When people hear the word movie, a few other words come to mind as well: theater, popcorn, Hollywood, and, most prominent of them all, Disney. For almost a century Walt Disney and his legacy have brought magical and exciting adventures to theaters and television screens alike all over the world, while his history still lies buried and undiscovered from many of those that enjoy the fruits of his rich history. For instance, not many people have any recollection of Walt Disney’s role in the First World War, or have heard of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, or even know why such a comparatively small man’s company has such a high standing in the movie industry today. Fortunately, his story is, although often neglected, not completely forgotten. Disney’s
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In fact, the original Mickey Mouse was nothing like the one that the world puts on t-shirts, posters, and television screens. He was more of a childishly cruel nature, abusing his fellow characters and even his female counterpart, Minnie Mouse, in the first cartoon that he appeared in. Now Disney’s intent was not to support bullying, but simply to draw laughs through the slapstick comedy. Although audiences seemed to enjoy the cartoons, they were not of the quality that Disney was constantly striving for, which is why he took a huge leap in attempting to create one of the first films with an accompanying soundtrack. Up to that time many theaters would hire musicians to play music in live with the movies to liven them up a little bit, but what Walt wanted to do was a huge risk that cost him thousands of dollars in addition to his already large-budgeted cartoons. After dealing with many setbacks, including a sleazy dirt bag of partner, the soundtrack was recorded and added to the film Steamboat Willie. Many people recognize some of this cartoon, not necessarily by name, due to the use of the clip of Mickey Mouse manning the ship’s wheel and whistling an upbeat little tune before the showing of modern-day Disney cartoon
In fact, the original Mickey Mouse was nothing like the one that the world puts on t-shirts, posters, and television screens. He was more of a childishly cruel nature, abusing his fellow characters and even his female counterpart, Minnie Mouse, in the first cartoon that he appeared in. Now Disney’s intent was not to support bullying, but simply to draw laughs through the slapstick comedy. Although audiences seemed to enjoy the cartoons, they were not of the quality that Disney was constantly striving for, which is why he took a huge leap in attempting to create one of the first films with an accompanying soundtrack. Up to that time many theaters would hire musicians to play music in live with the movies to liven them up a little bit, but what Walt wanted to do was a huge risk that cost him thousands of dollars in addition to his already large-budgeted cartoons. After dealing with many setbacks, including a sleazy dirt bag of partner, the soundtrack was recorded and added to the film Steamboat Willie. Many people recognize some of this cartoon, not necessarily by name, due to the use of the clip of Mickey Mouse manning the ship’s wheel and whistling an upbeat little tune before the showing of modern-day Disney cartoon