Podcasters in search of the ultimate truth - what is the best animated Disney movie? It's our job to find out, using objectivity and a detailed rubric unlike any other. Each episode covers one movie, distilling down into eight categories how it stacks up.
Finish the canon with us with our take on Lilo and Stitch, a supersized episode with eight - yes, EIGHT - guests that make up part of our podcast ‘Ohana contributing their own unique perspectives to this fan favorite film.
‘Ohana means family, and family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. We promise our long run time is worth not being left behind!
Don’t miss:
The way this movie breaks our hearts and puts them back together again a million and one times
How many elements of Hawaiian culture and specific Kauai references Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois make central to this film’s story, characters, and landscape
A discussion of the various things that worked in this film that Disney was able to take forward into the Revival and beyond
Our final score, which may or may not surprise you based on our love for this film
PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including even more members of our podcast community!
Links for you:
Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for the full Walt Disney Animation Studios canon
Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Lilo and Stitch
When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here
Meet our guests: Stephen | Katy | Bray | Lauren | Kaitlyn | Tim of OSW (https://twitter.com/OSWpodcast1) | Darin of NostalgiaCast | Kevin (https://twitter.com/anomalymonkey)
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14 Dec 2022
Episode 5x10 - Encanto
Drawers, floors, doors - let’s go! Come with us and the family Madrigal as we unpack Encanto, a magical tale of a family blessed with gifts and riddled with trauma, set in beautiful Colombia.
Don’t miss:
The way this film’s team learned from other past films to make this one the best it could possibly be
How many specific Colombian cultural elements the film incorporates
A discussion of the character development within this film, both in range and growth, that sets the new gold standard for the category in our rubric
Our final score, which sets the bar high for any future Disney films we may cover down the line
PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including several members of our community on Twitter!
Links for you:
Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Encanto
When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here
Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!
30 Nov 2022
Episode 5x09 - Make Mine Music
Come along on another symphonic journey as we tackle our last package film in Make Mine Music! Fair warning - this one isn’t on Disney+, so you may not be able to watch it before listening.
Don’t miss:
The short that really serves as the blueprint for discussing character development in music
How jazz ties all of these shorts together, even with all its wide-varying subjects
A discussion of the oddities that litter this film, including changed score segments, one anthropomorphic animal in an otherwise normal world, and a short that was cut entirely
Our final score, cementing the package era as the overall lowest in the canon
PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including several members of our community on Twitter!
Links for you:
Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Make Mine Music
When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here
Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!
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