Wilfred Jackson (1906–1988)

A little girl wanders through a nonsense world.

As a whole, it's a frantic mess. But the individual pieces are great enough to make up for that. It's best seen as a series of shorts instead of a feature.

Concept: A
Story: D
Characters: B
Dialog: A
Pacing: D
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: B

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 3.0/4

(Jun. 2012)

There are racist undertones in this, parts of this movie have not aged well, but if you don't look at how dated it is, the scenery and music is quite lovely. Do I suggest this film for casual viewing? No. But for study or critical viewing or if you're just analyzing the art that went into this, then sure.

This movie is one of these pieces of history that shouldn't be deleted just because of its age or content but merits discussion if you're going to share it with kids so they're aware.

Some of these cartoons -- in particular the excellent "Pecos Bill" -- are quite entertaining, and others have pleasant shades of "Fantasia". But others are frightfully dull, as is the live action narration segment preceding "Pecos Bill". And unlike some of the earlier package films Disney made, this one makes no effort at joining it together with a frame narrative or thematic throughline.

As a kid, I had no idea how shit-tastic the depiction of Native Americans was in this film but what the hell I was just a ignorant-ass little kid. But now, while I can enjoy some parts of the movie still, the part with the Native Americans is just a huge yikes on bikes experience.