Princess And The Frog Trailer Rallies Classic Animation

The Disney Channel unveiled the studios next animated feature Saturday, previewing the trailer for The Princess and the Frog. You can catch it below. Why should you care? After all, there isnt a single TIE Fighter in it. No killer robots. Not a single laser blast or skyscraper-shattering explosion. The princess isnt a scantily clad zombie, and the frog doesnt transform into a missile-laden Porsche. But theres also no all too familiar CGI, either. This is Disneys long-awaited return to hand-drawn animation  moving away (temporarily) from the Pixar-dominated CG era of Toy Story, Cars, Shrek and Madagasgar. Its the grand rally of the art form that brought us classics like Snow White, Dumbo, Fantasia and The Lion King. Its the chance for anyone under the age of 21 to discover what intricately rendered animation drawn by a human hand with pen and ink looks like on a big screen. Any movie lover should root for such a big comeback. The Pixar technique will take over full-time soon enough, and theres nothing wrong with CG-animated movies. In fact, its fair to say that Pixar hasnt made a bad movie yet. But theres a richness and a soul to hand-drawn animation that the more high tech art form has yet to match. Its easy enough to root against Disney on occasion, but heres hoping this movie scores big. See for yourself: As for the trailer itself, it looks great. But does it look good enough to get you excited about the return of classic Disney? Thanks to AICN for finding this new trailer (for as long as it lasts). The Princess and the Frog opens on December 11, 2009. You Might Also Be Interested In:New Image From Pixars Latest Short Film: Partly Cloudy WALL-E Director Talks John Carter of Mars Gort Is Angry In New 5-Minute Trailer Check Out A Full Minute Of Pixars Up Cool CGI Film You Havent Heard Of: 92 Final X-Men Origins: Wolverine Full Trailer!