Not necessarily because it is a great movie, but because I can personally relate to two of these segments. However, I found myself really enjoying it as I watched it again. But to be quite frank, for most viewers the comparison will inevitably be made, and it probably won’t stack up to their favorite Disney movies.
#Aquarelo do brasil disney movie#
It is really hard to try and compare this movie to the five films which preceded it. Finally, the film finishes off in beautiful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the animation team shows off a very imaginative sequence to the irresistible tune of “ Aquarela do Brasil,” featuring samba-dancing pink flamingos and bananas that morph into toucans, to give a couple examples. The first is of a little baby cartoon airplane, and the second is a Goofy tale in the mold of some of those classic Goofy “how to” or “documentary” cartoons ( click here to see my absolute favorite of the “how to” cartoons – those cheerleaders crack me up every time). It then proceeds to Chile and Argentina and we are treated to two more short cartoons. It begins in the Andes mountains at Lake Titicaca and follows tourist Donald Duck in his antics there. The film has its moments and is still enjoyable overall. It helped that the Disney characters were popular south of the border, and it seems that the tour was a success. As a result of this assignment, Walt was able to take his team of artists, writers, and musicians on a nice tour of the American continent.
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Walt Disney was essentially chosen as an ambassador of goodwill to visit Brazil, Argentina, and other South and Central American countries. The reason Saludos Amigos exists is because as World War II began to spread across the world, the United States government decided that it should establish good relations with the rest of the American continent before Nazi Germany could spread its influence to these nations. In a way, it was kind of like watching the film for the very first time. I also didn’t remember which shorts belonged to this film and which belonged to The Three Caballeros. It had been years and years since I have last seen either the film in its entirety or one of the shorts separately. When I saw that Saludos Amigos was next on the list to watch, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.
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#Aquarelo do brasil disney series#
Saludos Amigos is the first of what is essentially a series of packaged short films released by Disney that would dominate the rest of the 1940’s. A Time capsule in the Southern Hemisphere