I came upon a Ranker article that listed The Little Matchgirl as starring a character who had a horribly tragic story, and I watched it. Animated short. Seven minutes of pure, weaponized sadness. And they wanted this for Fantasia 2006? Jeez, you guys.
Don’t get me wrong, though; it’s beautiful and it should be seen, but prepare in advance to cry.
I just got my Disney Drop box. Something they offered to people who bought a subscription before the service launched I think. You had to reply to their invite by submitting a form.
I got a box of Aladdin stuff like greeting cards, Jasmin slippers and a really nice lamp teapot.
Have you not encountered the story before? It’s one of Andersen’s horribly romanticized but utterly morbid tales (see also: the original ending of “The Little Mermaid”). Terry Pratchett lampooned the whole story beautifully in Hogfather.
I will add that if you want “pure weaponized sadness” in an animated classical music video, also check out Fantasia parody Allegro non Troppo - the “Valse Triste” section with the cat always makes me cry my eyes out.
Ditto, Come November is the renewal after that incredible 3 year deal.
I’m looking at some sort of Disney & Hulu bundle most likely.
I just grabbed Peacock with limited commercials for $20 for the whole year and even at that bargain price, it is barely worth it from what I’m finding.
Well there are certain negatives which probably didn’t occur to you (and probably no one else here) because you didn’t read the fine print: