15.She went on to say she also drives her own car and does her own grocery shopping. It's gorgeous and alive and put me right to sleep. Possibly at this point I was nodding off. It felt forced, so not planned as part of the thing, but I don't know why. No idea why at one point the actual chimes in the actual orchestra fall over. Then he doesn't pick them up, which is weird for that to be his main job (unless "wizard waterboy" is a thing). Especially with all the splinters flying everywhere. The axing of the OG broom happens off screen and in shadow, but it is brutal as hell. When Mickey decides to end a relationship, that shit is ended. Not gonna lie, not sure what this is referring to other than when Mickey sleeps and dreams of being powerful. I never felt like he was there, actually doing the thing. He felt almost like an afterthought here, like when they add something in the background to fill space.
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With all the incredible animation happening, it's funny that Mickey of all things felt out of place to me. Or maybe they thought kids would leave if he didn't show fast. Man, way to blow your wad right in the middle, huh? I mean, sure we got the mountain coming, but it shows how much the brand had not quite solidified that they slapped Mickey and the brooms second place. Fish like CleoĪnother call back to early Disney, a goldfish much like Cleo from Pinocchio gets a chance to dance. I found myself saying "cute" then "oh, no" then "shit." 7. Still, I know the Nutcracker and the guy who wrote it. I can't even spell half the composer's names and most of them I only know because of Monty Python's "Decomposing Composers" song. Here's where I tell you I know nothing about music. Taylor seems a knowledgeable man on music history, just not the best person in front of the camera. I joke because after his first time out, people apparently called in saying "some idiot is talking over the music." He stopped, just talking between songs. Stilted Introducerĭeems Taylor was once known as "some idiot" who announced the New York operas. (quite possibly I was seeing the edited "no racism here" edit). Strange EditingĪt some point I noticed that there were cuts here and there that did not seem to make sense. Just colors and shapes that blend and whip around the screen to show the formless abstraction of music. It's a great set up that's back lit to emphasize the nature of the clean experience of music always there. Curtains raise, strings are tuned, woodwinds are winded. Still, check it out if you have not in a while, it's kinda a wonder it ever got made. I was not asleep in my chair, I was entranced. Parts are just so peaceful and beautiful and accompany the music so well with no dialog that it entranced me. More major studios should be as daring as to say "here's some classical music, let's make images around it." Still, though, even with all the amazing art and Disney polish… I fell asleep a few times.
FANTASIA WHEN I SEE YOU BACK TO ME FULL
Having said that, when I sat down to watch this full length pre-MTV music video, I am pretty sure it was my first time. Mickey and the brooms, big demon fucker on the mountain, hippos dancing with alligators.
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Much like almost everyone on the planet, I have seen parts of Fantasia in my life. Starring Deems Taylor, Leopold Stokowski, and The Philadelphia Orchestra
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Written and Directed by Just All The People