L'oiseau de feu.wmv

[@rafikicasanueva6]

I think Disney should make more Fantasia movies, because pieces of art like this combines 2 different arts at the same time, the art of animation and music, and I LOVE IT!

[@SuperGBros]

I agree though I think the next one should be in memory of Classical music conductor James Levine

[@lydiamcgowan2125]

Why isn't Fantasia 2000 as long as the first one?

[@coasterjudge]

@@lydiamcgowan2125 Both films are products of their times. Back 1940, feature films were still something of a novelty, hell talkies had only been around for 17 years at the time. Back then, filmmakers could take their time with movies because part of the excitement was just simply seeing a movie, it was treated like going to the symphony or a Broadway show. Nowadays, movies are commonplace, filmmakers don't have that sort of luxury thanks to shorter attention spans, if they took as long as they did back then, people would grow bored VERY quickly.

[@superdisney5535]

@@SuperGBros I’m thinking about different classical segments for future Fantasia films (Fantasia 2060) Swan Lake Suite 🦢 (Tchaikovsky), Romeo and Juliet Overture (Tchaikovsky) Sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss), Williams Tell Overture (Rossini), The Four Seasons (Vivaldi), Summertime (Gershwin), Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven), Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), Hungarian Dances No.5, 7, 6, and 17 (Johannes Brahms), Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (Edvard Grieg), Toy Symphony (Leopold Mozart), Hungarian Rhapsody (Franz Liszt) and Nessun Dorma (Pavarotti)

[@disneyfan8719]

Sadly, I don't think Disney wants to cause these films always cost a fortune to make and they never make their money back at the time of release, and of course, the last thing they want is to lose money. Same reason they don't make hand-drawn films anymore.

[@mzytryck]

I love how the stag (presumably a personification of time) seems like an ally to the spirit but doesn't actually intervene when the firebird destroys everything. Time may get things started, may give things a nudge to get things moving again when they stop, but won't protect anything from destruction. It just watches as if it's seen it all before, will see it again, and will wait for the current fuss to be over before setting off a rebirth.

[@lactobacillusprobiotic7029]

It’s an elk.

[@i_am_olga_b]

Ухты, какое интересное мнение!

[@wickedchild8501]

Makes sense and thats actually very mature. After all tragedy is necessary so we can feel joy

[@natsurf]

​@@lactobacillusprobiotic7029stag indicates is an adult male cervid. Elk is the species* (can be wapiti/elk cervus canadensis or red deer cervus elaphus)

[@elfiefromangelcity6142]

Time heals

[@lilyfrappier602]

This one always made me cry when I watched it as a kid, I wish stuff like this was still being made at Disney

[@hellegennes]

Forget about it. This is original work. Disney has moved away from that business. Fantasia 2000 was a financial failure. It lost probably more than 100 million for Disney. It's easy to see why Disney decided to stick to remaking their old movies which bring in loads of cash.

[@jellybeansi]

@@hellegennes Hard, sad agree. This firebird was animated, by hand, with love and care. That, and most other aspects of this video, is no longer Disney's MO.

[@RandomDudeOne]

@@hellegennes Nonsense. The film cost $85 million to make and had a box office of $90 million. Not a big hit but not a huge loss either.

[@hellegennes]

@@RandomDudeOne If you are reading that off the Wikipedia page, you are making two crucial mistakes: a) marketing costs, which were substancial for Fantasia 2000, are not included in the quoted budget figure and b) the gross revenue is exactly that: the gross figure. That is not how much the studio made, it's the total ticket revenue. Some of that is taxes, some is lost to exchange rates when dealing with foreign markets because you are essentially buying their currency. But most importantly, theatres are not nonprofit organizations, their business model is built around a cut from the ticket sales. There are also distribution costs and other miscellaneous costs. A good rule of thumb is to consider half the ticket receipts going to the studio. That means Disney made about 50 million on a 150 million budget (marketing included).

[@chinito398]

This still makes me cry

[@hypnoticpoison4623]

I remember when I watched this for the first time, how I started crying when the bird's lava burned everything..Then how I started crying again out of joy when she was reborn from the ashes and turned everything green again...The animation was so moving and wonderful and the story had such a deep meaning! I wish they could make something so superb like this again.

[@madjidchouarbi3921]

Hypnotic Poison This was french animation at its best. enterly done at Disney animation Paris ! I don't think Disney will ever produce full lenght 2d films. the bankers took control for long now of the dreams factory ; as they don't have any idea of what is art, they'll continue producing awfulls live action remakes until they get money from the audience. One day, no kids will ever know about Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, nor Jungle Book. Sad, but true.

[@gilbertonedeljunior4825]

Genial.

[@williammoses6232]

this is one of if not the best classical movement in the entire film. sadly most of the film was ruined by has-been comedians and never will be's that tried to turn the film into a third rate comedy act. the film would have been much better with out the so-called comedy routines,and the flying whales , and included more classical selections.as an owner of the original fantasia film made in 1940 , i much prefer the original. fantasia 2000 was supposed to be the follow-up film , but was so poorly done that it became instant cinematic junk there were a total of five musical movements, and the rest of Fantasia 2000 was just plain garbage.

[@carlofox1230]

After 10 years I still crying when I watch it

[@joelceda3500]

...20 years later, I still cry...

[@nicolasmedina7642]

My elementary school music teacher showed this to my 5th grade class on our last day together, he said that if we should see anything before we grow up it should be this, thank you Mr. Abbot

[@carbootstudios2459]

Nicolas Medina Good for you.

[@yesikanarvaez5027]

That's a sweet memory

[@nicolasmedina7642]

@Hazel Sturgis I went to school at Sequoia Elementary in Pleasant Hill CA

[@ShaDHP23]

Good man.

[@iceluvndiva21]

Fun fact; volcanoes create the most fertile soil after an eruption in the rain. So what we see happen perfectly captures this

[@Novalunosis90]

I really wish Disney would make more Fantasia films. I've always loved them!

[@JoaoPessoa86]

well the first two were 60 years apart so who knows, maybe Fantasia 2060

[@Thoralmir]

They've made occasional new segments, like that one using Salvador Dali's art, or the heartbreaking Little Match Girl.

[@kenzievancity9959]

The little match girl is an absolute heartbreaker.... also its to bad Disney shut down their 2d department :'(

[@darla4528]

First one was in 1940, the second was nearly 2000 Let's just wait 30 years :'v

[@darla4528]

@@Thoralmir omg I never noticed that. Tell me more please are there other shorts?

[@katet.805]

When I feel weak, or lost, I watch this. It always reminds me that I am strong in my darkest moments.

[@melmothII]

I agree with you !

[@SuperGBros]

And So we conclude this version of Fantasia with a mythical tale of life, death and Renewal.

[@alfredlock3902]

And the final 30 seconds of it combined with the visuals tears me up everytime.😁🥲🥲

[@Zzyzzyzzs]

You might notice the scenery isn't so mythical. The mountain is a dead-on replica of Mount St Helens, which erupted in 1980, destroyed the woodland for miles around and killed 47 people. The forest sprite may be mythical, but the tale itself, of the tragedy and the renewal of the area, is very real.

[@112steinway]

Hey Disney? Now that you have all the money in the world from the Marvel movies, Pixar, and soon to be Star Wars, do you think we could get some more art like this? I'm sure money isn't an issue.

[@carbootstudios2459]

112steinway I, too, think they should.

[@naranjaamarillo9714]

Guys, Disney acts according to the public and for one for which shows interest. If people continue to drool like children for Frozen and for the "big" Elsa, you can forget of such works. : c

[@carbootstudios2459]

Naranja Amarillo What works?

[@brandothefish]

Henry Stanley Such works like this video we're commenting right under you silly billy.

[@carbootstudios2459]

Brandon Todd Oh, sorry my mistake. :)

[@ForeverSunnyy]

The ending never fails to make me cry !

[@carbootstudios2459]

+AangelKataang That's a good thing when animation gives you emotion.

[@oscarpress5567]

The almost every part of it never fails to make me cry. Yes I am watching 2019

[@HeavyRayne]

I've never cried at any kind of media but this is one of only two videos that have gotten me choked up. I think it's the most beautiful music and animation of all time

[@drdinod.diplodocus3397]

My left ear enjoyed this

[@undeadminion811]

HA! XD

[@xenon333]

Oh good, for a moment there I thought my right headphone died on me!

[@puparium3]

Same

[@abeatrizcv6760]

I thought the same!!

[@GrooveYouVerse]

But what if I'm deaf in my left ear? :'(

[@1Sir-McKnight]

That firebird is one of the most epic villain of all time. I saw this thing when I was in sixth grade and it left a permanent impression on me. This is how a monster should look, this is art at its finest.

[@carbootstudios2459]

Josh The Mc-Knight I'm with you there.

[@quinnfletcher3906]

@Brian From The Rebellion Its is just doing as nature dictates without any concept of good or evil.

[@quinnfletcher3906]

In a way, the firebird is one of the view Disney villains who well won? Its goal was to destroy everything in its path till it burned out which it did successfully. Of course, the victory was short-lived as the green lady brought life back to the world.

[@eudeloca7507]

Hi

[@peepandstitch]

I am in 6th and my band teacher showed me this since our band theme this year is hope cause of 2020 and we are playing the ending part since the beginning is too hard this is so amazing I forgot to put periods

[@schizoidboy]

It is a shame that works like Fantasia aren't not well received as they should be. There is wonderful art for art's sake in these films proving that Disney can go beyond the usual made for kids and family princess films.

[@hogatiwash7750]

what are you talking about? Fantasia is critically acclaim

[@croissantsforthought8502]

Yeah, I wish Disney would return to make animated movies just for the art of animation, no plot, no pricesses, no existing property, but just art.

[@SpectraVoidborn]

That's why op said "Fantasia aren't not well received".

[@joekaput747]

@@hogatiwash7750 *financially

[@watchforever1724]

@@hogatiwash7750 finically at the Box office

[@Mr_Wulff]

This is some of the best animation Disney has ever put on screen. It's a shame it isn't as popular as it should be.

[@BinaryDood]

easly one of the most well animated things ever

[@dashman8499]

Indeed. Perfectly masters emotion

[@mons3020]

You might like Operavox

[@OrionoftheStar]

The fate of destruction is the joy of rebirth.

[@carbootstudios2459]

+OrionoftheStar Cool quote.

[@Gendo.]

congratulations !

[@CountBifford]

Volcanic ash and lava contain lots of minerals that fertilize the soil, so the wildlife around volcanoes is actually quite abundant. It takes a lot of time for a forest to recover after an eruption, though - time for weather to break down the ash and basalt and mix it with the soil, and for seeds and insects to return. But the sprite has magic so there.

[@alherx999]

ecological succession in a nutshell

[@DiloConHelio]

It all comes tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down.

[@artistmac]

I remember seeing this in an IMAX theatre in 2000. When the evil bird opened its eyes and sprang to life, the entire audience jumped back in their seats.

[@freelands8355]

same here. everyone screamed.

[@odssOG]

She encountered a problem, in the form of a mountain/volcano and she tried to find why the problem was there. While trying to solve it.. she failed.. so much, that she lost the progress in everything that she had done up until that point. After that, she was devasted and needed others to carry her, as she couldn't walk forwards on her own. But in the sorrow that she was, she managed to see that just because the work that she had done was destroyed, that didn't meant that she can't rebuild everything. And this time with her former experience, she even overcame the initial problem.

[@odssOG]

And, yes. I am trying to say that it passes a strong message.

[@mustakimrozak8299]

@@odssOG that was so motivated . I gonna cry

[@decaytred9500]

And thus she also learned, not to wake up the vulcanic firebird from its nap for at least the next 10.000 years

[@yooneeque1]

@@decaytred9500 As someone previously pointed out, though, volcanic ash actually produces soil extremely rich in nutrients - so in a way, the firebird contributed to the rejuvenation as well as the destruction.

[@goldandcheese]

I'm guessing this is mother nature itself right? But isn't volcanic activity also natural

[@wenglishsal]

Absolutely stunning, moving and emotive.. This piece always moves me to tears, especially when the Stag comes to wake Mother Nature again to re-grow everything... It also reminds me of Mount St Helens, the Crater looks almost exactly the same.. WOW

[@Godzillakingofkaiju1]

The people behind Fantasia 2000 did take inspiration from Mt. St. Helen's eruption.

[@wenglishsal]

@@Godzillakingofkaiju1 Ah, thank you for confirming my thoughts.. It truly is a marvellous, moving and majestic piece isn't it .. Best wishes to you, from Wales.

[@N0sf3r4tuR1s3n]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they have elk in the area where mount st. Helens happened, as an American it really sends the message that even when a geological catastrophe happens nature moves in to reclaim the area. It may not happen overnight but nature will rebuild, even if the area was utterly destroyed.

[@zebjensen4251]

Walt Disney himself actually wanted to do a price that involved my saint Helens before his death and they use some of his ideas in this.

[@titangirl161]

And it is a very true phenomenon- the volcanic ash left behind is full of nutrients and makes the soul incredibly fertile, so long as water/rain can be supplied, and will birth some of the most colorful and exotic flowers out there. Hawaii is a great example of this, having beautiful plant life growing due to all the volcanic activity which formed the islands

[@SwinginStein]

3:00- AND EVERYTHING CHANGED WHEN THE FIRE NATION ATTACKED!

[@carbootstudios2459]

SwinginStein Lol.

[@GodAdmit]

😂😂😂😂

[@gamingpeople7826]

I laughed way too much stfu

[@CrisGaztelu]

My favorite short film by Disney ever and my favorite piece of music ever. It has a special meaning to me, so beautiful...

[@carbootstudios2459]

Cris GazVar I agree too!

[@VitalijKaramakov]

Cris GazVar стравинский was a genius)))))

[@MelloCello7]

For some reason, the term short film doesnt seem to do this just. It's feature length, but in an incredibly rich 8 minutes!:)

[@kristenalexandra2701]

This is the most beautiful piece of work Disney Animation has ever created. I was deathly afraid of it as a child and even still to this day it makes me really emotional. Bravo to everyone involved, you have really impacted a lot of people

[@alfielock3603]

It's the final 30 seconds that does it for me...One of the greatest finishes in all of Classical music.

[@holdenfleck5730]

Firebird jumpscare always gets me. even just listening to the score

[@spiritgirl41192]

When we were listening to my iPod in the car, it was on this song and when it reached the inevitable jump scare, I jumped and my dad laughed at me and I laughed right along with him.

[@avadennis2154]

this transcription doesnt have the jumpscare in the original score lmfao

[@harry_and_harrison]

There's no jump scare in the original it has a gradual build to it

[@natekite7532]

@@harry_and_harrison well, depends on the version. There is a version (1919 firebird suite?) which cuts straight from the princesses's dance (or whatever the pretty part at the beginning is called) to the infernal dance and yeah that one's pretty jump-scarey But there's also another version where it builds to the infernal dance (1911 version????)

[@harry_and_harrison]

Nate Kite the firebird suite isn’t the original it’s a condensed version of the 1910 version where there’s a build up.

[@TheMaidHatter]

I haven't seen this in a long time. I honestly teared up a bit when she began regrowing everything.

[@CJCroen1393]

I remember practically leaping out of my chair when the Firebird woke up.

[@DarkScarlettVixen]

Imagine seeing it in IMAX! Lol!

[@CJCroen1393]

DarkScarlettVixen Yeech! That'd be even worse!

[@QueenBoadicea]

That is exactly the reaction the producers wanted! If you want further insight on the entire movie, it's well worth reading "Fantasia 2000: Visions of Hope". It has amazing details about this segment as well as the others in the film.

[@OswinPond]

QueenBoadicea Tom baker !

[@pcplayer7739]

All of my other classmates did but I fell backwards over the chair...

[@LokiHiddlestone13]

not a word uttered by her for it is simply not needed to express the emotions; a true masterpiece...

[@ernie_renee]

This frightened me SO badly when I was young. Now, it's so beautiful.

[@Bismuth83X]

It's interesting once you consider that soil with volcanic ash in it is actually good for plants. Yes, the Firebird WAS extremely destructive and possibly even malicious (or just angry), but in the end, it actually kind of helped the nature sprite do her job.

[@Beardtung]

In Slavic myth, the Firebird in considered both a harbinger of doom and a blessing on whoever possesses it; this animation was a particularly potent interpretation in my opinion

[@QueenAnneBoleyn6]

God this is just so beautiful. I get chills and tear up every time I see it. The music and the animation are so seamlessly matched, I love it.

[@katieluvsmath95]

I'm glad I'm not the only one! The end of this makes me tear up every time I watched it. And the animation really does hit every beat of the music perfectly!

[@eudeloca7507]

Hi

[@WhiteSwarm]

Spring became my favourite Disney girl thanks to this movie, she doesn't speak at all but she expresses all her feelings wonderfully. If only they'd make a movie with her... But i'm afraid they'd do something very cheap and ruin her.

[@carbootstudios2459]

+01ARTICA One of my favourite Disney characters too, alongside Oswald, Yen Sid, Darkwing, and Kairi.

[@leguan278]

+01ARTICA dident know she had a name

[@carbootstudios2459]

+Lets Pretend What did you thought it was?

[@leguan278]

Henry Stanley i just thourght she was nameless

[@carbootstudios2459]

+Lets Pretend Well she deserves one. What kind of name would you consider?

[@rfasol8853]

If only Australia could bloom again like this...

[@GLENNACHEEMS]

it will. ashes are the fertilizer for new life

[@9386AliG]

It can.

[@daisysimcoe6281]

Give it time and it will.

[@slaymil]

I love frozen, tangled and wreck-it ralph....but it wouldn't hurt to try some traditional animation again

[@carbootstudios2459]

Emil Ibanez I agree.

[@brittanydavisghiblieaglesfan]

I love “Zootopia” and “Wreck-It-Ralph”, but it wouldn’t hurt to do traditional animation again.

[@slaymil]

@@brittanydavisghiblieaglesfan okay 😐

[@tonyparra8459]

I've got four concepts for a Disney movie, one of them set in Ancient Italy and involves the Mount Vesuvius eruption destroying Pompeii, I'd like the animators of this segment do the Mount Vesuvius eruption.

[@JoshWomble]

I have no idea how my 8 year old self watched this just fine but here I am, almost 22, having just watched the whole thing for the first time in YEARS and I cannot stop crying. I don't know what it is about this but it brings out ALL the emotions...stunning piece of animation and music. Why have I not watched this in so long...Disney has fallen so far

[@SiVlog1989]

What is it about Stravinsky? Whether it be the Firebird or Rite of Spring, he had a nack for producing themes that powerfully tugged at the audience's emotions...

[@titan133760]

The Spring Sprite somehow reminds me of the art styles of Miyazaki. Not that it's a complaint.

[@toastee5421]

Yes! Exactly!

[@velvet_victor]

Yeah, she's very anime-ish

[@mkaplan1383]

Victor Vaz A mixture of both Japanese Anime but more of South Korean Anime.

[@Ajourneyofknowing]

DeLEET Titan - Yes it is

[@sabinamartinez6519]

Princess Mononoke

[@calvinbethea3369]

This was released my first year of teaching I had to beg and scrape to get funding to take my classes to see this at IMAX in 3d. I would revisit this piece whenever I felt overwhelmed or burnt out. Art has a way to touch us and help us transcend and perceiver.

[@bheka012]

Absolutely Beautiful!

[@melmothII]

+bheka012 Like you, dear lady ! :)

[@horrorfan96]

bheka012 indeed quite

[@pineforest1442]

In case anyone is wondering, volcanoes are actually some of the most hospitable places when they aren’t spewing out hot ash or lava. That is because the soils are rich in nutrients, and when mixed in with more soil, can be very fertile so the areas around volcanoes include many green and growing things.

[@powerpc127]

I take back everything I ever said about this film being a pale imitation of one of Disney's classics. This scene is breathtaking. I wish I had seen the film in theaters now. Still not a fan of the whole flamingo scene, and I hate pomp and circumstance with a burning passion after having to loop it over and over for all those graduations, but this scene would make me sit through the rest of the movie if I saw it in theaters. Just wow.

[@its-morbintime]

It was actually the last segment in the film...I guess, like the first film, they just wanted to save the best til last.

[@this_Joe_Smith]

powerpc127 it was amazing in the theater. Got to see it in Imax. nothing but love.

[@Jeremy-mg9tl]

I see Pump and circumstance in a whole other way since Kingsmen tho, now it makes me laugh instead of wanting to crush my head on the wall.

[@MelloCello7]

You think Disney would do it if we asked??

[@NHLman27]

Rhapsody in blue was quite nice too

[@Kanjilearner]

What is it with both _Fantasia_ films ending with a number on opposites? In 1940, we had virtue and vice (represented with the Priests and Chernabog), and here we have creation and destruction (the Sprite and the Firebird).

[@carbootstudios2459]

Kanjilearner Is that a bad thing?

[@eudeloca7507]

Hi

[@spencerneilan5040]

I cry every single time I see this. even 20 years later.

[@dannyjorde2677]

This is the best-looking animation Disney has ever reached. CGI has many great things too, but it can't compete with this.

[@AnimationNation2004]

Well there is CGI all over this segment just look at the trees growing and even the sprite herself has a little bit of CG in her design but I do get your point.

[@dannyjorde2677]

​@@AnimationNation2004But it's a perfect combination, this has nothing to do with pure CGI movies like Frozen or Encanto

[@kiwi__1011]

They just don't make 'em like they used to... :'(

[@carbootstudios2459]

Geewhiz1011 I agree.

[@Akatsukileader9]

They do it's called Moana. Te Fiti and Te Ka look and have almost the exact same powers as the spring sprite and the firebird.

[@0FRIJOLERO]

Akatsukileader9 yea but it’s in CG animation

[@Akatsukileader9]

Doesn't really matter. I'd watch Moana before this one.

[@wolf4811]

I was about to say the same thing! "Know Who You Are" and "Firebird Suite" both make me feel so much better:)

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

My very first classical music teacher was Walt Disney, this one could twist any kid's head, such a great movie of the Firebird story, lets enjoy it all over again, dedicated Kids starting to watch TV entertainment on KZbin next to us

[@BlaxicanBeautyTV333]

I remember this so clearly! It's like I went back in time and transformed into a little child again :)

[@huntrrams]

I just realized is this a homage to the eruption of Mount St. Helen's and the new revival without its cone?

[@emersonreid7455]

moviemagic, i think the message is how regardless of what happens to nature nothing can truly kill it, and that nature will always find a way. Thats what i thought at least.

[@kileyneil4222]

It is!n

[@ActivistVictor]

wouldn't say it's necessarily to that eruption over any other.... but then again, that caldera at 4:48 does look pretty darn silimar to how st. helens did after the landslide and ensuing eruption

[@speedracer2008]

Well, I’m the making of Fantasia 2000, Roy Disney explains that the short was inspired by a trip up the country after Mount St. Helens had gone off. He had an idea of seeing what it would be like if the world rebuilt itself following such destruction over a long period of time.

[@drixc1]

@@ActivistVictor It is 100% sure st Helens :)

[@dmittleman9757]

While I can only get audio from my left headphone, thank you for being one of the few people who respect the animation and played it with the song it was SPECIFICALLY ANIMATED FOR! I mean really, why would people want to ruin the animation by playing a different song if the animation was made specifically for one song?

[@haileybrennan2260]

Yes! This song is what makes you have so much shock and emotion while watching and without it its just not right!

[@florencedubois2476]

Toute la nostalgie de mon enfance ! J'adore ! Quand j'étais petite, je le dessinais dans mes carnets en chantant la musique (il m'a fallu un petit momnt pour comprendre pourquoi mes soeurs râlaient sur moi , il s'avère que je chante affreusement faux haha) !

[@melmothII]

Mais vous racontez très bien !

[@Terestrasz]

My sister and her friends seeing this: 2:19: NO YOU IDIOT DON'T GO IN THERE! 2:34 Get the hell away you idiot! 2:37 "AAAAAAAAAAH!" 2:54 RUN YOU FOOL RUN!!! 3:18 GET UP!!! 3:20 RUN!!! 4:06 "AAAAAAAH!" 4:10 She died. 5:00 Yay Bambi made it out! 5:33 Oh no she's a ghost! 6:48 Yeah, go Spring!

[@toastee5421]

Lol

[@fuzzyscarfandmittens4772]

This is one of the only pieces in this movie that felt like "Fantasia" to me. It had the same magic and feel as the original movie.

[@Hail_Felidae23]

This whole segment and the ending of the Pines of Rome segment (the flying whales) have always been my favorites in Fantasia 2000. The animated stories paired with the music is so powerful!

[@camizl3r230]

This score is my absolute favorite because the music resonates my childhood and the animation inspires me more and more each time I see it, and it makes me cry happy tears. :')

[@carbootstudios2459]

Dexter Grif Oh Yes I agree. It's better than Frozen.

[@yeshuautah7184]

I watched this as a kid, it was and still is my favorite animation. I just watched it again today after years of not remembering the name, and the wave of nostalgia hit like a train. I'm happy I found it, it feels good to relive those days watching it over and over on the old tiny tv with the VHS player.

[@NovaRuner]

The fiery fire bird (more like lava bird) may have burned everything down... but the little nature spirit/goddess regrew the forest better than before. in the end she wins.

[@yooneeque1]

Volcanic ash apparently produces extremely fertile soil rich in nutrients - so if you think about it, the firebird himself also contributed to the forest's regrowth.

[@weirdnwild91]

***** It's all just a part of nature: Both life and death.

[@carbootstudios2459]

***** And renewal, don't forget about renewal.

[@weirdnwild91]

Henry Stanley Right.

[@carbootstudios2459]

***** Thnx.

[@lisasofthemoon]

Ok, I've as sobbing here, crying my eyes out! Most beautiful thing iv'e ever seen!!!!

[@DebraKadabra]

You should listen to the entire Suite. Stravinsky was a master at his craft.

[@amyuzomry9.2]

C'est si beau... que les mots me manquent. Merci a l'artiste pour ce chef-d'œuvre incomparable. Grâce a l'inspirante et inégalable mère nature. 💜✨

[@sairbanana7393]

Easily one of the best 2D animated pieces not just from Disney, but of all time

[@michaelk19thcfan10]

What a stunning marriage of the music and images. This is my favorite set piece from all of Fantasia.

[@blue-sea8901]

This is my FAVORITE piece of music from Fantasia 2000. Beautiful and relaxing in nature. It’s like Bambi.

[@kathykovel5522]

Beautiful music and story

[@Woodys_Bunker]

Nope, still scared shitless

[@zytnpltr]

Woody10111 Lol!

[@user197]

used to love this as a kid aswell, brings tears.

[@baranguirus]

Same here. Havent seen this in about 14 years, and this brough tears of grief and joy, one after the other, following one of the few times in the last 1 years that I've been genuinely intimidated by something fictional.

[@alexlea896]

We watched this in grade 7 music class and the firebird jump scare got EVERYONE. Our teacher was laughing so hard

[@evaparker6466]

I still cry so hard every time I watch this. I grew up watching Fantasia 2000 and its animations live in my memory, specifically Rhapsody in Blue and this one. After going through two incredibly difficult years in my personal life, this short to me feels like hope- a glimpse into the ongoing cycle of innocence, destruction, grief, rebuilding, and restoration. And the elk always there, looking on with gentle guidance. Always makes me think of the Holy Spirit in a way. We, as humans, are the Sprite- we WILL encounter hardships, and we WILL feel deep brokenness. But there is such hope for restoration, always. We are strong and we have the strength of our Creator within us, and with His power, we can rebuild. Thankful that art like this exists, and that we as humans can glean something new from it each time.

[@dropopofficial377]

Why I'm crying

[@ilcanaledeifilm2963]

❤

[@alfredlock3902]

Because it's power especially the climax touches you.

[@alishamerriman9338]

amazing. this is why i love classical. fantasia will never die.

[@girlingothamcity]

Watching this was a transformative moment for me as a child. Did anyone else feel this way?

[@nazarianlena5606]

Ma morceau préféré ❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍 j'adore avec le dessin animé juste merveilleux

[@chespinmcgreen3682]

Omg this is my childhoodddd favorite out of all the segments

[@murielhoffmann3134]

Ça représente tant de chose si personnelle pour moi cette séquence, la tristesse, la joie, je pleure si souvent en la voyant.

[@ThreeAirFilms]

This is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen

[@MaidenOfMusic]

My left ear enjoyed that.

[@australislightsgirl9670]

may i ask what you mean by just your left ear enjoying that?

[@MaidenOfMusic]

AustralisLightsGirl It's because the music was coming out of my left speaker but not my right.

[@mrbenoit5018]

Summer I'm having the same trouble with these headphones.

[@tntguardian6455]

Video! Why you no like right?!

[@paulablack1863]

Bravo! This segment of Fantasia 2000 always hits a sentimental spot for me. Thanks for using the original music. I tear up every, single time.

[@donttouchmeimsterile3399]

whoever animated this I love you

[@bernadettechatelain9588]

Splendide Cathy, comme la Nature a son mot à dire, bravo, bisous !

[@sailorarwen6101]

Disney nailed it with this one. This is such a beautiful little film. Perfection

[@wjones28]

The animations are amazing. They complimented the monstrous infernal dance and the finale so well. I miss playing this suite so much I cried just a little.

[@tohdohsibir]

4:00-4:04 A truly breathtaking and chilling scene. It never fails to fascinate and intimidate me every time, especially on an HD TV screen. I love Fantasia.

[@Poultrygiest]

Man this animation and music brings me to tears in the sheer beauty and strong message it brings. Truly a masterpiece.

[@julisol4021]

this is fucking art,not a cartoon

[@misterfukin]

cartoon is art, fufa

[@TECHNOxSPARTAN]

Those trumpets with the firebird.. goosebumps, such a brilliant, menacing sound

[@morvanhall2010]

Still one of the best animated and musically executed representations of death and rebirth.

[@alexagomez111]

No kidding this was a big part of my childhood, I remeber being super scared of this short wasn't even able to watch it...now that I'm older I enjoy it so much one of my favorite Fantasia shorts. Wish they brought it back!!!!

[@carbootstudios2459]

Same for me.

[@ticcitoby3323]

I don't care how many time I've seen this, the firebird always gets me. I'm watching it in class too XD

[@otakus1216]

Ticci Toby hi toby

[@sushiknittingowls]

I remember watching this when I was a kid, so I appreciated the graphics more than the music. The finale made me cry, I love this so much. Thank you Stravinsky!

[@lidoon9541]

ARTE ARTE ARTE 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 mi obra favorita sin duda😘 Cuando me siento mal la pongo y todo me va mejor, es como una luz en mi tunel, la galleta de mi leche, el pan de mi bocadillo. Siemplemente me encanta❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Monobrobe]

Recently went to see the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform selections from Fantasia and 2000, this was among one of them. Surprisingly, it wasn’t the last song they played. It always feels like a finale song. Hearing it live gave me goosebumps, and I really wish there was another Fantasia. I’ll always lament that there isn’t.

[@acoolkid4908]

what doesn't kill makes you stronger

[@omgwtfpirates]

except technically the sprite did die. the whole theme of the short (and i think the song?) is life, death, and rebirth

[@nicolasmedina7642]

Actually it only makes me suffer and makes me wish I was dead

[@oskazar]

@@nicolasmedina7642 Damn, okay edgelord.

[@culturalivrebr]

One of the most beautiful sequences of the modern cinema. Thank you very much. Obrigado!

[@kalgarc]

Through art I felt beauty Through Music I felt happiness through Fantasia I feel.... alive.

[@BrianMarcWhittaker]

Excellent short film. Great story and magnificent animation.

[@peepandstitch]

One of my favorite parts is the part where she has butterflies in her hair and it’s so beautiful that I have it set as my zoom photo and another part that I love is the part where she made a tiny flower, sorta grumbled, then made a huge flower, but didn’t just forget or hate the tiny one, she still looked back at it and smiled

[@eternalskyking]

The Firebird, my absolute favourite from Fantasia. Always makes me brush a tear away, such a beautiful piece.

[@beccacroce7380]

No one is mentioning the jumpscares they get when the Firebird bursts awake? Every now and then I re-watch this and I still jump at the scene sometimes.

[@tonyparra8459]

I remember the first I got scared.

[@haileybrennan2260]

This is one of the most beautiful and inspiring animations I have ever seen. I used to watch the fantasia 2000 vhs tape over and over when I was little and I still cant get over how much I love this to this day. I really wish they made fantasias still instead of occasional short films at the beginning or in the "special features" sections of blue rays and dvds.

[@carbootstudios2459]

Marceline AD I agree.

[@Shadowkey392]

Possibly the best animated volcanic eruption I've ever seen. And the volcano looks like Mt St Helens at the end!

[@kileyneil4222]

Shadowkey392 This whole film was inspired by the destruction and regrowth at Helen's!

[@annamae6021]

This particular piece holds so much personal meaning to me. This piece is special to me. A very personal memory.

[@m.x.b.9949]

Love the twist on how the Firebird is the “villain”. In the original story The Firebird ends up saving the prince.

[@TeamRemForever]

I watched Fantasia 2000 for the first time on Disney+ yesterday, and THIS is my favorite scene in both of the Fantasia films. I was absolutely spellbound and astounded at the visuals combined with the music. It was visual storytelling at it's most iconic and finest