Turning classic stories into pure entertainment for child, and some adults, is one of the true cornerstones of Disney's history in filmmaking. Some of the films are better known than others, and some of the lesser known ones are just as entertaining but the characters just never struck a strong cord with the audience. In the way of classic stories one of the better-known ones is the story of King Arthur, and Disney showed that even this tale could be enjoyable. Based and inspired by the T.H. White book entitled "The Once and Future King", takes the point of view of Arthur ultimately becoming King as a young boy.Merlin is given a premonition that he will help and teach some one on their road to their destiny, but is unaware that that person is to become King of England. This a pretty basic Disney story with Merlin being a wizard with more humor than straightforward magic, and with Arthur's growing into becoming a man. The whole film fun and like most children's movies there are life lessons hidden inside the story, which is fine their not to overpowering. One of the best parts that are in the film is the Wizard's Duel where Merlin fights against an evil witch that lives in the forest. As you watch the film you will notice early character development for characters that later appear in Beauty and the Beast, so watch closely.
With such a large library of movies that Disney is continually expanding on, some of these older films may fall by the wayside and today's children may not have seen, or even heard of, some of these movies. This is definitely one of those films directed towards the young boys in the audience, but it is so enjoyable that girls would find it fun as well. If you've never seen this one before you might find it interesting to see the King Arthur story with some childish humor, and you might find your children have a new movie to add to the mix of Disney classics that they already love.
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