Post by Salzmank on Oct 2, 2018 19:28:27 GMT
The Sleepy Hollow segment is really a marvel—fun, funny, yet also spooky and, as far as cinematic tellings go, definitive (as much as I liked the Burton Sleepy Hollow). What’s nice is that the Mr. Toad segment is also sweet and fun (and somehow autumnal in mood as well), so it’s never unsatisfying when one has to watch the two unconnected stories.
ellynmacg, if you’re still here, my sincerest apologies for not responding to your intriguing and convincing post from last year. I recently rewatched Beauty and the Beast, one of the best Disney movies, for the first time in years, and you’ve convinced me that Bram is a definite inspiration for Gaston. In addition to the similar appearances and characterizations, they even move the same!
I somehow found Ichabod more sympathetic in Irving’s story than in the Disney cartoon, for whatever reason. I’m not entirely sure why. Perhaps seeing Ichabod’s desire more for wealth rather than Katrina is what made him less sympathetic for me, in spite of his goofy, cartoony appearance. The animation of the battle of the rivals for the lovely Katrina’s hand is especially good.
Ellyn, your comment on Cinderella also got me thinking about how much 2007’s Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, one of the few Disney direct-to-video sequels worth watching (along with Aladdin: King of Thieves), borrows from the Ichabod sequence of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. There’s a lengthy sequence that has to be directly inspired by Ichabod’s ride.
ellynmacg, if you’re still here, my sincerest apologies for not responding to your intriguing and convincing post from last year. I recently rewatched Beauty and the Beast, one of the best Disney movies, for the first time in years, and you’ve convinced me that Bram is a definite inspiration for Gaston. In addition to the similar appearances and characterizations, they even move the same!
I somehow found Ichabod more sympathetic in Irving’s story than in the Disney cartoon, for whatever reason. I’m not entirely sure why. Perhaps seeing Ichabod’s desire more for wealth rather than Katrina is what made him less sympathetic for me, in spite of his goofy, cartoony appearance. The animation of the battle of the rivals for the lovely Katrina’s hand is especially good.
Ellyn, your comment on Cinderella also got me thinking about how much 2007’s Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, one of the few Disney direct-to-video sequels worth watching (along with Aladdin: King of Thieves), borrows from the Ichabod sequence of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. There’s a lengthy sequence that has to be directly inspired by Ichabod’s ride.