This movie came out sixty years after the original as CGI was eclipsing hand animation.
This program was a bit shorter than the original, but equally enjoyable.
I could nitpick that the ensemble of celebrity presenters were distracting and the CGI whales in one piece were distracting.
But the music was fine and the stories were strong.
And the program ended on the two powerful pieces.
The retelling of Noah’s Ark is a pure storytelling flex.
The animators know that you know the story.
Beat for beat, in half a minute you know exactly how it will unfold.
Even so, they create a piece to tug at your soul, using Donald and Daisy Duck!
The final animation was display of raw power, with the forest spirit who survives an volcanic calamity to regenerate the mountain.
Hopefully, they’ll come out with another Fantasia — before 2060.
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It’s a close call, but I prefer the original with its pure hand animation.
I suspect it’s because of a nostalgic preference for the novelty of the old.