With over 100 years of history; Find out what are the movies that marked Disney’s legacy with impressive achievements
More than a century ago, the brothers Walt and Roy Disney They joined to found an animation company that, over the years, has expanded its production catalog and today is one of the largest media companies in the world: Disney, which features titles distributed in cinema, TV, theater, theater, radio and internet.
Among the main formats that helped build the Disney Empire are the feature films, as many of them have brought impressive feats and became an invaluable part of the company’s legacy, being acclaimed for opening doors to new creative possibilities.
With that in mind, Recreio has gathered a list of 5 important Disney history films; Check it out:
1. ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ (1937)
When founded, Disney had short films like its flagship. However, Walt I wanted more and, from the 1930s, began planning its first animated feature film, which resulted in a risky action, since to take the idea of the role, Walt He mortgaged his own home.
At the time, the investment was not well-written, as many believed that an animation of more than 80 minutes would not hold the public’s interest in movie theaters. But with the debut of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, adaptation of the “Snow White” fairy tale Grimm Brothersit was proven otherwise, since the title, besides becoming The studio’s first animation feature filmalso brought perspective for future cinematic works of similar duration.
2. ‘Treasury Island’ (1950)
‘The Island of Treasury’, classic novel from Robert Louis Stevenson About a boy looking for a lost treasure, he had his rights bought by Disney in 1930. But with the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the studio was requested by the US Army and had to dedicate more than 90% of Walt’s production Disney Studios to the war effort, paralyzing the development of non -armed conflict plots.
After the end of the war in 1945, the company wanted to return to various productions as soon as possible, and found a chance to find that there were over one million dollars of tickets for tickets in England that could only be spent on ground British due to new postwar policies implemented to revive the local economy.
Not to lose the money, Walt decided to adapt “Treasury Island” to the screens in a format that did not take as much production time as the animations, doing so The first movie live action From the company, which was shot in Bristol Harbor in Bristol, England.
3. ‘Cinderella’ (1950)
Among the consequences of World War II for Disney are the departure of some employees who ended up having to enlist to serve the army and the public’s disinterest in consuming animations in the middle of an armed conflict, resulting in major financial problems that almost led The company to close.
Even so, Walt He decided to make a big last bet, replicating the successful formula for “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by launching “Cinderella” animation that, due to the success of the audience and critics, It helped save the crisis studio and opened the doors of Disney’s silver era, marked by the return of fairy tales adapted animations.
4. ‘Mary Poppins’ (1964)
The author of “Mary Poppins”, PL traversit was reluctant for decades the idea of letting its work be transformed into a film product, but when Disney gained adaptation rights, every year of negotiations were worthwhile.
This is because, the film that accompanies a nanny with magical powers stood out for the use of special effects and the performance of Julie Andrews in the main role, receiving thirteen indications the largest film award in the world, the Oscar, including The first studio nomination for best movie. The title won four of them: Best Actress, Best Edition, Best Original Song, Best Original Soundtrack and Best Visual Effects.
5. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (1991)
The plot that accompanies a young French girl who now lives with a terrible beast victim of a curse to save her father’s life became the first Disney movie to have a screenwriter, Linda Woolverton. Before that, the narrative was created from the storyboards.
More than that, the story won the Oscar for best original soundtrack and best original song, just as it entered the story as The first animation movie to be nominated for the best awards category.
Source: Recreio
