Fantasia 2000
Directed by James Algar, Gaëtan Brizzi
- animation
- family
- music
The story
Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.
What it’s like
Bright, painterly animation set against a concert hall's dark stillness: Fantasia 2000 moves between hand-drawn sequences that bloom with saturated color, abstract shapes in clean geometric motion, and wide, luminous skies, all framed in the crisp, orchestral rhythm of a live performance with the conductor Steve Martin introducing each piece. The sound carries the film, with full symphonic swells, bright brass, and quieter strings that let a single melody breathe, while the visuals ripple and dissolve in time with the music. The mood is wonder-filled and gently playful, with flashes of humor and a few lightly melancholic passages, and the pacing alternates between expansive set pieces and brisk, bouncy shorts. Violence is absent and any peril is cartoon-mild, with the familiar Mickey Mouse sorcerer's chaos providing the most dramatic beats. It suits a family evening, a comfort watch with headphones, or a Sunday afternoon for anyone who loves classical music and animation as a visual art.
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