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There is no doubt that disney has been on a hot streak for the last few years, but discussions about which film started it all are common among disney fãs today. The following three films are sometimes considered part of the era, but this is subject to debate.
Walt disney Animation Studio's segundo all-computer animated film Meet the Robinsons was released in 2007. It was something of a financial disappointment, but it fared a little better with critics and audiences than the studio's anterior film.
The following ano saw the release of their third CG film, which opened to much greater success than its predecessor. Bolt, the first of their films under John Lasseter's guidance, grossed over $300 million worldwide and was generally well received.
disney showed a return to form with this adaptation of the classic story The Frog Prince. The film is set in 1920's New Orleans, making it the first disney fairytale to be set in semi-contemporary times and to feature an African American female lead. The Princess and the Frog received mostly positive reviews, but did not draw in quite the numbers the studio hoped for. This has been attributed to the title, which is thought to have pushed away male audiences.
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The following films are often considered to be films of the era.
Tangled was the studio's biggest financial and critical success since the disney Renaissance, grossing $592 million worldwide and receiving an Academy Award nomination for best original song. This is one of the most expensive films ever made due to its animation budget, which combines the CG style with traditional techniques and carried over to their future CG films.
Disney's last traditionally-animated movie (at least for now) was released the seguinte summer. It was liked por critics but was only a modest success, likely due to heavy competition from other movies.
Another fairly big success for Disney, Wreck-It Ralph grossed just over $471 million and was liked por audiences and critics. It stands as one of their most successful original filmes (i.e. not based off of a pre-existing story) and was nominated for the Academy Award for best animated feature.
The massive success of Frozen was unprecedented. Although it was overexposed in media, the film was loved por audiences and praised por critics, and is well-known for its soundtrack. The movie is currently the most successful animated feature, grossing $1.2 billion and setting the record for most Blu-ray sales. It also gave Walt disney Animation's first win for the best animated feature Oscar, along with a win for best original song with "Let it Go."
The studio followed up their massive hit with another successful computer-animated film. Based off of a lesser known Marvel comic, Big Hero 6 was, much like the former "CG giants," a financial and critical success, earning over $650 million worldwide and winning for best animated feature at the Academy Awards.
disney saw another of their animated films reach one billion dollars at the box office with Zootopia, a contemporary anthropomorphic film that widely appealed to critics and audiences for its relevant social themes. It took início the best animated feature award at both the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards.
This ano was one of the very few in Disney's history where two animated films were released. Their segundo entry of the year, Moana, was again met with positive reviews and financial success. The movie made about $643 million worldwide. It was also recognized at the Golden Globes and the Oscars, where it was nominated for best animated feature and best original song.
Upcoming
Below are the upcoming disney films. As of now, they can be thought to be part of this era, but only time will tell if they belong here or if they are part of a new period in Disney's history.
Coming soon is one of the very few sequels in the Walt disney animated canon. Ralph Breaks the Internet will be their first sequel since Fantasia 2000.
This was the first confirmed sequel of the Revival Era, and it is set to come out exactly six years after the original. The original directors and some of the voice cast are already known to be returning for the film.
Shelved
One film has been shelved until further notice.
This musical adaptation of "Jack and the Beanstalk" was originally slated for a 2016 release, but swapped places with Moana, meaning a new 2018 release. Last year, the film was pushed back again to 2020 until disney announced that the film was shelved.
And there we have it! Now I'll leave off on this question: How should we decide which film begins the disney Revival era? Which movie do you believe is the first and why? Any and all comments are welcome. Thank you for reading!
