New Analysis Series – Disney animated feature films and their film making eras

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Now that the first run of Behind the Reviews has concluded, today another analysis content series will be launched focusing on all 60+ Disney animated feature films and their film making eras.

Admittedly this analysis content series is a bit of a self-indulgent project – although I have seen some Disney animated feature films and loved them, I haven’t seen all of them, let alone all of them in order. One interesting discovery I made during the peak of COVID-19 isolation and social restrictions was the fact that there are (currently) eight Disney animated film eras that all the films fall under.

Golden Age (1937-1942)

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Pinocchio
  • Fantasia
  • Dumbo
  • Bambi

The Wartime Era (1943-1949)

  • Saludos Amigos
  • The Three Caballeros
  • Make Mine Music
  • Fun and Fancy Free
  • Melody Time
  • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

The Silver Age (1950-1967)

  • Cinderella
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Peter Pan
  • Lady and the Tramp
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians
  • The Sword and the Stone
  • The Jungle Book

The Bronze Age (1970-1988)

  • The Aristocats
  • Robin Hood
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
  • The Rescuers
  • The Fox and the Hound
  • The Black Cauldron
  • The Great Mouse Detective
  • Oliver & Company

The Renaissance Era (1989-1999)

  • The Little Mermaid
  • The Rescuers Down Under
  • Beauty and the Beast
  • Aladdin
  • The Lion King
  • Pocahontas
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • Hercules
  • Mulan
  • Tarzan

The Post-Renaissance Era (1999-2008)

  • Fantasia 2000
  • Dinosaur
  • The Emperor’s New Groove
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire
  • Lilo & Stitch
  • Treasure Planet
  • Brother Bear
  • Home on the Range
  • Chicken Little
  • Meet the Robinsons
  • Bolt

The Revival Era (2009-2019)

  • The Princess and the Frog
  • Tangled
  • Winnie the Pooh
  • Wreck-It Ralph
  • Frozen
  • Big Hero 6
  • Zootopia
  • Moana
  • Ralph Breaks the Internet
  • Frozen II

The Streaming Era (2020-present)

  • Raya and the Last Dragon
  • Encanto
  • Strange World

I made this discovery when I watched YouTube videos by Modern Mouse on each era, however when I conducted further research on the internet, I found that there is some debate and variation in regards to when some of these eras started and ended. I wasn’t able to find a clear answer on whether the Revival Era is the current one, or whether the Streaming Era is current, due to the affects the COVID-19 pandemic had on movie releases.  I’ll be putting a list of references below so you can see where I got my information on the eras from and I do apologise in advance for any errors.

I’ll be pairing my analysis content on each film with an introduction to each era before I get into them, and my ranking of each film within each era, and a poll asking everyone what their favourite movie was of the era, when I come to the end of each one.

Stay tuned and I hope you come with me on and enjoy this journey of Disney’s animated feature films.

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