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Sword in the Stone
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According to legend, there was once a magical sword stuck in a sturdy rock, and whoever removed it would soon be deemed the king of all...
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According to legend, there was once a magical sword stuck in a sturdy rock, and whoever removed it would soon be deemed the king of all Britons. Disney's classic animated feature, SWORD IN THE STONE, tells the tale of the plucky lad who managed just that feat. Deep in the woods of medieval England, a young orphan boy called Wart has his heart set on becoming a knight's squire. Once he happens across the eccentric wizard Merlin, however, his future path changes significantly; along with his intelligent and chatty owl Archimedes, Merlin trains young Wart in the ways of wit, wisdom, and heart, preparing him for a life in the upper-echelons of English royalty. Just as his lessons are drawing to an end, Wart gets to try his hand at the legendary sword, and upon successfully removing it, goes on to become the nation's famed King Arthur. A sweet story about the might of the mind, the 1963 film features the voices of Sebastian Cabot (THE JUNGLE BOOK) and Rickie Sorensen (TARZAN), and lush, colorful imagery in th...
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A classic
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Pros: great animation, great stories
Cons: none
This cartoon, a Disney classic, is based on a classic book by T.H. White (The Once and Future King). It is a wonderful story brought to life by Disney animators.
I usually rail at Disney over the job they do with classic stories(Pocahantas, that homogenized story that doesn't resemble the real story) and even the unsuitable stories that they pick (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, where she is a thief and a prostitute and dies at the end--but not in the Disney version) but they did a fantastic job with this one. T.H. White couldn't have done a better job himself.
Wart is the castle drudge, picked on by all, until he is be-friended by Merlin and Archimedes the owl. Then his life becomes a never-ending adventure that is designed both to teach and to help him with his self-esteem.
By the time Wart (who is really Arthur) pulls the sword from the stone, we know that he is the true king of England, and that he deserves the honor. We also know that he has a long struggle ahead of him, and that Merlin will certainly help (or Archimedes will).
The Sword in the Stone is a delightful film, and my children still watch it time and time again. As do I. It is worth a second, a third, even a fifteenth viewing.
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