Make Mine Music

Continuing our Package Features time period, next on the list is Make Mine Music. This is where things start to get better. Like the two films before it, this is largely a bunch of cartoon short length sequences strung together for easier production during the war years.

The first short, Blue Bayou is one of the prettiest we've seen so far. While it does look nice, it's rather slow paced and not a whole lot really happens. The same can be said for similar sequences in this film such as "A Ballad In Blue," "Two Silhouettes," and "After You've Gone." It seems that for every short sequence, it would be followed by a more lively one.

The first lively sequence we come across is one of my favourites, "All the Cats Join In." This sequence is one that I've grown up with through other sources such as the Sing Along VHS tapes. This short helps get things going after the slower start with Blue Bayou.

Two other interesting shorts include "Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet" which is about two hats who fall in love but become separated. The second short that is interesting is "Casey At Bat" which follows a baseball player, though a lot of time is spent focused on other characters to build him up. This second short would later get a sequel revolving around his daughters.

The two other stand out sequences, my favourite aside, are "Peter and the Wolf" and "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met." Both of these sequences are great and there's not really anything bad that I can say about them.  The latter short does have an interesting, and rather rare ending for Disney, in which the heroe dies, which makes it worth watching. Peter and the Wolf is probably one of the more familiar shorts from this film, and like "All the Cats Join In" is one of the shorts seen and used in other sources over the years.

All in all this an improvement over the previous two films. 3/5