Saludos Amigos - Comments & Tips

Brasil jalalalalalalalaaaaaa Very fun to see such an old Disney movie that''s both a documentary, cartoon and making of in one.

Very unique Disney film with a combination of live action documentary scenes about Walt Disney;s trip to South America

Better than I expected for what it's worth. Getting this out of the way- this is less a movie with a storyline and structure, and more a documentary. And unfortunately...It's not a very good one. This is a short movie and as a result, they spend barely any time with anything they talk about and don't actually get into it much beyond surface level estimations and ideas. And everyone call tell you why; this is literally about white American businessmen using and vastly simplifying other country's cultures to sell to white audiences for the sake of their own profit, which is pretty gross. I know that is unfortunately just part of the industry, and sadly even some movies I like fall victim to these kinds of business practices, but this is the only film from Disney's history that is so blatantly open about it. The 40s was a rough decade for Disney due to repeated prior box office failures, so they made a couple of these half animated, half live-action films, and this wasn't a great introduction.

It was fun to see how they did research back then, but otherwise not that special.

3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Saludos Amigos’: 1. I was more invested in that baby plane story than I probably should have been lol. 2. It definitely needed more Goofy. 3. I watched this as part of my effort to watch every single Walt Disney Animation Studios film. It was an interesting watch, the mix of live action and animation, seeing these artists attempt to capture the culture of South America. Ultimately, however, I doubt I’ll remember much of this in the near future.