Disney has been animating cartoons and feature films for almost a hundred years, creating some of the most innovative (and gorgeous) animation of all time. Still, even Disney artists get tempted to reuse and recycle.
A new fan-made video splices together scenes from iconic Disney movies to show just how similar some of them are. Specifically, it looks at scenes from Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Robin Hood, and more, and it’s fascinating to watch each scene move so seamlessly into the next one.
It’s not a huge secret that Disney has reused animation in the past to save costs, and a similar 2009 video pointed out a lot of the Robin Hood similarities. Apparently, dancing isn’t easy even in animation.
Walt's Wild Men: LIFE Behind the Scenes at Disney Studios
Caption from LIFE. Quartet known as The Mello-Men bays in harmony before screen showing four canine characters whose voices they represent in the forthcoming Disney feature cartoon, "The Lady and The Tramp."Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesA Disney animator peers in a mirror to get facial expressions just right.Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesCreating sound effects for a Disney movie, 1953.Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesA Disney animator peers in a mirror to get facial expressions just right.Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesBehind the scenes at Disney studios, 1953.Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesVoicing a character for the feature cartoon, The Lady and the Tramp.Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesDisney artists check a cel from the film, The Lady and the Tramp.J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesA Disney animator and a character he's drawn.Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesCaption from LIFE. Jim MacDonald, Disney's sound effects expert, blows across top of jug while other experts make murderous music out of bazooka, disembodied piano and assortment of strings, pipes, hinges, chains.J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesA Disney animator peers in a mirror to get facial expressions just right.Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesCaption from LIFE. Walt at work gives animated version of what he thinks action ought to look like as he directs story conference on his forthcoming Sleeping Beauty.Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesWalt DisneyJ. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
