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Welcome to my ranking of the Walt Disney Animated Canon! Here I will rank and analyze each of the Disney animated classics. First, a few things need to be cleared up. The only movies included are theatrically released, full-length movies made by Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) or its previous incarnations. Sometimes the movies were advertised as “the nth animated classic/masterpiece.” A full list can be found here. That means you will not find any movies made by DisneyToon Studios or its previous incarnations (A Goofy Movie, The Tigger Movie, Return to Never Land, etc.), any movies made by Pixar (Toy Story, Finding Nemo, etc.), or animated movies neither made nor distributed by Disney (Shrek, The Land Before Time, The Prince of Egypt, Ice Age, etc.). Additionally, this is the animated canon, so live action films with some animated segments (Mary Poppins, Pete’s Dragon, etc.) will not be on the list.
The movies are evaluated based on five key things: story, characters, animation, music (where applicable), and the “I like/don’t like it but don’t know why” category. As far as music goes, songs that play only during the ending credits will not be evaluated, because the ending credits signal that the movie is over. Post-credits scenes will be acknowledged, however. I know it’s not consistent, but that’s how I’m doing it. Movies will not be compared to source material. All that will be evaluated is what’s there on screen. The movies can be compared to each other (because otherwise how could I rank them?) and nothing else. That means they can’t be compared to the real world either. In other words:
I must also point out the obvious. This is my ranking. You are probably not going to agree with it, and that’s okay. This is my own view formed with all of my own biases and idiosyncrasies and I am not going to pretend to be objective. If you want attempts at objectivity, consult the Cogerson system. Also, please note that all trivia and background information is taken from each movie’s page on the Disney wiki unless otherwise noted. Finally, there will be spoilers, so read at your own risk! Now without further ado, let’s start the countdown! Continue reading “Ranking the Disney Animated Canon, Part 1”