The Little Mermaid – From the Perspective of an Old Soul

The Best Animated Disney Songs: 30-21

Welcome again! Let’s keep making our way through our list of songs! Once again, here are our judging criteria. 30. “I Wanna Be Like You”, The Jungle Book (1967) Me: This has consistently withstood the tests of time as one of my favorite Disney songs. I like the other songs from The Jungle Book butContinue reading “The Best Animated Disney Songs: 30-21”

The Best Animated Disney Songs: 40-31

Hope you are having a wonderful summer! Here is another addition to our Animated Disney Song list. Once again, here is how we graded the songs. 40. “Part of Your World”, The Little Mermaid (1989) Me: The word iconic best describes this song. I recently tried to watch the live-action version of this song andContinue reading “The Best Animated Disney Songs: 40-31”

The Best Animated Disney Songs: 60-51

Welcome back as we continue through our list of animated Disney songs! Here is a reminder of our criteria. 60. “You’re Welcome”, Moana (2016) Me: Children everywhere will scream “This song is way to low! How dare you!” To that, I say, sorry. I’m an adult and like other songs from Moana more. Anyway, ThisContinue reading “The Best Animated Disney Songs: 60-51”

Memorable Moments in Animation: Character Design 20-11

(Concept art for Bronogh (pronounced bro-nuh) by Tomm Moore, The Song of the Sea) (Concept art done by artist Hafiz Faisal) I am so sorry it has taken this long for me to finish this post. School has been busy and tortuous so by the time I get home I am too exhausted to make anContinue reading “Memorable Moments in Animation: Character Design 20-11”

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Disney released this film into theaters 1989 after a long period of critical, commercial failures . It marked the beginning of the Disney Renaissance where beloved films such as The Lion King (1994), Beauty and the Beast (1991), and Tarzan (1999) have received critical acclaim. I have often asked myself “Why was this film so ground breaking?” When I watched itContinue reading “The Little Mermaid (1989)”