The 2nd Greatest Disney Movie Ever

I should preface this by saying that my all-time favorite movie is “The Lion King.” Not just favorite animated movie, or Disney movie, or childhood nostalgia movie. No, “The Lion King” has forever left its mark on me since I saw it in theaters as a wee kindergartner (1994). My second favorite movie is a classic, but I’ll blog about that one some other time.

So really this blog is dedicated to my runner-up. There isn’t a person alive in America who hasn’t seen at least one animated Disney film (besides newborn babies of course, but they’re probably covered in Disney clothes anyway). My mom even talks about seeing Snow White in theaters (just kidding, she’s not that old). So, with so many to choose from, how do you pick a favorite?

I don’t think I honestly can. I’m sitting here thinking, “ ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ yeah that’s it…but Mushu in ‘Mulan’, he’s so funny…the genie totally makes ‘Aladdin’…but ‘Lilo and Stitch’ has Elvis music in it!”And so the circle continues until I ultimately fail at coming to one conclusion. Each movie has something extra that sets it apart from the rest of them. I will say I do lean more towards the late 80’s, early 90’s Disney films (starting with ‘Oliver and Company’). But then what about ‘Robin Hood,’ and ‘The Jungle Book?’ You can see that this has been a very frustrating exercise. I’m glad I have #1 nailed down, because I would be one frustrated blogger otherwise.

I think it’s safe to say that animated Disney movies rarely fail to brighten our days. This past Saturday, my friend and I watched ‘Robin Hood,’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ I was on cloud nine the rest of the day.