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Disney Movies To Rewatch While We Await The Release Of Mulan
By Chen Shun / 21 Mar 2020 (Saturday)
With the COVID-19 pandemic going around, many box office blockbusters are being delayed one after another. From F9, No Time To Die, A Quiet Place Part II and the highly anticipated blockbuster, Disney’s Mulan. For now, we have compiled some of the best Disney movies for you to rewatch while you stay safe and protected at the comfort of your home.
Live-Action
Aladdin (2019)
Aladdin is a musical fantasy film that became one of the biggest box office hits from Disney in 2019. It’s a remake of Disney’s very own animated film from 1992. Aladdin talks about a street rat disguising himself to be a prince with the help of a genie to woo the only princess in his country.
Dumbo (2019)
Dumbo is a fantasy adventure film that is based on Disney’s 1941 animated film of the same name. The story follows a family that works at a failing travelling circus as they encounter a baby elephant with extremely large ears who is capable of flying.
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Beauty and the Beast is a musical romantic fantasy that is a live-action adaptation of Disney’s 1991 animated film of the same title. The story follows an arrogant prince that was turned in a beast by a wicked enchantress. Some years later, a headstrong girl, Belle enters the Beast’s castle to save her father only to find herself falling in love with the Beast.
Maleficent (2014) & Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Maleficent & Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a dark fantasy film that is loosely based of Disney’s 1959 animated film, Sleeping Beauty but in Maleficent the story is told from the perspective of the eponymous antagonist. Both films focus on Maleficent and her relationship with Aurora or more commonly known as Sleeping Beauty.
Into the Woods (2014)
Into the Woods is a musical fantasy film that is loosely inspired by multiple Grimm Brothers’ fairytales. The film is set in a dark and unchartered woods and there is a childless couple who set out to end a curse placed on them by a vengeful witch. Ultimately, the characters are forced to experience the consequences of their actions.
Cinderella (2015)
Cinderella is a romantic fantasy film that is a live-action adaptation to Disney’s 1950 animated film of the same title. The film follows Ella who is enslaved by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters who stands no chance of attending the royal ball. When Cinderella’s fairy godmother appears to help her magically, will she find true love at the ball?
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Alice in Wonderland is a dark fantasy adventure film that is loosely based off Disney’s 1951 animated film of the same name. The film follows a 19-year-old, Alice Kingsleigh, who falls in a large rabbit hole to emerge in a magical place called Wonderland.
Animation
Moana (2016)
Moana is a 3D computer-animated musical adventure film that follows Moana, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti. When a blight strikes her island, Moana sets sail in search of Maui, a legendary demigod, in the hope of returning the relic to Te Fiti and saving her people.
Frozen (2013) & Frozen II (2019)
Frozen and Frozen II is a 3D computer-animated musical fantasy film that centres around two sisters Elsa and Anna. Elsa is a person born with icy magical powers that she is too afraid to use and show the world. On the other hand, Anna is just a normal human but is extremely fearless and will always stand out to protect her only sister, Elsa. In both films, it focuses on family bonds and a self-discovery adventure.
Brave (2012)
Brave is a computer-animated fantasy film that tells the story of a princess named Merida who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by expressing the desire not to be betrothed.
Fun Fact: Merida is the first, and currently, only Disney princess created by Pixar.
Tangled (2010)
Tangled is a 3D computer-animated musical adventure film that is loosely based on the German fairytale “Rapunzel”. the film tells the story of a lost, young princess with magical long blonde hair who yearns to leave her secluded tower. Against her mother's wishes, she accepts the aid of an intruder to take her out into the world which she has never seen.
Fun Fact: Before the film's release, its title was changed from Rapunzel to Tangled, reportedly to market the film gender-neutrally.
The Little Mermaid (1989)
The Little Mermaid is an animated musical romantic fantasy film and it is loosely based on the Danish fairytale of the same name. The film tells the story of a mermaid princess named Ariel who dreams of becoming human and falls in love with a human prince named Eric. The Little Mermaid is currently in production for a live-action adaptation.
Mulan (1998)
Mulan is an animated musical historical adventure film that is based on the Chinese legend Hua Mulan. The film's plot takes place in China during the Han dynasty, where Fa Mulan, daughter of aged warrior Fa Zhou, impersonates a man to take her father's place during a general conscription to counter a Hun invasion. The live-action of Mulan was supposed to make its big theatre debut at the end of March but due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is taking place throughout the world, it has been pushed back to an unknown date.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is an animated musical fantasy film that is based on the German fairytale by the Brothers Grimm. The story follows Snow White and a wicked queen. Jealous of Snow White's beauty, the wicked queen orders the murder of her innocent stepdaughter, but later discovers that Snow White is still alive and hiding in a cottage with seven friendly little miners. Disguising herself as a hag, the queen brings a poisoned apple to Snow White, who falls into a death-like sleep that can be broken only by a kiss from the prince.
Fun Fact: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the very first Disney animated feature film!
What other iconic Disney movie is etched into your memories? Let us know in the comments below!