3. Pinocchio (1940) Considered by many animation buffs to be the most technically perfect, it's not hard to see why this film ranks so high on the list. All one has to do is witness the opening panoramic shot of the little Italian village (made all the more impressive by the multiplane camera), or the scene where Pinocchio is trapped in Stromboli's carriage...everything in the scene is moving independently (i.e. the bars of the cage, the marionettes in the foreground and background, and the moonlight and lightning streaming in.) Lastly, the film features the greatest Disney song of all time, the song that has become the company's anthem, and one that is symbolic of everything Walt Disney was about...the Academy Award winning "When You Wish Upon A Star." Dreamers dream and believers believe.
2. Fantasia (1940) The most controversial animated feature by Disney was the first to marry classical music with animation. The results are almost overwhelming. There are so many moments to treasure in this masterpiece: Mickey Mouse as the apprentice, the Nutcracker Suite, the Dance of Hours (providing the film's lightest moments with hippos dancing with crocodiles), and the somber and haunting Ave Maria finale. Fantasia was not a financial success upon its first release, but over the years has become a treasured Disney masterpiece. The original plans were to keep the film in perpetual release, with certain segments being dropped for new ones. That idea never fully came to fruition, but 60 years later, Fantasia 2000 was released, keeping the dream alive.
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