Reel Rankings: The Revival (Part 2): 2013-2016

Part 2 takes us through Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, and Moana. These titans of modern animated filmmaking filled co-host Raeley and I with such hope for a new era in Disney animation... and then they "broke" the internet.P.S. This was recorded long before the public announcement that Auli'i Cravalho will be the executive producer of the live-action remake of Moana. We here at Disney Reel to Reel support further media representation for all cultures, including Pacific Islanders. We just have a beef with the Walt Disney Studios for not taking on more innovative projects. But what else is new in Hollywood?References:Genzlinger, Neil. “Review: In ‘Zootopia,’ an Intrepid Bunny Chases Her Dreams.” The New York Times, 3 Mar. 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/movies/zootopia-review.html. Holden, Stephen. “From the Heat of Royal Passion, Poof! It’s Permafrost.” The New York Times, 26 Nov. 2013, https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/movies/disneys-frozen-a-makeover-of-the-snow-queen.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap.Lee, Ashley. “‘Big Hero 6’: What the Critics Are Saying.” The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2014, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/big-hero-6-review-what-746220/.ModelHealer5316. “I See the Light | Tangled | Modalhealer5316’s Remix.” YouTube, 21 Feb. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XUpv9D_qA. Schneider, Kurt Hugo. “How Far I’ll Go - Moana | Diamond White & KHS Cover.” YouTube, 27 Dec. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS2Y3_DKvh4. Scott, A. O. “Review: ‘Moana,’ Brave Princess on a Voyage with a Chicken.” The New York Times, 22 Nov. 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/movies/moana-review.html.Seybold, Samantha L. “‘It’s Called a Hustle, Sweetheart’: Zootopia, Moana, and Disney’s (DIS) Empowered Postfeminist Heroines.” SpringerLink, 3 Jan. 2020, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10767-019-09347-2.Send us Fan Mail