![]() the only thing i can fault this film for is that the animators changed the ending from a sad or bittersweet ending to a happy one. the tin soldier himself isn't all that impressive, but the ballerina and the jack-in-the-box are amazing creations, among the most effective characters disney has ever created. the characters in this segment are beautifully made. now, i see how wonderful this segment really is and how the computer animation works within the beautiful cell animation. "Piano Concerto #2, Allegro, Opus 102" (The Steadfast Tin Soldier) - again, when i first saw the film, I was annoyed at their use of computer animation. This was one of my favorites the first time i saw the film, and it remains so now. it is incredible to see animators create a microcosm of a Robert Altman film as a silent film. Disney here forgot its attempts at realism and just went for charicatures. First off, this is a great piece of music and one of the most unique pieces of animation i have seen. "Rhapsody in Blue" - several stories of unhappy people are told and intersect in New York City. it turns out to be one of the most beautiful and miraculous pieces of animation ever created. the story is also probably the best of them all. now i feel that this is maybe the best segment of the film. watching it again, i now love the way the cgi whales move and look against the cell animated backgrounds. personally, computer animation used in an animated film always made me cringe. i actually disliked this segment when i first saw the film last january. "Pines of Rome" - a family of whales fly around in the air. it is possibly the single most famous piece of music ever written. possibly the greatness and familiarity of the music diminishes the segment's overall power. the segment as a whole may be one of the weakest, but it is very beautiful. this segment did not impress me at all when i originally saw the film, but seeing it again, i am able to appreciate the pastel artistry (the DVD provides a lot of insight on to how difficult it was to create this segment). "Symphony #5" - the battle between good and evil with colorful abstract triangles, unmistakably based on butterflies, being attacked by black triangles in an ethereal setting. ![]() i will go over and rate and criticize each segment now: 1. it is by far one of the most interesting disney projects ever, probably the best and most unique since the original Fantasia. now, watching it for the second time, i realize just how amazing it was. but for some reason, when it was announced that it would be released on DVD, my interest sparked again, and I got it. I liked it quite a bit then, but never thought about it much. I was lucky enough to see it on the IMAX screen. Fantasia 2000 has really been screwed over since it was released in January of the year 2000. ![]()
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