Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Celebrating 70 Years of Adventure | Reviews on the Edge by Chris Nersinger | NewsBreak Original

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Above- Newly commissioned art- fan-based(?) highlighting some of the key action scenes. Gives you an idea of the epic adventure awaiting.

It’s the early ’50s and Disney wanted to be taken seriously. Not just defined by a mouse and cartoons. So, Walt and the company began considering making a live action film. And if you are going to compete with the “big boys” of Hollywood make it spectacular and epic. Larger than life and while you’re at it-the greatest action-adventure film. Trailer-20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Movie Trailer (youtube.com)

*People in general thought “Stick to what you know best. You know the mouse and animated fare. Remember for almost 20 years prior a feature length film from Walt was a cartoon with a longer story in theory. 1937 saw Snow White and the development of a multi-plane camera that lent the movie patron depth ..almost 3D like and what was on cell seemed to be alive. It pioneered the film business in terms of animation. Well guess who was…