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This story of a doomed friendship between a Fox and a Hound was certainly a tonal shift for Disney, being far bleaker than anything that had come before it. The inevitable tragedy of the storyline gives the entire film a surprising gravitas and it is also offset by many sweeter moments earlier on in the more Disney-like beginning, meaning that these two sides generally balance each other out overall. At its core, this is a beautiful and tragic story.
In spite of this, some aspects of the plot don’t quite go as
far as they need to towards the end, meaning that it doesn’t pack quite the
punch it needs to for the story to function as a whole.
On another note, there is also a bit of goofy side character filler, which doesn’t link to the plot in any way, but it’s brief enough that it doesn’t become too much of a problem.
On another note, there is also a bit of goofy side character filler, which doesn’t link to the plot in any way, but it’s brief enough that it doesn’t become too much of a problem.
Visually, it is also a very pretty film in places, with the
animation of the climax being particularly impressive. Having said this, the
animation can be a bit inconsistent, switching between harder and softer looks
several times, which gets a bit distracting. The music is…tolerable for the most part- the best song by
far is ‘The Best of Friends’- the rest of the music is ok, but like most of the
songs of this era it’s not exactly Disney’s best work.
The Fox and the Hound is a good movie
overall, even if some poor creative and story decisions let it down a little.
Rating
Good guys: The
protagonists are all likeable enough, so the good guys get 5/10
Bad guys: Amos
Slade is threatening enough to be…a threat, so the bad guys get 5/10
Animation: Parts of this film are impressive, in spite of some inconsistencies, so the animation gets 7/10
Music: Best of
Friends is a nice song and the rest of the music is at least tolerable, so the
music gets 5/10
Plot: A beautiful and tragic story in spite of some clunky decisions, the plot gets 8/10
Overall Rating: 30/50
Next review: The Black Cauldron
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