Lady And The Tramp (1955)
Drama | Family | Animation | Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Generations of moviegoers have fallen in love with Walt Disney's renowned animated classic, Lady And The Tramp. Lady, a lovingly pampered cocker spaniel, and Tramp, a jaunty, freedom-loving mutt with a heart of gold, share an enthralling romance and thrilling adventures in this timeless story. Told through exquisite Disney animation and highlighted by memorable songs, this charming film features a cast of captivating characters – from Peg, an ex-showgirl Pekingese, to Si and Am, two of the most devious felines ever to prowl across the screen. One of the greatest films of all time, Lady And The Tramp remains absolutely irresistible!

User Comment: Spleen Canberra, Australia • Dogs are adorable. Maybe it's cheap of a film-maker to simply rely on this fact; maybe someone who manages to make, say, cockroaches seem adorable deserves much more credit; but I don't care. Doggeees!

There are also these two Siamese cats. Cats - boo, hiss! This film demonstrates the underlying evil and hypocrisy of, if not all cats, then at least the Siamese variety, in a scene that ought to be required viewing for all cat people. THIS IS WHAT YOUR CATS ARE REALLY LIKE. Don't ever forget it.

If the film has a flaw it's that it's so relentlessly upper middle class. Lady, Jock and Trusty live in a VERY rich neighbourhood - and, it must be said, a very boring one. The story revolves around culture shock, as Lady falls in love with Tramp, a vagabond dog of no fixed address. Yet how much culture shock is there, really? Tramp also has it rather easy, because this appears to be a world in which no-one is really poor. In a famous scene, Tramp introduces Lady to what was, in 1910, ethnic food: that's about it. This could be why many of Disney's 1950s movies feel much too glossy. It could also explain a feeling that others have reported on seeing "Lady and the Tramp", that the backgrounds, however much detail there may be, look bare and empty - because this is a world in which REAL tramps are herded off the street, where nothing is left lying around for so much as an instant, and where everything is new.

Despite this it's a good-looking movie, with well-drawn dogs. (Doggeees!) Lady has such soft brown eyes, such velvety long ears ... And there are signs, towards the end, that life may have a seamier side, as Tramp demonstrates that he must have picked up SOME skills from a genuinely rough past. The story picks up a good deal towards the end. To get the most out of it, though, it's best to ignore the culture-shock aspect, and think of it primarily as a story about dogs. (Doggeees!)

Summary: Doggeees!!

--- JOYA ---

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