Blog:Fantasia Encore (Fake movie by PlantyB0i)

Note: This film is fake, but this is an idea of a potential Fantasia sequel

Fantasia Encore is an American animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. This movie is produced by Peter Del Vecho and Byron Howard and it serves as a sequel to Fantasia and Fantasia 2000. Like the two predecessors, the film consists of animated segments set to pieces of music except it focuses on more than just classical music. After a very long hiatus for Fantasia, the project was meant to be a revival of the series. Compared to its predecessors, it also has more segments. The film premiered on January 1th 2022 to March 31th 2022 in 4DX, and on May 5, 2022 in normal theaters.

Program
The program follows just like the previous films where each song is with a different segment. First off it provides a brief history of Fantasia with the narration done by Stephen Fry. Musicians take their seats and tune up before the conductor (John Williams) approaches the conductor's podium. John Williams also introduces each music piece before the segment.


 * Carol of the Bells by David Foster - The very first segment done by Canadian composer David Foster. This is a short yet simple segment featuring abstract art themed around the Christmas holiday.
 * Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks by Richard Strauss - This is loosely based on a German chapbook. The art style resembles a television show-like fashion and it tells the story of a low-class sellout prankster who learns to use his powers for good thus becoming a superhero
 * Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff - This is themed on Russia due to its composer. It tells the story of a nightmare and a dream struggling for a sleeping child's soul. This one combines CGI and Hand Drawn animation.
 * Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams - This is a fast-paced Western-themed segment with the art style having a video game pixel art similar to that of the Neo Geo, Game Boy Advance, or an indie game with pixel art. Pays homage to western films where it does have western elements in a unique way.
 * Cape Light by T-SQUARE - This is themed on Japan due to the group and this segment has Jazz elements. The art style is reminiscent of a typical modern-day anime. The segment tells the story of a cute romance between a teenage boy and a teenage girl during the modern days of Japan.
 * Boléro by Maurice Ravel - This is themed on outer space and the art style is similar to that of a comic book. Tells the story of a curious robot who wonders about many different discoveries on an alien planet he decides to visit learning about the stuff around him like something a child would do.
 * Sinfonia da Pacifica: I. Allegro energico by Richard Mills - Themed on Australia, it talks about a voyage on a ship involving pirates. It's a hand-drawn segment that takes the form of an art style seen in history. A group of pirates is seen sailing the seas while looking for treasure and declaring land.
 * Malambo, Extrait d'Estancia by Silvestre Revueltas - This is a South American themed segment and it is a fully CGI segment done by Walt Disney Animation Studios themselves. This is more of a silly little dance similar to the Dance of the Hours segment from the First Film as well as the Carnival of the Animals Finale from the Second Film. This is basically just a group of animals from South America doing their shenanigans and a lot of other fun stuff like Spider Monkies, Cacomistles, Coatis, Flying Squirrels, Ocelots, Mexican Grey Wolves, etc.
 * Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity by Gustav Holst - This segment stars Goofy who is an illusionist. Also based on England due to the composer. Pete also appears in the segment who attempts to give Goofy a much bigger hard time. Also has some psychedelic elements due to Goofy being an illusionist.
 * Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner and Kayama by Karl Jenkins - This is a mix between two composers and it's similar to that of Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria segment from the first film but with a twist due to the composer's origins. This is themed on Africa. It features creatures from African urban legends like the Kongamato, the Inkanyamba, the Bili Ape, and the Impundulu messing up the African lands and environment. Now the people of Africa are at war against these monsters from the African urban legends. The art style has a beautiful African theme. Once the war is over, it changes to another song called Kayama where it shows the African village and environment restoring itself while the people praise with joy as the happy ending of the movie.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) This sequel manages to do more than just the typical classical music (though we did get a Jazz segment in Fantasia 2000). It also has gotten some music that is themed around various parts of the world like Australia or Japan and not just European-origin. This proves that the sequel can do more than just classical music and not be too reliant on European-origin music yet still be able to use it.
 * 2) The animation here is a huge step up to its predecessors. Think about it, Fantasia 2000 did use CGI that is considered to be early at the time yet this sequel here manages to improve the CGI. The animation here can be compared to Disney's Short Circut. Other than that, the hand-drawn animation is nice as well.
 * 3) The number of segments has been increased to 10 different segments.
 * 4) Compared to Fantasia 2000, it did remove the celebrity hosts who made any annoying jokes and also didn't reuse any segment in any of the previous films. Keep in mind that 2000 did use The Sourcerer's Apprentice from the first film. No offense to the celebrity cameos.
 * 5) The music quality is great to listen to. What else is there to say.
 * 6) Like the first and second films, the film keeps the tradition by stimulating the audience’s imagination through classical music and picture what they’re seeing. The sequel does know how to respect the source material.
 * 7) The tone of the segments is very consistent. The tone can range from joyfulness to being emotional. Each segment knows when to be serious or when not to without being too over the top on certain areas.
 * 8) Goofy makes a big debut on Fantasia where he is an illusionist! The people behind the film knew that Mickey and Donald did get their own segments so it's now Goofy's turn.
 * 9) The Ride of the Valkyries/Kayama segment is by far the highlight of the film that can be compared to the Firebird Suite and Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria.
 * 10) It gives a warm welcome to those who are not familiar with Fantasia without treating the audience like they are dumb. The program did mention some interesting things like the canceled Fantasia 2006.
 * 11) When the film does feature segments that do have a theme on certain cultures, the portrayal isn't reliant on stereotyping but rather accuracy and respect.
 * 12) Ever since the original Fantasia, the film bought back the voices used for the Kayama segment. In the original film, the voices are heard in the Ave Maria segment. After a long absence in Fantasia 2000, we got ourselves a segment with voices heard.
 * 13) The idea of a segment based on a German chapbook with a twist sounds interesting and funny at the same time. Making Till Eulenspiegel a superhero parody is just humorous and works well.
 * 14) Similar to what happened in Fantasia 2000, Goofy does have a prominent role during the intro that shows up before his segment. Even at the end of the song before we go to the last segment, Goofy congratulates the conductor.
 * 15) Mickey Mouse makes an appearance in the film without being too forceful about it. Not to mention that even he is aware of Goofy getting his big number on the program.
 * 16) Ride of the Valkyries and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini finally get to have a Fantasia segment after being cut in previous films (especially the former). The best part about this is that Ride of the Valkyries gets a unique twist in the segment.
 * 17) After all these years, we finally get to see a new Fantasia being made and it was nice to see it make a comeback.

Bad Quality

 * 1) Though intentional, sometimes it can be a little too terrifying for young children due to the nature of some of the segments found here.

Reception
The film has gotten positive reviews due to its segments, creativity, musical score, and its comeback of the Fantasia series. It got nominated for various awards and many have called Fantasia a musical comeback that is worth a shot if done right. The film received a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes while the film itself became a Box Office Sucess.

Trivia

 * 1) The film intended to have other Disney characters to appear in some of the segments like Nick and Judy from Zootopia, Ralph and Vanellope from Wreck-It Ralph, Elsa and Olaf from Frozen, Hiro and Baymax from Big Hero 6, Raya and Sisu from Raya and the Last Dragon, and Moana and Maui from Moana. It was cut because it didn't felt right according to the people behind the film. It was unclear what segment were they going to be used. One of the developers of the film jokingly thought of a segment where the afformed characters as well as other Disney-owned characters like Simba and Nala from The Lion King, Hercules and Meg from Hercules, and Belle and The Beast from The Beauty and the Best were going to show up in CGI glory in one segment having fun or just a celebration of all things Disney.
 * 2) *There was also a joke regarding segments involving characters from The Simpsons, Pixar characters, or characters from Diary of a Wimpy Kid appearing on different segments. It never happened.
 * 3) The Blue Danube Waltz was going to be in the program. It would've featured either sea creatures or aliens. It was cut for unknown reasons.
 * 4) 1812 Overture was going to be featured as well and it would've been a history-themed segment.
 * 5) The Pastoral Symphony from the first film and Pomp and Circumstance from the second film was going to be featured once again similar to how The Sorcerer's Apprentice was shown off in the second film. They were removed because the film needed new segments.
 * 6) Before the film started, a short film that featured a 2D animated short done by 20th Century Studios called: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Videogame Dreams, which focuses on Greg Heffley and Rowley Jefferson from Diary of a Wimpy Kid who play video games in a sleepover and comedic dreams about themselves in various games they played in.