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So this may sound weird, but I only “discovered” YouTube about a year or two ago. Obviously I knew it as a place to watch funny cat videos, but I didn’t know some of the content there could be as interesting or as well-produced as much of what I have since found. Some of my favorite YouTubers that produce Disney work are Lindsay Ellis, Jenny Nicholson, and Defunctland. I thought we could use this thread to share their old videos and new ones and that of other YouTubers, and share our own takes on their takes.

To christen this thread, I’d like to share James Somerton’s “Evil Queens: Disney’s Queer Cold War” which was uploaded today. It’s an hour-long history about Disney’s depictions of and relations with the LGBT+ community. He gets some minor facts wrong (dates and things) but I think it’s an interesting video which helps articulate some of my own frustration with Disney’s depictions (or lack thereof) of LGBT+ people.

https://youtu.be/5Iw43-kZVNI

Lindsay Ellis:

Hercules: Disney's Beautiful Hot Mess
https://youtu.be/KznZcK7ksf4

How Three-Act Screenplays Work
https://youtu.be/o0QO7YuKKdI

Are Disney Villains Going Extinct?
https://youtu.be/doQB5d3Gggw

Is Beauty and the Beast About Stockholm Syndrome?
https://youtu.be/syYCO0QVkZo

Pocahontas Was a Mistake, and Here's Why
https://youtu.be/2ARX0-AylFI

The Revisionist World of Disney: Mary Poppins, Walt Disney and Saving Mr. Banks
https://youtu.be/w9dCWUuJZLw

The Case for Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
https://youtu.be/AIIWy3TZ1eI

My Monster Boyfriend
https://youtu.be/YesMWAxqJ60

That Time Disney Remade Beauty and the Beast
https://youtu.be/vpUx9DnQUkA

How Aladdin Changed Animation
https://youtu.be/nyiBdccfNkg

Woke Disney
https://youtu.be/xU1ffHa47YY

With Rantasmo - Disney Needs More Gay:

Part 1:
https://youtu.be/-vMCKBkdKvI

Part 2:
https://youtu.be/eP1wkh1er3Q

ElectricDragon505

History of Walt Disney Animation studio (UPDATED VERSION)
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY ... cbZmYgdhzL

Disney in Honesty:
https://www.youtube.com/c/DisneyInHonesty

Modern Disney belongs to the gays, any Karen who claims Disney was better when it pandered to broodmares may need to the get dunked.

I have a hard time finding good film and animation channels on YouTube, as I find most to be condescending and a lot of commentary based on assumptions and just descend into insulting the talent involved in making the work they're talking about. The so-called "cartoon community" is especially bad at this. It's a shame there are so few good animation analysts and reviewers on YouTube.

The rare exception is Toonrific Tariq. He actually tries to understand the intentions of the artists and creators when reviewing an animated show or movie and it's a breath of fresh air. He recently made an excellent retrospective on "The Proud Family" and why it's such an important show. He was even able to get Bruce W. Smith to come in and provide further insight into the show's making.

Pan-Pizza is also great. His humour can be a bit adult at times, but it's also clear he's someone who understands all of the hard work that goes into any animated production and instead of blasting the people responsible, he actually shows respect for the artists and seeks to understand why they made certain creative decisions even if he isn't fond of the finished result. He mostly talks about animation in general and doesn't talk about Disney that much, but I still recommend subscribing to him. Here's a recent video he made looking at DreamWorks Animation's hand-drawn movies.

DisneyBluLife wrote:ElectricDragon505

History of Walt Disney Animation studio (UPDATED VERSION)
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY ... cbZmYgdhzL

Yes, ElectricDragon505 has great videos!!!

Most of the Disney YouTube channels I subscribe to, besides the "official" ones, deal with parks or music (Disney cover songs)...Going through my subscriptions, though:

Randy Haycock:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQc7D ... 3oKGHE7Wjw

Aaron Blaise:
https://www.youtube.com/user/AaronBlaiseArt

Rotoscopers:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRotoscopers

Super Carlin Brothers:
https://www.youtube.com/user/SuperCarlinBrothers

Saberspark:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Saberspark/videos

Traditional Animation:
https://www.youtube.com/user/traditiona ... ion/videos

And there are general film channels I subscribe to that have Disney content:

WatchMojo:
https://www.youtube.com/user/WatchMojo/ ... ery=disney

MsMojo:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MsMojo/search?query=disney

ScreenJunkies:
https://www.youtube.com/c/screenjunkies ... ery=disney

ScreenRant:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ScreenRant/se ... ery=disney

ScreenCrush:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ScreenCrush/s ... ery=disney

And then DVDizzy has its own channel, too!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWy2q ... lqMTWFPDwQ

I know there are more I subscribe to but this works for now!

Lots of great stuff here for me to check out!!!

Here’s another channel I like called Modern Gurlz, which I think Disney Duster has shared on this site already, but maybe some more people will see it here:

Proof that Tiana is the most stylish Disney Princess
https://youtu.be/H8GrYC6KmSs

Sleeping Beauty’s Dress: Blue or Pink?
https://youtu.be/0XNWyWn_NFI

Ranking 10 Different Versions of Cinderella’s Ballgown
https://youtu.be/_zsd4gqe8tY

What Happened to Ariel’s Princess Dress?
https://youtu.be/NrpYL6w2vK4

The Problem With Belle’s Dress
https://youtu.be/qAFfnRLmXZ0

Was Jasmine Ever Speechless?
https://youtu.be/9NGVb9ivjnA

From Dreamsounds on YouTube, “Proud Boys and Disney’s Aladdin.”

https://youtu.be/9YVqpGrvZdg

I had no idea that the alt-right, neo-Fascist group “Proud Boys” got their name from the deleted Aladdin song by Ashman and Menken.

Wow.... I would've never guessed that either. I mean, who would? So random--and kind of the antithesis of the song's meaning, isn't it?

UmbrellaFish wrote:So this may sound weird, but I only “discovered” YouTube about a year or two ago.

If you only knew how lucky you are..

Cinderella's Dress Is NOT Blue:
https://youtu.be/UycDew30Sy8