Steamboat Willie




Co-written, directed, produced and fully voiced by Walt Disney himself, Steamboat Willie lays the foundation for all the movies we love. With the launch of Disney + we can now go back and revisit the true classics, the ones without the class, and finally see where that clip of Mickey whistling actually comes from (I recommend watching it just for that)

Steamboat Willie is actually a spoof of the film Steamboat Bill Jr which came out the same year, 1928. The animated version follows a plucky mouse on a boat who likes causing mischief – if I’m honest I can’t see the character going very far. The short film mainly revolves around animal violence with highlights such as the goat who eats a guitar, the cow that gets kidnapped and the pigs that get abused – the golden age of cinema.

To give it credit, the animation of Steamboat Willie is pretty incredible! It was the first Disney animation with synchronised sound and set a precedent for all the cartoons we’ve grown to love. The whole thing only lasts about seven minutes so you might as well check it out.

Marks out of ten? A respectable six.

For a balanced review of any movie you need the thoughts of more than one generation. My mum chooses her words wisely, so wise that she can condense a whole movie into three words. My dad on the other hand can fall asleep after three words, but did he fall asleep during this one?

Mum’s three words of wisdom:
Really quite odd

 The snooze news:
Did Dad fall asleep during Steamboat Willie? Surprisingly not – it must have brought back memories from his childhood!

 Check out some Incredibles shorts that I reviewed here.

So there you have it! I hope you enjoyed our review of Steamboat Willie but we would love you to share your reviews with us! If you email us at blogontheplusside@gmail.com, we can publish them - regardless of whether we’ve written about them before. We really hope to hear from you and read your thoughts. Have a safe day everybody! - Rob

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