IMDb plot summary: An anthology of animated vignettes set to contemporary music.
Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, and Hamilton Luske.
As with most films made up of a series of shorts, there's a wide variety of quality here. There are a few gems and a lot more mediocre pieces. I think pushing toward a more narrative focus for a lot of these is actually a mistake, as the best bits (Bumble Boogie, Once Upon a Wintertime, Rhythm of the Samba) are the ones that play out with the fewest words describing the plot. The Johnny Appleseed and Li'l Toot segments seem endless, and Pecos Bill is also exceptionally long, though the final few minutes make it worth the wait. There's a reason this doesn't endure the way Disney's single-story features have, or even Fantasia, which allowed the music to really drive the show. It's a mixed bag for sure, and I'd really only recommend it for diehard Disney fans.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Melody Time < The Beach
Melody Time > Horton Hears a Who
Melody Time > The Hurt Locker
Melody Time > Little Norse Prince
Melody Time > Wallace & Gromit in A Close Shave
Melody Time > Paper Moon
Melody Time > Smokin' Aces
Melody Time < The Chalk Garden
Melody Time > Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites
Melody Time > Pitch Perfect 2
Melody Time > Wreck-It Ralph
Melody Time > Dogtooth
Final spot: #1681 out of 3334, or 50%.
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