Genre: Musical/ Family
Time: 1 hour 16mins
Directors: Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske
Quick Summary: The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
This is very cute, but a bit lacklustre.
The characters vary effectively. Lady is a classic Disney Princess but with four paws and a tail. Tramp is a great juxtaposition to her perfect life. Tramp is likeable and street-smart without being irritating. The scenes in which they meet and slowly fall in love are done well.
The story isn’t exactly the deepest or most complex but it works well. A classic love story between two dogs from different backgrounds, their relationship meets a range of different obstacles which all work within the context. It's just a shame there wasn't much to it, and nothing seemed that big of an obstacle. But it was cute to watch them interact with each other.
Sadly, I found the songs to be lacklustre as well. Aside from the main ionic two being "Belle Notte" and "He's a Tramp." They're all rather forgettable. To be honest it feels like they just threw in a bunch of songs just to fill the story out.
To be honest, I think most of my enjoyment was just watching these adorable dogs prance around the screen being silly. But who doesn't love that?
The cinematography and background artwork of Lady and the Tramp is also the other half of why I enjoyed this film. The opening panorama of the town is lovely, the interiors are gorgeous, and the backgrounds are perhaps some of the most stunningly beautiful I have seen. Everything is rich, sumptuous and loaded with nostalgia; you can really feel the passion put into the design. I like the camera angles used in this film, particularly those perspective shots which prevent us from getting a clear look at Lady’s owners, simulating her view of her world.
Cute and very pretty to watch, it has some of the old Disney's romantic charm to it still but I found it to be a bit boring. The dogs were very adorable though.
5/10
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