Gulliver's Travels (1939)

Gulliver's Travels is a 1939 American cel-animated Technicolor feature film produced by Max Fleischer and directed by Dave Fleischer for Fleischer Studios. Released to cinemas in the United States on December 22, 1939 by Paramount Pictures, the film is based on Jonathan Swift's book of the same name.

Plot
On November 5, 1699, Seaman Lemuel Gulliver (Sam Parker) is the sole survivor of a shipwreck on the distant land of Lilliput, whose people are no bigger than peanuts. Unaware of Gulliver lying on the beach, King Little arranges for the marriage of his daughter, Princess Glory (Jessica Dragonette), to Prince David (Lanny Ross), the son of neighboring King Bombo. Angered when King Little refuses to agree on the wedding song, Bombo declares war just as the villagers discover the giant Gulliver.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The film is very faithful to the 1726 book of the same name.
 * 2) The animation is pretty well done, even in late 1939's standards, compared to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In fact, Fleischer Studios made this film as their answer to the wild critical and commercial success of said film.
 * 3) It is Fleischer Studios' first ever feature-length animated film, hence marking the first time in history another major studio from Hollywood aside from Disney produces an animated feature film, even though this wouldn't be a recurring practice in Hollywood for quite some time until many years later around the 1980s decade.
 * 4) Lots of great songs, such as "All's Well", "Faithful/Forever" etc.
 * 5) *On the topic, even the soundtrack is well done by Victor Young.
 * 6) Great voice acting, especially for Pinto Colvig as well.
 * 7) Amazing cinematography.
 * 8) Lots of funny moments.
 * 9) Even though it's not a good "kids" film, But it touches the hearts of adults.
 * 10) Memorable characters, especially for the main character Seaman Lemuel Gulliver.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Gabby can be a little irritating at times to some viewers.
 * 2) Gulliver himself can look very uncanny due to being rotoscoped.
 * 3) The film had a troubled production which led to Max and Dave Fleischer having a fallout and stopped speaking after 1939.

Reception
The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it had a 69% rating, based on 13 reviews.

Trivia

 * The film made appearances in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius episodes "Incredible Shrinking Town" and "Flippy", where Hugh and Judy (and Jimmy in the latter) are seen watching the film on TV.
 * It was also shown during season 5 episode 6 of Fear the Walking Dead, "The Little Prince".