Because it was the first Disney cartoon released in Technicolor, Flowers and Trees holds an esteemed place in animation history. Perhaps it was because of the breakthrough (and Walt Disney’s forward-thinking adoption of the technology) that it captured the Academy Award for best cartoon short. But take away the milestone, and you’re left with a great short nonetheless. It should probably be called Flowers, Trees, Bugs and Birds, because the animators have a field day (no pun intended) with all of the different characters. What makes this short exceptional for me is the way that all of the different characters interact with each other, showing a sort of hyper-real and cartoony symbiosis. However you approach this short, it’s a triumph.

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