Agreed on the fun songs. And the meticulous old style of animation. Speaking of meticulous, I think it’s awesome that you give all the important information about each movie you list, from who wrote, directed, acted in it to a summary of the plot. Everything I want to know is right there. Because of reading your Substack, I have a whole new list of movies I want to watch now!
That's great! Yes, my aim is to summarize the movie in one sentence so as not to give away (spoilers) too much of it. The "Movie Scene Link" for "The Sword in the Stone" is to the lyrics of one of the songs: "You must set your sights upon the heights. Don’t be a mediocrity..."
Glad you pointed me to that. I like even more the lyrics following those! "Don’t just wait and trust to fate, and say that’s how it’s meant to be. It’s up to you how far you go. If you don’t try, you’ll never know. And so, my lad, as I’ve explained: nothing ventured, nothing gained."
Yes, it's really nice, and also very good advice, which I sum up in the Life Lesson as simply: Try. This scene encapsulates for me what the movie is all about.
Love The Sword in the Stone, the movie and the novel. And love the way you write about each movie.
Thank you so much Fei! I love the fun songs in this Disney movie too!
Agreed on the fun songs. And the meticulous old style of animation. Speaking of meticulous, I think it’s awesome that you give all the important information about each movie you list, from who wrote, directed, acted in it to a summary of the plot. Everything I want to know is right there. Because of reading your Substack, I have a whole new list of movies I want to watch now!
That's great! Yes, my aim is to summarize the movie in one sentence so as not to give away (spoilers) too much of it. The "Movie Scene Link" for "The Sword in the Stone" is to the lyrics of one of the songs: "You must set your sights upon the heights. Don’t be a mediocrity..."
Glad you pointed me to that. I like even more the lyrics following those! "Don’t just wait and trust to fate, and say that’s how it’s meant to be. It’s up to you how far you go. If you don’t try, you’ll never know. And so, my lad, as I’ve explained: nothing ventured, nothing gained."
Yes, it's really nice, and also very good advice, which I sum up in the Life Lesson as simply: Try. This scene encapsulates for me what the movie is all about.
Your writing inspired me, so I quoted from and linked to your "Movie Scene Link" for "The Princess Bride" in my own Substack fantasy: https://feikayser.substack.com/p/die-grenzen-meiner-sprachen-bedeuten