Every Disney Renaissance Movie Ranked

Remember there was a time everyone assume Pocahontas was going to be a hit and that the Lion King was less important? Man have times prove them wrong.

fun fact: the Pocahontas crew used to bully the Lion King crew and say that Pocahontas was gonna be the better movie. oops

Gaston is actually a really smart villain. He was the winner of the No Belle prize, after all

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is by far the most underrated Disney movie. I can't believe many people haven't even heard of this movie, let alone watch it.

“I’m gonna hope I don’t offend anyone’s opinions” puts Mulan very low Well, that plan backfired

0. The Emperor’s New Groove

The Renaissance Era was Disney at its peak. The stories, characters, voice acting, music/songs, themes, and top notch animation, all perfect.

I want to thank Mulan for literally raising me into a woman I am today. I am totally serious. I was born in 2005 and she was still the only media character that showed me that I can be strong and in charge of myself, that gave me strength to put up with everyone - from random strangers, through teachers, even my own parents - and be my own person, pushing through for what I want to do. I cannot overstate how much of an impact that movie had on me like you don't understand.

Hades isn’t a villain, he’s like a sleazy car salesman.

But the thing I liked about the Mulan villain was the fact that when Mulan was revealed to be the soldier from the mountains, he wasn't like everyone else said something like "a WoMaN?!?!?!!?!??!", he respected her as an opponent and a soldier and that was everything to tiny little me who grew up with heavy gender roles

OKAY BUT DID YOU FORGET? Little Mermaid was the last Disney film to be completely hand drawn. There were other 2D films but they used computer technology. All of those bubbles? HAND DRAWN! it’s really a visual MASTERPIECE

For me, Hunchback will always be the best movie, because of how brave, inspiring and heart-breaking it is. The scene when that little girl approches Quasimodo, touches his face and hugs him, leaves me sobbing every single time. The musical is also one of my favorites, and I enjoyed the book as well, but the Disney film captures its magic so perfectly in tiny details, and the score is so wonderful. I love that Heaven-Hell narrative expressed EVERYWHERE in the movie, and both Heaven's Light (one of my favorite songs ever) and Hellfire one after the other. I didn't really understand the film as a kid, I simply liked seeing gypsies represented, as I myself grew up in a gypsie community, but this film is not only dark and deep, but also powerful and groundbreaking. I learnt to love it as a teen. Every time I see it, it brings something new. This movie will stay with me for the rest of my life❤️

“Watch colors of the wind and pretend it’s a short film” seriously YES

bruh did he just say mulan only has one iconic song when reflection is rigHT THERE???

Still saddens me that Disney+ doesn’t have that extra scene in Beauty and the Beast where the castle gets cleaned up, all the servants being hopeful of being human, and then seeing Belle and the beast reading together 🥹 that one little moment between them left me such an impression as a child, like gosh it’s the cutest thing ever and I wish I had a vhs player 😭💔💔💔

One little detail I’ve always appreciated about The Lion King is during the final battle, there are a few frames where Simba’s face looks almost like Mufasa’s.

“His father who hates him because he’s not an ape”

Interesting that you put shark tale first, especially because it’s a dreamworks movie, but I’ll take it

TIMESTAMPS: 10) Pocahontas 0:51 9) The Rescuers Down Under 2:31 8) Tarzan 4:41 7) Mulan 9:13 6) Aladdin 11:44 5) The Little Mermaid 14:10 4) The Hunchback of Notre Dame 16:26 3) Hercules 20:23 2) The Lion King 25:18 1) Beauty and the Beast 28:11

Just a note, Mel Gibson's accent is on point. The British accent we hear today did NOT develop until after the American Revolution. So all the other characters actually stand out. Americans still speak with a rhotic accent which is what most people of Britain, Scotland, etc, spoke with way back then. We are more akin to speaking how Shakespeare did now than the British do. Once the loyalists returned to the UK, the people of London started teaching themselves how to speak in a fancier manner to separate rich from poor, but that failed. Everyone has picked up some of the posh accent and it developed into multiple dialects of today. So yeah....Cary Elwes is a worse Robin Hood in terms of speech. ;)