Reel Rankings: The Revival (Part 2): 2013-2016

Disney Reel to Reel

Part 2 takes us through Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, and Moana. These titans of modern animated filmmaking filled co-host Raeley and I with such hope for a new era in Disney animation... and then they "broke" the internet.
P.S. This was recorded long before the public announcement that Auli'i Cravalho will be the executive producer of the live-action remake of Moana. We here at Disney Reel to Reel support further media representation for all cultures, including Pacific Islanders. We just have a beef with the Walt Disney Studios for not taking on more innovative projects. But what else is new in Hollywood?
References:
Genzlinger, Neil. “Review: In ‘Zootopia,’ an Intrepid Bunny Chases Her Dreams.” The New York Times, 3 Mar. 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/movies/zootopia-review.html.
Holden, Stephen. “From the Heat of Royal Passion, Poof! It’s Permafrost.” The New York Times, 26 Nov. 2013, https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/movies/disneys-frozen-a-makeover-of-the-snow-queen.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap.
Lee, Ashley. “‘Big Hero 6’: What the Critics Are Saying.” The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2014, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/big-hero-6-review-what-746220/.
ModelHealer5316. “I See the Light | Tangled | Modalhealer5316’s Remix.” YouTube, 21 Feb. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XUpv9D_qA.

Schneider, Kurt Hugo. “How Far I’ll Go - Moana | Diamond White & KHS Cover.” YouTube, 27 Dec. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS2Y3_DKvh4.
Scott, A. O. “Review: ‘Moana,’ Brave Princess on a Voyage with a Chicken.” The New York Times, 22 Nov. 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/movies/moana-review.html.
Seybold, Samantha L. “‘It’s Called a Hustle, Sweetheart’: Zootopia, Moana, and Disney’s (DIS) Empowered Postfeminist Heroines.” SpringerLink, 3 Jan. 2020, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10767-019-09347-2.

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