the modern ones. Easily the strongest.
Frozen is patchy but the high points are very high. Same for Frozen 2.
Tangled is let down by the songs but a very solid film otherwise.
Big Hero 6 is severely underappreciated. Has a really strong take on managing grief.
Frozen is patchy but the high points are very high. Same for Frozen 2.
Tangled is let down by the songs but a very solid film otherwise.
Big Hero 6 is severely underappreciated. Has a really strong take on managing grief.
Fully expected to be in the minority with Moana. More than happy to be wrong! May be my favorite Disney musical in all honesty. Listen to the soundtrack at least once a month.
