Mulan (1998)
Based on its placement in the marathon Mulan is a bit of a turning point. Regardless of what you thought of them, the films that preceded Mulan were traditionally animated, at least to the naked eye they were. The films that follow Mulan feature more and more digital animation, and in many cases it is jarring and obvious. I’m sure there is some digital animation in Mulan, but it is a turning point film because it is one of the last films where the digital animation is near impossible to pick out. Mulan is also a turning point film because outside of maybe Lilo & Stitch very few of the upcoming Disney animated films in the marathon have a female journey as the featured storyline. From The Little Mermaid to Mulan female characters were more often than not in the lead or their plight was given a considerable amount of weight. For better or worse Disney changed their focus to more of a boys adventure following Mulan.
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Rankings:1) Fantasia (1940)
2) Alice In Wonderland (1951)
3) Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
4) The Lion King (1994)
5) The Little Mermaid (1989)
6) Robin Hood (1973)
7) The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996)
9) Pocahontas (1995)
10) Bambi (1942)
11) Aladdin (1992)
12) Cinderella (1950)
13) Lady And The Tramp (1955)
14) One Hundred And One Dalmatians (1961)
15) Mulan (1998)
16) The Jungle Book (1967)
17) Dumbo (1941)
18) The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh (1977)
19) Pinocchio (1940)
20) The Fox And The Hound (1981)
21) Peter Pan (1953)
22) The Sword In The Stone (1963)
23) The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad (1949)
24) Mary Poppins (1964)
25) Fun & Fancy Free (1947)
26) The Three Caballeros (1944)
27) Sleeping Beauty (1959)
28) Saludos Amigos (1942)
29) The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
30) Make Mine Music (1946)
31) The AristoCats (1970)
32) The Rescuers (1977)
33) Melody Time (1948)
34) Oliver & Company (1988)
35) Hercules (1997)