I was fascinated to see this mysterious world laid out as an industrial process--somehow, this makes what we see on the screen even more miraculous. What emerges is a portrait of Walt Disney as a flawed but fascinating artist, one whose imaginative leaps allowed him to vault ahead of the competition and produce work that even today commands the attention of audiences worldwide.

Timmy Turner’s amalgam of magic, music and wishes makes him a stellar lead character to allow escapism and day-dreaming. however we knew that previous biographies might take creative license by eliminating certain things that may have painted Walt in any unfavorable light. The author's other book is on something about animation history or something, and this probably gave him a larger than normal interest in film history. Download and test our free 3D People to convince yourself of the great quality and usability of our Renderpeople products.It charts Disney's progress through his many enthusiasms and as he leaves one behind - often of necessity - new aspects of his personality come into view. Having read the book leading up to my trip (finishing it sitting by the pool at my resort in Disney), I really felt like I had a better understanding of what went into making a place like Disney.

Barrier shows us a tireless innovator, a man of deep feeling, a true American original who has woven himself into the very fabric of modern culture. Steven Universe and his focus on using love and kindness to defeat everyday monsters sounds saccharine but it covers mature themes (it’s a LGBTQ+ standard bearer), has big laughs and banging tracks. The result is a compelling, funny, and even rather moving story about a passionate young optimist who, almost by accident, created a brand new kind of art.This book could have been so much better with some tightening and a lot of red ink from a concise editor. Unlike other Disney biographies, Michael Barrier presents a Walt who was neither a saint nor a demon, but a complex human being. Virginia Qtly Review “I've read a handful of biographies on Walt Disney over the years and I can say with certainty that Michael Barrier's new book, The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney is the very best. I'm not sure I would make this my first biographical endeavor into the life of one of the most influential people of the Twentieth Century.