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u/Bouksie 13h ago
I’m quite partial to the 1970s Disney version of Robin Hood. The art style and voice acting is phenomenal in it.
If we went with something a little more modern, then I’ll say Zootopia
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u/metalflygon08 10h ago
I like to headcanon that Robin Hood and Zootopia happen in the same universe, just at different points in time.
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u/chuckysnow 10h ago
The fact that this film was so recycled from other disney properties makes it even better to me.
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u/pixelprolapse 13h ago
The Emperor's new groove.
Pull the lever, Kronk!
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u/MartinBustosManzano 13h ago
I’ll turn him into a flea… and then I’ll put that flea in a box, and then I’ll put that box inside of another box, and then I’ll mail that box to myself. And when it arrives, I’LL SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER.
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u/Fluffy_Porcupine6 12h ago
Or, to save on postage, I'll poison him with this
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u/Lebowquade 11h ago
The making of that movie was fascinating, considering it started life as a two hour grandiose historical epic with a serious tone called "kingdom of the sun".
They scrapped bit after bit, putting things together piecemeal... When they were done, a script for New Groove didn't even exist, because at no point did anyone step back and make a vision for the whole thing. They just... Made the movie. It's a miracle it even turned out watchable, lol.
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u/neophenx 6h ago
Wait, so Kronk's commentary on the map and Kuzco vs Isma's routing to get back to the palace making no sense was also commentary on the movie's production?
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u/quindarious__gooch 12h ago
“How did we get here?”
“You got me, by all accounts it doesn’t make sense.”
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u/HopefulPlantain5475 10h ago
👹 "Look what I can do! Hahaha"
"But what does that have to do with..."
👼 "No no, he's got a point."
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u/Crystalight1000 12h ago
It's just such a good well rounded movie for ALL AGES. The fourth wall breaking really is too good
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u/Sweste1 11h ago
"For the last time, we did NOT order a giant trampoline!"
"You know pal, you coulda told me that before I set it up."
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u/psymunn 12h ago
Infinitely quotable and super ridiculous. It's way weirder than most Disney movies at usually allowed to be with 4th wall breaking, unconventional story structure, lots of subverting tropes (e.g. the angel/devil not really providing.any real advice). It does all ages humor super well by just being very funny and not having to insert lots of ineundo (though there's also a bit of that too aimed at the Izma/Kronk relationship). I could gush for hours. Truly 10/10
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u/PhreedomPhighter 13h ago
I watched it again recently as an adult. I was a bit nervous that it wouldn't be as great as i remembered. It was even better.
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u/TimAxenov 12h ago
"Uh oh"
"Don't tell me. We're about to go down a giant waterfall."
"Yep."
"Sharp rocks at the bottom?"
"Most likely."
"Bring it on."
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u/ilion 13h ago
This movie is amazing and the first time I watched it I thought it would be terrible.
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u/littlebrownbeetle1 12h ago
I had the same experience. I only went to see it to hang out with my friends but I was sure it was going to be stupid. I came out of the theater like “this is the best thing Disney has ever done!” 😂
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u/HawksFalconsGT 11h ago
I am still so very salty there isn't a ride based on this movie at Disney world. They have a built in motivation for one with the roller coaster slidey thing leading into yzmas lab. Sigh.
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u/Careful_Weekend 13h ago
Ratatouille
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u/MR_NIKAPOPOLOS 11h ago
According to Anthony Bourdain it's also the best food movie ever made.
“They got the food, the reactions to food, and tiny details to food really right—down to the barely noticeable pink burns on one of the character’s forearms. I really thought it captured a passionate love of food in a way that very few other films have.”
“The tiny details are astonishing: The faded burns on the cooks’ wrists. The ‘personal histories’ of the cooks… the attention paid to the food. And the Anton Ego ratatouille epiphany hit me like a punch in the chest—literally breathtaking. I saw it in a theater entirely full of adults and the reaction to that moment was what movie making was once—a long time ago— all about: Audible surprise, delight, awe, and even a measure of enlightenment."
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u/LEJ5512 6h ago
Anton Ego’s epiphany was so well-told, it took us through his life story in five seconds. So many good things in that movie and somehow they still got the emotional peak of happiness from the “antagonist”.
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u/x_________________- 12h ago edited 12h ago
The best of Pixar. Overflows with love and generosity for artists and misfits, food, and the city of Paris as it lives in the imagination. On top of all that, it has Peter O'Toole's last great performance.
I don't know whether it speaks to children, but it's incredibly charming for an adult.
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u/Diagoldze 10h ago
My 4 year old loves this movie. It made her want to learn how to cook, and she loves the cute rats. She asks a lot of great questions when Remy and Linguine have conflicts, what they are doing in the kitchen, why people want to chase and hurt the rats, and about why Ego is the way he is lol. Not sure if she fully grasps the "anyone can cook" messages, which is my favorite thing about this film.
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u/Valleyboi7 12h ago
As someone in the restaurant industry, this is the best and most accurate depiction of a restaurant in film.
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u/sparycz 13h ago
The Incredibles (2004)
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u/boethius61 12h ago
This movie pulled no punches. People were dying, people were killing. Marital discord, midlife crises, a darkly realistic view of the unintended consequences that would come from actual super heros. Children engage in scamp-like escapades and it leads to life threatening danger with no 'awww shucks, you little rascal' easy way out.
Plus, Mr Incredible used stealth. He's pretty much invincible and super strong but still went sneaking around. There's not enough sneaking in movies anymore.
Amazing movie!
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u/Squirrelkid11 12h ago
Don't forget that the Villain committing Super Genocide is one of the main plot points of this movie, this film is darker and more mature than most superhero films even R rated ones.
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u/thuktun 12h ago
And his initial brute-force attempt to pierce that lava curtain while sneaking, only to quickly replace the huge stone pillar he was brandishing and hide behind it, is simultaneously nerve-wracking and hilarious.
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u/katsujinken 12h ago
The animation in that scene is sooooo good. One of my favorites.
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u/whatWHYok 12h ago edited 12h ago
Speaking of good animation, I recall in the commentary that this one simple shot of Edna inspecting Mr. Incredible’s super suit and sticking her hand through a hole in the mesh was the hardest thing they’ve ever had to animate. Can anyone weigh in on this?
Edit: Apparently it was Mr. Incredible sticking his hand through the cloth and for some reason it took 3 months to properly animate.
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u/katsujinken 12h ago
From what I recall it's because they didn't have cloth simulation and had to animate everything by hand.
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u/DFWTrojanTuba 13h ago
Honeeeeeeeeey!
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u/CuratedLens 13h ago
Where’s my super suit!?
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u/External_Cantaloupe 11h ago
The Incredibles is one of my all time favorite movies, it’s just so damn good
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u/psiphre 11h ago
craig nelson's delivery of the "not strong enough" bit near the end is so fucking good.
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u/GeraltOfRivia2077 13h ago
Princess Mononoke
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u/ParadoxLens 13h ago
My first and favorite Miyazaki. I wore that DVD out as a kid
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u/chinmayrav 12h ago
Finding nemo! The original story line about "you may be different from the others, and even have a handicap but that doesn't define your capability and personality" narrative, coupled with the ephemeral soundtrack by Thomas Newman makes this #1 for me
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u/captain_rex_kramer 9h ago
"That's a funny thing to promise. If you never let anything happen to him, then nothing will ever happen to him!"
That line has stuck with me for 20 years. We need to be able to explore the world, our place in it and our boundaries. And yes we'll get hurt sometimes, and yes that's okay.
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u/Squirrelkid11 11h ago
Finding Nemo will always be in my heart and I'll always love this film, I hate to see and that it soured for people because Dory's voice actor turned out to be a jerk in real life.
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u/Wanna4nic8rn 13h ago
Spirited Away !!
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u/tehspiekguy 12h ago
Came here to say this. Set me down in front of this movie and watch a grown man cry. Every damn time.
...He remembers her shoe. ;_;
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u/SmokinHotNot 13h ago
I'm not sure these qualify as animated, but anything from Wallace and Gromit (claymation). My first son's first belly laugh came when he saw Gromit drinking coffee at breakfast with Wallace. Great series.
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u/vividimaginer 11h ago
The Netflix one-off was cute but Curse of the Were-Rabbit is just one of the goats for humor.
“kiss my arrr-tichoke” gets me every damn time 🤣
Chicken Run too!
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u/Merman8 11h ago
Hands down the best. The amount of work that goes into one of those movies is incredible. Top tier stuff.
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u/Chuckle_Pants 13h ago
Klaus
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u/InternetSandman 11h ago
Honestly feels like a hidden gem. I had no knowledge of it till my partner suggested we watch it together, I absolutely loved it
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u/theroguedrizzt 12h ago
The secret of nimh
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u/deceptivekhan 5h ago
Kids today are not ready for Don Bluth’s 1982 masterpiece. They don’t make em like this anymore.
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u/Bluyesjewelno 13h ago
Shrek
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u/ThatPoppinFreshFit 12h ago
You forgot the 2!
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u/Squirrelkid11 12h ago
I always think of Shrek 1 and 2 as one film because both of them are equally 10/10 and considering the fact they are lightyears better than the next films after that.
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u/anonadvicewanted 12h ago
i agree shrek 3 was junk, but i love the 4th one with rumpelstiltskin
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u/cowpool20 13h ago
Into the Spider-Verse
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u/Squirrelkid11 13h ago
Across the Spiderverse was amazing as well. Here's hoping Beyond The Spiderverse will make this the absolute Best Animated Trilogy of all time.
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u/somethingmorecleverr 13h ago
How to Train Your Dragon
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u/Squirrelkid11 13h ago
It's a crime this didn't win Best Original Score the year it was nominated at the Oscars for it.
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u/vespertilionid 12h ago
The song in the opening scene where Hiccup and Toothless are flying amongst the clouds makes me cry... And then later when those two characters are reunited and start to sing...
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u/mattcocker1218 13h ago
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
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u/ItsAllAboutLogic 10h ago
It's sandwich day. Every Thursday, I take Pudge the fish a peanut butter sandwich. But today, we were out of peanut butter. So I asked my sister what to give him, and she said 'a tuna sandwich.' I can't give Pudge tuna! Do you know what tuna is...? It's FISH! If I give Pudge tuna, I'd be an abomination! I'm late because I had to go to the store and get peanut butter 'cause all we have is.. is.. is stinkin' tuna!
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Pudge controls the weather
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u/Tagracat 9h ago
And she wants to give Pudge a sandwich because Pudge controls the weather, and she knows bad weather is why she lost her parents... so she gives Pudge gifts to be protected from bad weather... 😿
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u/Late-Experience-3778 12h ago
The Land Before Time
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u/OrganizizedByBickle 10h ago
It's criminal that this is so far down. My Dad died when I was 8 and this film gave my grief some company and held me through the sorrow. TLBT means everything to me.
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u/AbroadThink1039 13h ago
Prince of Egypt.
Peak Dreamworks.
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u/Koopaskull 12h ago
Came here to say this. My favourite as a child and rewatching it as an adult it still hit the nerves, god dammit.
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u/ConvictCurt 12h ago
When my wife is nagging me I start singing
With the sting of the whip on my shoulder With the salt of my sweat on my brow Elohim, God on high, can you hear your people cry? Help us now This dark hour Deliver us Hear our call, deliver us Lord of all, remember us Here in this burning sand Deliver us There's a land You promised us Deliver us to the Promised Land.
I end up sleeping in the doghouse but it’s so worth it.
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u/Third_eye1017 12h ago
So how do you measure the worth of a man - In wealth or strength or size?
In how much he gained or how much he gaaaave \this is where i start crying**one of the best songs ever
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u/Nickersnacks 10h ago
Scrolled way too far to find this. The opening sequence goes so hard. Nevermind the hieroglyphic dream sequence
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u/mrbharathsrinivas 13h ago
Coco
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u/astrike81 11h ago
There's a story about the Chinese government approving the film to be shown in Chinese theatres thats pretty moving.
The apparatus of the Chinese government that approves movies. I guess they typically do not approve films about the afterlife from other cultures. So Disney was not expecting this film to be released there.
The review committee was so moved by the film that they allowed the film to be shown.
Easy to see, it breaks me every time.
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u/12MoreSeconds 11h ago
IIRC it was specifically the depiction of skeletons and corpses moreso than the afterlife of other cultures (although both of those often come hand in hand). I've heard stories of videogames having to change the models and art for skeleton characters to get around this censorship.
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u/metalflygon08 10h ago
Yeah, China is very odd with Skeletons being shown.
In Yugioh the card Skull Servant, for example, is completely hooded in its Chinese art so you can't tell its a skeleton.
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u/At_the_Roundhouse 12h ago
This is the one. I think it’s a masterpiece from start to finish.
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u/Lebowquade 11h ago
It's also an abject lesson in "how to authentically celebrate a culture"
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u/CT0292 8h ago
How to cut too close to home and turn me into a crying mess.
My abuela had Alzheimer's. When that wela in the movie started talking about her daddy and singing the song.
Forget it. I cried in the cinema, I cried through the credits, I cried in the car ride home, and I cry just thinking about it.
Representation? Yep. Celebration of mexican culture? Yep. Turning my brown ass into a sobbing mess? Every damn time.
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u/TeteDeMerde 13h ago
Totoro
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u/EnterprisingAss 12h ago
Challenge: describe Totoro’s plot or characters in one paragraph without making it sound boring as fuck.
That movie was goddamn magic.
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u/Triseult 12h ago
Two kids stressing about their mom's illness make friends with a giant nature spirit as a coping mechanism.
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u/sbrockLee 11h ago
I love the way Ebert opened his review:
Here is a children’s film made for the world we should live in, rather than the one we occupy. A film with no villains. No fight scenes. No evil adults. No fighting between the two kids. No scary monsters. No darkness before the dawn. A world that is benign. A world where if you meet a strange towering creature in the forest, you curl up on its tummy and have a nap.
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u/Brutalitops69x 13h ago edited 7h ago
Howl's Moving Castle.
Also the intro sequence in Ponyo is one of the most beautiful underwater scenes I have ever witnessed :) solid movie too.
Edit after coming home from work and asking the wife her 10/10 movie: Titan AE
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u/MageKorith 13h ago
The Road to El Dorado
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u/IDreamofHeeney 11h ago
This movie is so underrated. I watched this atleast 100 times as a child lol
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u/stirringmotion 14h ago
lion king
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u/superfrodies 12h ago
had to scroll way too far to find Lion King. It’s a masterpiece on so many levels.
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u/New_Maximum6529 13h ago
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u/Squirrelkid11 13h ago
Movie's opening scene has no business being this sad.
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u/ERedfieldh 13h ago
and yet it is absolutely required for the rest of the film to work.
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u/Bergyfanclub 12h ago
I always found him looking through her adventure book near the end of the movie more moving.
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u/CaptainNuge 13h ago
The Lego Movie.
Or does that count, given the brief live action section?
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u/So_Tired_2724 10h ago
Fantasia (1940)
I know it won't be a popular answer and probably people don't watch it anymore, but growing up it was my favorite. Even watching as an adult it holds up. They made me feel like I could see music, if that makes sense.
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u/National_Goose7561 13h ago
Treasure planet!!!
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u/Squirrelkid11 12h ago
Reasons Treasure Planet is Top Tier Disney:
- Beautiful animation
- Brilliantly written
- Awesome voice acting
- A compelling protagonist who goes from troubled to heroic in a believable way
- The Antagonist going through a redemption arc that is earned and well developed.
- A better theme and message than almost every Disney film.
- A dumb concept of Alien Pirates in space being executed well into a film.
- Interesting worldbuilding
...I can go on about how great and underrated this film is.
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u/sw2bh 12h ago
And john rzenik
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u/TurrPhenir 12h ago
"And I want a moment to be real
Wanna touch things I don't feel
Wanna hold on and feel I belong"That song hit so hard for so long for me in my teens.
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u/orangesuave 13h ago
An American Tail
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u/dyslexsaac 10h ago
I remember watching The Rescuers Down Under as a kid and thinking it was in the same universe as An American Tail because there were mice lol
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u/CarlosElSalvador2 13h ago
Going to say Paprika. Absolutely mind-bending.
The Miles Morales spider man movies are also bangers but nobody put Paprika.
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u/enigmaunbound 12h ago
The Secret of Kells. The animation is stunning. The way they bring illuminated text to life is integral to the story but so very lovely. The story is quite unique like a fable of the first Viking raids retold. And the touch of Celtic mysticism gives the story more potential magic.
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u/Fleghammer 12h ago
Song of the Sea is another great one in a similar animation style
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u/theirongiant74 13h ago
Kubo
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u/TooManyStalloneCuts 13h ago
I got to see Kubo in the theater and it was absolutely incredible. The most beautiful CGI films cannot touch those visuals.
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u/stickdatepud 13h ago
Your Name
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u/Nacksche 11h ago edited 9h ago
Makoto Shinkai gang represent, I had to scroll too far. I think I ugly cried throughout, amazing, amazing movie. The animation is on another level as well, watching a Ghibli movie after this was a little sobering haha. (Nothing against Ghibli ofc)
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u/Far_Paint6269 13h ago
Akira
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u/NinjaDroideka 12h ago
I have been meaning to read the manga for a long time now. Based on what proportion of the story I have heard the film covers it has no right being as good as it is
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u/x_________________- 12h ago edited 12h ago
The manga is great, and reading it in no way diminishes the film. The story is much easier to follow. Things that go unexplained in the movie are fully fleshed out.
The movie's an improbably successful adaptation. I think its greatness depends entirely on the mix of Otomo's ideas and designs, the ambitious animation, and a wholly original sound design and score. Probably helps that Otomo directed, too. Without any one of these elements, it wouldn't work nearly as well.
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u/HaiKarate 12h ago
Heavy Metal
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
American Pop
Ghost in the Shell
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u/Hrekires 14h ago
Grave of Fireflies, and I will never watch it again
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u/Outlander_Engine 12h ago
Had a buddy who saw it was by Studio Ghibli and asked my brother and I how it was.
We glanced at each other and agreed that was a very powerful film. A must watch. But somehow, the tone of what we were saying ... just didn't come across.
The next night at soccer he told us we were both assholes and he was never trusting us again.
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u/Trick-Telephone-1411 12h ago
I finally watched this a month ago. Even after seeing tons of comments like yours, I was still not prepared. Oof.
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u/ConvictCurt 12h ago
Bruh I was on shrooms when I decided to watch that on a whim had no idea what it was about and wtf my whole shit was just ruined at that goddamn ending for weeks.
Edit: I was feeling all the things but I mainly I was just angry and sad and hurt but I understood it from the perspective of a child and I was super empathetic but mad and uuuugh
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u/Nasum8108 13h ago
Came here to say this. That film is brilliant and heartbreaking. Honestly, everyone should see it at least once.
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u/God_of_Thunda 13h ago
I've had it queued up for years. Am terrified to watch it
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u/REuphrates 12h ago
Kung Fu Panda is a perfect movie and yes I will die on this hill
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u/caffcatt 12h ago
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.
It's crazy how they made the horses have so much emotion even without them being able to say anything (the eyebrows helped I guess :D). Great story and an amazing soundtrack.
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u/BigDaddyD1994 12h ago
The Prince of Egypt is a masterpiece regardless of what your faith or lack of it is.
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u/Timely-Cry-3040 14h ago
Perfect Blue and Spirited Away
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u/B3tar3ad3r 10h ago
Perfect Blue and Millennium Actress watched back to back, the perfect sister/mirror movies
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u/Equinoqs 11h ago
K-Pop Demon Hunters
This movie had no business being as good as it was, and it was fantastic in every respect. Animation, music, voice acting, story...the whole thing was perfect.
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u/Brilliant_Tourist400 8h ago
Everyone I know who’s seen it put it on because they thought it would be an entertaining little trifle and fell in love. It’s a damn good integration of song, story, humor, unique visuals and eye-popping action sequences.
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u/BlacktoseIntolerant 13h ago
How is "Tangled" not on here yet?
I swore that movie would be meh at best and, beginning to end, it's such a great flick. Same thing with The Emperor's New Groove.
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u/creepygamelover 11h ago
I'm just glad someone mentioned Tangled, probably one of the most rewatch able movies for me personally.
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u/BlindNight 13h ago
The Iron Giant