Once Upon a Time in Animation

This is just a little tribute to the classics of animation. To me, traditional style artwork is something special...and something we should certainly see more of in today's animation world. Yes in fact "once upon a time" there were good quality cartoons and animated movies. These are just some scenes from a personally picked handful of them.

These shows (even the cartoon series, like "Talespin") had some key things that many animation projects of today (clone CGI comedy movies, hrm?) don't seem to. Fantastic plot, well developed characters, and an emotion that really pulled the viewer in. At least it's how it was for me.

Many of these features inspired many creative projects of my own, and I think the animation companies should journey "once upon a time" and remember the heart of animation.

The Song is "Once Upon a Time with Me", from "Once Upon a Forest."

Anyways, all shows are copyright to their creators, I'm just a loyal fan. Enjoy. :3

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• balto
• lion
• king
• ferngully
• secret
• of
• nimh
• land
• before
• time
• fox
• and
• the
• hound
• talespin
• david
• gnome
• animation

[cgsilverscreen2020]

We cried when Charlie spent his final moments with Anne Marie and ran away in terror when he was sucked into Hell. WE cheered for Littlefoot when he and his friends finally discovered the Great Valley after such a perilous and depressing journey. WE screamed in horror when Hexxus revealed his final form to destroy Fern Gully. WE punched the television screen when Steele got Balto's sled team lost on purpose. These characters were REAL to us growing up.

[ironfang7]

i miss when animation was all handed drawen it has a quitly no computer can make. An even now when i'm 20 yrs old i still cant help but cry when little foot losses his ma. No matter how old you are you never forget the classics but kids now and days should watch this stuff not the crap they have know lik my little pony or *shivers* dora. They need to grow up how we did with disney and the others classics u learn alot more then spanish or whatever my little pony gives u other then headaches. 

[storminyt]

not only is this my absolute favorite song of all time,it's set to my all time favorite cartoons. as i watched this video, i relived all the best moments of my childhood. thanks so much for this. <3

[DarkEcoMaiden]

@DuttyGyal718 It IS the ending song from Once Upon a Foresst

[DuttyGyal718]

Sounds like the ending song from once Upon a Forest. ^_^

[blackhole73]

Yeah I agree, but all companies and animators want is money and don't car about plot characters. The reason why they use CGI is because it require less money and time and as long as we continue to watch their stuff they will continue the process. When was last movie that was made with animation like this?

[idontrunntoofast]

@AstralDragoon awesome. i recognized all of them except for the opening one and ferngully. thanks!

[AstralDragoon]

@idontrunntoofast I don't recognize the opening clip of the birds, but: 0:50, 2:40, 2:48: Disney's TV show Talespin 0:54: Spirit 1:22, 4:36: The Fox and the Hound 1:47, 2:17: Ferngully 1:55, 3:25: Watership Down 2:00, 4:05: All Dogs Go To Heaven 2:05: One of the Aladdin movies, I think 2:10, 2:56: The Secret of NIMH 3:03, 3:31, 5:23: Balto 3:18: One of the Land Before Time movies 3:51, 5:19: The Lion King

[AstralDragoon]

@rovdjurx12 Well, yes, but artistically, CGI blows compared to this.