tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364805792882783170.post6222865594837306244..comments2023-11-03T09:20:52.837-04:00Comments on Disney Film Project: The PicnicRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126059549015204825noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364805792882783170.post-47853608686008048032009-07-18T04:45:52.901-04:002009-07-18T04:45:52.901-04:00I suspect that after seeing potential in the anima...I suspect that after seeing potential in the animation of the blood hounds in 'The Chain Gang', Walt wanted a cartoon to showcase the dog as a proper character in the Mickey Mouse series. So here we have 'The Picnic' with Minnie's "little Rover" being instantly recognisable as Pluto.<br /><br />There's still a fun insistence on musical action in this cartoon. From the start, Mickey's whistling his theme tune and his meeting with Minnie is a musical one as they both sing and bounce up and down as they greet. I think a lot of people would be much happier if they continually carried an upbeat tune in their head to live and work to!<br /><br />There's some funny stuff with the animals stealing the picnic (a theme Disney will revisit). At times it seems like a load of Silly Symphony characters have gate-crashed Mickey's cartoon what with all those insects plus the squirrels who look like the ones from "Autumn" (although a more realistic size).Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701967442508380462noreply@blogger.com