Keyword: cartoon
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The Lion King
When Roger Allers set out to make The Lion King in 1994, the goal wasn’t just another animation entry — it was something sharper, stranger, and considerably more memorable. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “The greatest adventure of all is finding our place in the Circle of Life.” sets the mood…
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Aladdin
Some movies announce themselves with noise; Aladdin (1992) prefers to earn its reputation the slow way, one convert at a time. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “Imagine if you had three wishes, three hopes, three dreams and they all could come true.” sets the mood before a single frame plays. Here’s…
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Frozen
Few adventure pictures manage to stick the landing quite like Frozen, Jennifer Lee’s 2013 release that still gets passed around by people who swear it’s underrated. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “Who will save the day? The ice guy? The nice guy? The snow man? Or no man?” sets the mood…
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Big Hero 6
Few action pictures manage to stick the landing quite like Big Hero 6, Don Hall’s 2014 release that still gets passed around by people who swear it’s underrated. “Drop everything. Save the world.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. The story kicks off from…
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Zootopia
Every so often an adventure film comes along that refuses to be filed away neatly, and Zootopia is exactly that kind of stubborn, memorable outlier. “Welcome to the urban jungle.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. Strip away the craft and the premise is…
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Inside Out
Word of mouth is a strange thing, and “Inside Out” from 2015 is exactly the kind of film that earns it one recommendation at a time. It is easy to see why it keeps getting recommended long after its initial release. The marketing leaned on the line “Meet the little voices inside your head.” —…