nor can I see where the hell they're coming from with remarks liek "plagerizing Fantasia"
For the sake of arguement, I do see,
to a limited extent where this person is coming from.
The opening of the original Land Before Time consisted of a lengthy musically-based prologue, with the story being told by the images and the music. This certainly has parallels to Fantasia. Throughout the first 15 minutes, much of the sound heard by the viewer is the music wrapping the pieces of the film together. The actions of the Herds moving, the scene with the Egg Thief, the hatching of Ducky, Cera, and Littlefoot, and the first bonding between Littlefoot and his family, are all told with animations and beautiful music.
As the film progresses, it moves away slightly from this aspect and dialog becomes more important as a means of having the characters understand each other. Even so, there are a number of scenes where few words are spoken, but much emotion is protrayed through the use of music. Some such scenes include:
- The sharptooth battle and the Great Earthshake
- The birth of Spike
- The memorable scene of Littlefoot being left alone in the giant footprint at night, while the others huddle around Cera. Over time, the Gang wanders over to Littlefoot and join him in the footprint. Not a word is spoken in this segment.
- Some brief travelling scenes, such as the swimming across the pool, just prior to meeting Sharptooth for the last time.
- Segments of the final battle with Sharptooth
- The discovery of the Great Valley and the Epilogue of the film.
I will agree that The Land Before Time has many elements unique to it, as does Fantasia. I do also see a number of parallels between LBT and Fantasia, as stated previously. This is not a bad thing, and frankly, I enjoy both films for these aspects.
But plagerizing?? hardly. I completely disagree with that.