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on Jul 07 2009 03:18 PM Obvious technicalities aside, I beg to disagree. The Fox and the Hound is a food I grew up upon. It taught me that some of the more beautiful elements of life are often the transient ones. On the contrary, I found the actual movie to be less "cute" as the cover might deceptively indicate. The story is a trembling, sensitive tale about the realities of life, of friendship, of the way things are, and how we wish it to be. This "thinly plotted yarn" takes place a step away from the ancient fairytale landscape that Disney had previously fed off of. Here, life is not so beautiful, and things do not always have a happy ending--but we are compelled to strive for the best in the end. Characters are unexpectedly sensitive and believable-- Widow Tweed, whose loneliness is tenderly portrayed... Amos Slade, a gruff hunter whose hardened heart is touched by his dogs (his only companions)... ...and of course, the brilliant anthropomorphic cast: Tod, the fox who grows up in innocence believing in a friendship that could last forever-- Copper, the hound dog who realizes that life cannot be as simple as he wishes. Even Chief's natural "Alpha-Dog" behavior is delicately and realistically portrayed. What results of such work is a film that is both enjoyable to children and adults. (Reply to this) |
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on Sep 08 2009 09:19 AM My absolute favorite Disney movie of all time. Bravo, Rjina E. (Reply to this) |
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