My Top 15 Disney Animated Movies

Anyone who knows me well knows how much I love Disney movies! Because I love them so much, I’m not going to explain as much about them in this post, because I will have plenty to say when I finally have the chance to review each of these. I was so excited about this list, I couldn’t even contain it to only 10 movies! For this post, I am only going to list next to the title my favorite of the overall themes of each film to give you a taste of my thoughts. Some of you might find it interesting which ones on this list are ranked in each place. Let’s take a look:

15. Peter Pan – retaining a child-like spirit

14. Sleeping Beauty – The prince fighting for the one he loves

13. Lion King – Learning from the past

12. Pocahontas – Looking beyond external differences

11. Mulan – Matching our reflection to our inner self

10. Jungle Book – Learning to grow up

9. Tarzan – Protection of and devotion to family

8. Emperor’s New Groove – A selfish heart transformed

7. Frozen – The power of love over fear

6. Brave – Taking responsibility for our actions

5. Aladdin – It's what's on the inside that counts

4. Hunchback of Notre Dame – What makes a monster and what makes a man

3. Cinderella – Choosing kindness in the darkest of trials *

2. Tangled – Mutual sacrificial love

1. Beauty and the Beast – Redemptive inner transformation

When I review these movies, I will find both the positive elements of the plot and the negative elements of the plot, in hopes that you will be challenged to see them from a new perspective. There are others that I may review in the future that are further down my favorite list as well. There are two movies in particular that I will review that are not on my list – The Little Mermaid and The Princess and the Frog.

I hope you enjoyed this short post about my favorite Disney movies. Tune in next week to find out about my favorite movies series and favorite Christian books.

* Although I have written a post that compares her admirable traits in the two different Disney portrayals of Cinderella, I plan to specifically review the animated version eventually. To read this post, click here