Disney rhymes with fizz knee. Bizarre.

Watching Disney songs being performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra last night made me realise how much I love old Disney films.

They have this magical ability to transport you to faraway places and times, and make you feel as though you're actually there. Similar, in a way, to Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and Ranger's Apprentice. The world's that they create, even in their book form, are astoundingly immersive and real.

Also, the humour. Most of the sophisticated humour is beyond the target audience of Disney flims (hence the use of sophisticated as the adjective here). Well, I know I didn't get/wouldn't have gotten 90% of the humour found in Disney films at the age of 6 or 7. And it's great. It's actually genuinely funny most of the time.

One of my biggest regrets (for want of a better word) is not being able to see (or, at least, not remembering having seen) any of these old Disney films in cinemas. You know, like Lion King, Aladdin, etc.

I also realised that my favourite one is The Lion King. The score and the songs match the film and its setting like tailor-made suits fit...the person that they were intended for. Yeah. Good analogy. But truly, it's great. The music with a Western twist, mainly through the lyrics. Actually, now that I think about it, the only part of the music that's really non-African is the lyrics. Oh, and Can You Feel the Love Tonight. Very well done.

They just don't make them like that anymore. No more singing, minimal emphasis on music. Good stuff - music, films, games, art, people - don't happen as frequently as they used to, probably because most of it's been done before. It's just harder to come up with something original now.

Here. Reminisce. A toast to the good old days.



Word of the Day: Disney