Disney's 101 Dalmatians Review

      101 Dalmatians is aesthetically a masterpiece for its clever and innovative use of minimalistic backgrounds that make the highly detailed and beautifully animated characters pop out. In some scenes with cars and a snowy background there is even a sort of 3d illusion I noticed created that is really impressive especially considering this film came out in the early 1960s.

     And its not just the visuals that stand out either. It's a genuinely great film that combines funny and heartwarming and the puppies are adorable of course. Cruella Devil is so eccentric in an evil and alarming way and one of the most genuinely deranged and unpleasant villains in an animated film in my opinion. And her bumbling henchmen Jasper and Horace are somehow both menacing and very comical at the same time.

      The characters are great, the animation is great, and everything about this film is great. It rivals Lady and the Tramp for best animal-centric Disney film so far and probably surpasses it in its visual achievement and presence of a remarkable villain.

    It is largely a very family friendly film but has smoking and the idea of a villain wanting to turn innocent puppies into coats might be too disturbing to younger children.

     Overall,  its an amazing film and one of the best. It's an easy 10 out of 10.

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