Defining Disney Podcast

As historically inaccurate and insensitive as it is, the time has come in our journey to tackle Pocahontas, Disney’s very fictional retelling of historical events between the colonists of Jamestown and the Native American Powhatan tribe.

Don’t miss:

• The way the music of this film saves its bacon on several fronts
• How interruptions from studio exec Jeffrey Katzenberg caused stumbling blocks in character development
• A discussion of how many things Disney got wrong about Native Americans, despite the fact that they did make far more of an effort than most studios at the time
• Our final score, which puts it near the bottom of the Renaissance

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including several members of our community on Twitter!

Links for you:

• Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
• Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
• Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
• Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Pocahontas
• When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

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Woo-hoo! We're off on an adventure with Scrooge and the boys in DuckTales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, DisneyToon Studios's first foray into feature film that unfortunately can't hold a candle to the show it's based on.

Don’t miss:

• The way this film had a bevy of interesting, well-developed villains to pick from in the source material and completely disregarded them
• How the film relies more on tropes so much, we compare it to at least three non-Disney franchises
• A discussion of the few theming successes it does have, and why it maybe should have a sensitivity warning beforehand
• Our final score, which physically hurt us to give - a franchise this good should not have to stomach a middle installment this low

Links for you:

• Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
• Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
• Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
• Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney
• When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

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Finish the canon with us with our take on Lilo and Stitch, a supersized episode with eight - yes, EIGHT - guests that make up part of our podcast ‘Ohana contributing their own unique perspectives to this fan favorite film.

‘Ohana means family, and family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. We promise our long run time is worth not being left behind!

Don’t miss:

• The way this movie breaks our hearts and puts them back together again a million and one times
• How many elements of Hawaiian culture and specific Kauai references Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois make central to this film’s story, characters, and landscape
• A discussion of the various things that worked in this film that Disney was able to take forward into the Revival and beyond
• Our final score, which may or may not surprise you based on our love for this film

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including even more members of our podcast community!

Links for you:

• Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for the full Walt Disney Animation Studios canon
• Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
• Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Lilo and Stitch
• When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here
• Meet our guests: Stephen | Katy | Bray | Lauren | Kaitlyn | Tim of OSW | Darin of NostalgiaCast | Kevin

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Santa Claus? Or Scott Calvin? Come along with us as we find out if there really is a difference as we take on The Santa Clause, an irreverent Disney Christmas classic starring Tim Allen as the unwitting jolly old man himself.

Don’t miss:

• The way this film capitalized on its strengths, which aren’t what you might expect of a typical holiday film
• How the few scenes in the North Pole really add to the theming and give shades of the magic surrounding Santa
• A discussion of the reasons why only Scott and Charlie make it into the well-developed category in terms of character development, despite a significant amount of screen time dedicated to Laura and Neil
• Our final score, which is on the lower end for our bonus films, despite our personal enjoyment of the film

Links for you:

• Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
• Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
• Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
• Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney
• When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

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Join us for a trip down memory lane to the Hundred Acre Wood for 2011’s Winnie the Pooh, the last hand-drawn animated film at Walt Disney Animation Studios - for now.

Don’t miss:

• The surprisingly linear story for a Pooh film, which are typically episodic
• How cleverly the dialogue is played on to create the main conflict of the story
• A discussion of the film’s effect on the studio’s approach to hand-drawn animation and that outlook moving forward
• Our final score, which reflects the strength of story and the nostalgic notes they didn’t quite hit

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including those who joined us for #ddpwatchnight on Twitter!

Links for you:

• Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
• Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
• Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
• Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Winnie the Pooh
• When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!