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The Reluctant Dragon
Animation, Comedy, Family
Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be ferocious. Along the way, he is given a tour of Walt Disney Studios, and learns about the animation process.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy playful behind-the-scenes filmmaking, self-aware fantasy, and gentle reversals of traditional heroic archetypes.
- Tone
- whimsical, playful, warm
- Payoff
- amusement, wonder
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- gentle
- Structure
- episodic
- Themes
- creativity, gentleness, artistic process, individuality
- Setting
- early 1940s, bustling animation studio and storybook countryside
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