Every Disney Renaissance Movie Ranked 

fun fact: the Pocahontas crew used to bully the Lion King crew and say that Pocahontas was gonna be the better movie. oops

bruh did he just say mulan only has one iconic song when reflection is rigHT THERE???

Gaston is actually a really smart villain. He was the winner of the No Belle prize, after all

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is by *far* the most underrated Disney movie. I can't believe many people haven't even heard of this movie, let alone watch it.

Hades isn’t a villain, he’s like a sleazy car salesman.

“I’m gonna hope I don’t offend anyone’s opinions” *puts Mulan very low* Well, that plan backfired

I want to thank Mulan for literally raising me into a woman I am today. I am totally serious. I was born in 2005 and she was still the only media character that showed me that I can be strong and in charge of myself, that gave me strength to put up with everyone - from random strangers, through teachers, even my own parents - and be my own person, pushing through for what I want to do. I cannot overstate how much of an impact that movie had on me like you don't understand.

The Renaissance Era was Disney at its peak. The stories, characters, voice acting, music/songs, themes, and top notch animation, all perfect.

“Watch colors of the wind and pretend it’s a short film” seriously YES

But the thing I liked about the Mulan villain was the fact that when Mulan was revealed to be the soldier from the mountains, he wasn't like everyone else said something like "a WoMaN?!?!?!!?!??!", he respected her as an opponent and a soldier and that was everything to tiny little me who grew up with heavy gender roles

about Lion King: saying "one of" the highest grossing animated movies is a bit of a disservice. It was *the* highest when it came out, and held that for 16 years before succumbing to inflation and Toy Story 3 in 2010. To put it in perspective, it is still number 12, and the only animated movie from the 1900s in the top 50 highest grossing, (using worldwide numbers)

OKAY BUT DID YOU FORGET? Little Mermaid was the last Disney film to be completely hand drawn. There were other 2D films but they used computer technology. All of those bubbles? HAND DRAWN! it’s really a visual MASTERPIECE

You're tellin me that A Goofy Movie doesn't count amongst the Disney Renaissance?

Honestly surprised that Mulan only got 7, I LOVE Mulan!! Also Mulan stops having musical numbers the SECOND they see the destruction the Huns left in that one town. They realize the war they're in is devastatingly real, and the songs subsequently stop because of that

TIMESTAMPS: 10) Pocahontas 0:51 9) The Rescuers Down Under 2:31 8) Tarzan 4:41 7) Mulan 9:13 6) Aladdin 11:44 5) The Little Mermaid 14:10 4) The Hunchback of Notre Dame 16:26 3) Hercules 20:23 2) The Lion King 25:18 1) Beauty and the Beast 28:11

For me, Hunchback will always be the best movie, because of how brave, inspiring and heart-breaking it is. The scene when that little girl approches Quasimodo, touches his face and hugs him, leaves me sobbing every single time. The musical is also one of my favorites, and I enjoyed the book as well, but the Disney film captures its magic so perfectly in tiny details, and the score is so wonderful. I love that Heaven-Hell narrative expressed EVERYWHERE in the movie, and both Heaven's Light (one of my favorite songs ever) and Hellfire one after the other. I didn't really understand the film as a kid, I simply liked seeing gypsies represented, as I myself grew up in a gypsie community, but this film is not only dark and deep, but also powerful and groundbreaking. I learnt to love it as a teen. Every time I see it, it brings something new. This movie will stay with me for the rest of my life❤️

“His father who hates him because he’s not an ape”

“The late Robin Williams” will never sound right to me

Just a note, Mel Gibson's accent is on point. The British accent we hear today did NOT develop until after the American Revolution. So all the other characters actually stand out. Americans still speak with a rhotic accent which is what most people of Britain, Scotland, etc, spoke with way back then. We are more akin to speaking how Shakespeare did now than the British do. Once the loyalists returned to the UK, the people of London started teaching themselves how to speak in a fancier manner to separate rich from poor, but that failed. Everyone has picked up some of the posh accent and it developed into multiple dialects of today. So yeah....Cary Elwes is a worse Robin Hood in terms of speech. ;)

I really think Mulan is top tier. The Hun's charge down the mountain is in my opinion the coolest looking scene in a Disney movie that isn't Lion King or Encanto

Schaffrillas: Doesn’t want to stir up any more controversy Also Schaffrillas: Disses Phil Collins and then goes on to immediately rank Mulan in the bottom 4

“I’m gonna try not to get people mad about my opinion this time.” 2 seconds later: Pocahontas is traaaaaaaaash

Schaffrillas' Renaissance ranked: 10) The nature lover 9) The underrated sequel 8) The grand finale 7) The misfit legend 6) The underdog modern comedy 5) The one that started it all 4) The outcast thriller 3) The heroic landmark 2) The epic masterpiece 1) The romantic phenomenom

Still saddens me that Disney+ doesn’t have that extra scene in Beauty and the Beast where the castle gets cleaned up, all the servants being hopeful of being human, and then seeing Belle and the beast reading together 🥹 that one little moment between them left me such an impression as a child, like gosh it’s the cutest thing ever and I wish I had a vhs player 😭💔💔💔

The “Cheetah” who killed Tarzan’s parents was a leopard.

"Hellfire is the best villain song" Me: *spits out 4 dozen eggs in shock*

One little detail I’ve always appreciated about The Lion King is during the final battle, there are a few frames where Simba’s face looks almost like Mufasa’s.

Tarzan music is iconic. I didn’t know it was Phil Collins and I still don’t care. It’s dope. And that’s a leopard not a cheetah.

The reason mulan has so few songs is because after the scene where they reach the Tung Shao pass, the film was supposed to have a lot more of a darker tone. Hence the lack of songs in the second half

Interesting that you put shark tale first, especially because it’s a dreamworks movie, but I’ll take it

Im glad you gave Beauty and the Beast the recognition it deserves. I feel it is overlooked with the more of the fun light hearted disney movies. I think Beauty and the Beast is among the best movies ever made. I have like 20 or so movies I consider God tier and I would definitely include B and B on there. Lion King is incredible but even at 9.5/10, it is still not a 10.

Beauty and the Beast at #1. You could not have been more right. An unfinished (unfinished in animation terms, not narrative) version of this film debuted at the LA Film Festival to a standing ovation so… yeah. The last Disney film to get a similar response was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs when Walt Disney showed an unfinished, partially unanimated version of the film to an investor from Bank of America, who responded with, “Yeah, it’s gonna be a smash hit. Tell me how much you need.” This film is an absolute triumph. The sheer amount of human emotion that the animators put on the faces of these characters rocks me to my core every single time I watch this film. I love this film on a personal, nostalgic adventure but I can confidently say that it 1000000% holds up in my adult eyes 32 years after the release of this absolute masterpiece.

"If someone forced me to only watch one Disney move for one year as some sort of new age corporal punishment - " yeah let me stop you right there. It's called having a toddler.

0. The Emperor’s New Groove

Jafar was an amazing Disney villain, is casual manipulation, sarcasm and sneering ARE PERFECT and seeing hum slowly lose his shit more and more is just perfection and then he goes nut job crazy.

Hercules is honestly sooooo good I don’t know why people don’t recognize it more it’s my favorite Disney movie honestly and I’m happy you like it to!!

I hate to be that person, But that's a leopard, not a cheetah

im sorry... did you just say that mulan only had ONE banger?? you'll bring honor to us all? reflection? A GIRL WORTH FIGHTING FOR?

The fact that Schaff is mocking Doug Walker's awful quick review of Hercules is amazing. I can't believe it took me so long to get that

Gonna say, there is exactly one stand-out character in Pokahontas and that's Ratcliffes butler. This man is a delight every single one of the few times he opens his precious mouth.

One song??? Boy you forgot: Reflection, a girl worth fighting for, and bring honor to us all. THESE SONGS WERE ICONIC.

Remember there was a time everyone assume Pocahontas was going to be a hit and that the Lion King was less important? Man have times prove them wrong.

I always disliked how they did the "both sides are wrong!!!!" thing with pocahontas (disclaimer, I'm not native american) were the native americans always these perfect, spiritual, and kind people? no, native americans are human too, there are certainly native americans that did shitty things, as with every single group of people on the entire planet. but the anglo-powhatan wars weren't really this morally grey issue like pocahontas the movie portrays it as. the british settlers completly took advantage of the native americans initial kindness and welcoming. what the british did to them is unacceptable. the native americans were right to defend themselves and react the way they did, unlike the movie which seems to make a mockery of this tragic story. it implies that the native americans shouldn't have fought back and that the solution was just love and acceptance. even tho in reality the only love in the actual story of the real pocahontas (she was actually known as matoaka, and born as amonute. pocahontas was just a nickname) was the fake love of john rolfe and the innocent native american woman he kidnapped from her people, her father, and the fellow native american husband that she already had again, native americans arent infallible, but the anglo-powhatan wars had a very clear villian

Update: Hans Zimmer has finally won his second Oscar, there was no competition!

Not sure if this is true, but remember when Disney thought Pocahontas would be their big hit film instead of The Lion King? *Laughs in hyena*

yeah i stopped listening to this guy after he said Phil Collins and Bubsy 3D sucked

I love how Schaff was throwing shade at the ‘live action’ lion king for the entire lion king segment.

Fun fact, the 3D camera from the dance scene from Beauty and the Beast inspired the 3D camera from the Pokemon X and Y anime, A.K.A. my favorite show of all time.

Only a theater nerd could rank Hercules above The Little Mermaid

“Ariel is so whiney, she sells her voice for a man, blah blah” Well no duh she’s a teenage girl for Christ sake, 16 year old

8 year old me was more interested in the songs and Beasts transformation with beauty and the beast. However just last year when I rewatched beauty and the beast I could finally understand and see how their love blossomed. This made me find a new love for Belle and I think she mightve been the first Disney princess at the time who had a personality.

I recently saw Beauty and the Beast as a play, it was the first play I've been to and even though I never watched the movie, the play was just so beautiful, its such a joyful story and the tale as old as time song makes me feel like I'm in love

“It’s not bad, but it kind of disgusts me on a personal level” I’ll be using this in everyday life

There's no songs in Mulan after the point where she sees war for the first time. The whole tone of the film changes. I think it's a good thing (and this is coming from a theatre kid)

You would not believe the happiness that coursed through my body when I found out how high you ranked Hercules. It’s one of my favorite Disney movies and I could watch it over and over again and I’m so glad that people are starting to recognize it.

Rest in peace Pat and Chris. Enjoy your Disney Renaissance in heaven

Eating an onion every day until Schaffrillas Productions reviews Shrek Forever After

The only thing I’m mildly disappointed in this list is how low Mulan is. I don’t blame him, it’s just one of my personal favorites.

You're one of the few youtubers I've personally seen that actually make good on "everyone can have an opinion, this is just mine" and I love that

I was born in May 1991. As much as I "loved" these movies as a mindless toddler, I was honestly too young to truly "appreciate" or understand the release of these movies, I just realized. But this must have been a phenomenal experience for those 10+, to see a huge beautifully animated epic on the big screen, one year after another, and just as soon as the 90s started. This was when Disney has become an exciting yearly event. This must have left people wondering what they'll bring next, only to be amazingly surprised by their next movie.

"I can understand Brave or Happy Feet." Shows Penguins of Madagascar *TheOdd1sOut is typing*

>everyone else pissed because you insulted Brave/Pocahontas/insert bad film here >meanwhile I'm fuming because you called the LEOPARD in Tarzan a "Cheetah"

Notice how the top two spots are animated (at least in some part) by James Baxter? This man is a gift to the world

The funniest thing is learning that Hunchback of Notre Dame hired Spongebob's voice cast.

>says there are Brave fans >says Pocahontas is garbage >Pocahontas fans exist Here we go again. Edit: Also thanks for saying Ariel is a great protagonist :D Edit 2: holy hell these replies

Gotta love Disney executives in the 90s: "Pocahontas is gonna be a masterpiece. And it's gonna so successful it's gonna blow people's minds! Oh, yeah... and there's also Lion King, i guess. I don't know, that movie is gonna flop anyway.

Fun fact: Gastons voice actor Richard White played the Phantom in the Yeston/Kopit phantom musical from 1991.

“Success will be mine, at last.” My thoughts: Wasn’t that what the people at Disney said when they thought that Pocahontas would become their next Best Picture nominee?

Everyone: Hercules Me: honey you mean HUNCULES

“As a former theatre kid” sir, there’s no such thing as a “former” theater kid. *You are one forever*

I don't like the gargoyles from Hunchback either, but I really like how they changed them into the cathedral's stone statues of the saints for the musical version. That was brilliant and even more brilliant when they omitted the terrible "A Guy Like You" song. Gosh, I wished Hunchback could have gotten a Broadway version, but I guess we'll have to settle for the musical.

I kinda love how you address both sides of each argument, even for movies you dont like. Also the background music is so lovely.

Fun fact: The Lion King wasn’t expected to be much. It was treated as more of a side movie that wasn’t meant to do that well, while Pocahontas was expected to be the real deal which would make a ton of money and be a hit with audiences and critics. Pocahontas earned mostly middling reviews and wasn’t exactly that much big of a hit, while The Lion King earned fantastic reviews and became one of the highest grossing animated movies of all time.

Me who actually likes Brother Bear: *Slowly walks away...*

I was so happy to see my all-time favorite Disney movie at number one, and your description of it reminded me of why it's so special to me.

2:05 Actually Gibson's voice is the only one historically accurate to the British colonist's accents as they hadn't started using the now clichè non-rhotic accent until after the American Revolution to emphasize their social status. Making him the most and least historically accurate character in the film. Otherwise great video. 👍

Schaffrillas: lion king is perfect, so don’t recreate it Summer 2019 disney: write that down! Write that down!

Greece, China, Egypt? I don’t know them. all I know is *Hercules world, Mulan world, Prince of Egypt world*

Im glad Huncules gets some well deserved praise.

Don't forget the fact that The Little Mermaid actually had story-related reasons to be a musical that exist outside the Disney formula in years to follow! The fact that Ariel and Sebastian are both, by talent and trade, musicians and Ariel trading her ability to sing (and subsequent lack of it) are central to the plot.

I respect your opinions but I think you did Mulan dirty. Mulan is a great movie and the perfect female protagonist. Also why you gotta do my man Phil Collins like that?

Not part of the Renaissance, but Emperor’s New Groove is amazing and Lilo and Stitch will always have a special place in my heart.

have to admit, I personally loved Pocahontas, and putting the movie aside I think the score, especially Farewell, was absolutely stunning

Fun Fact: The villain of Pocahontas has the same voice actor as Mr Maellard from Regular Show. RIP to David Ogden Stiers.

It's a Leopard, not a Cheetah you lustrous crustacean

"Mulan had a couple of good songs and one banger" You must be joking And I dont appreciate your George constanza slander

"BUY DOLLS OF OUR STONG INDEPENDENT PRINCESESS!" -Disney, 2019

Dude the bell chimes at the start of Hunchback give me chills everytime

Imagine liking brave This post was made by the over the hedge gang

Schafrillas: "These movies are all about achieving impossible dreams" Few lines later: "Pocahontas is *TRAAAAASH* " I don't know why but this cracks me up

So theres a leitmotif that plays during "To Die For" just after Mufasa dies and Simba becomes King that is cut short as Scar banishes him. That same bit of music is played during "King of Pride Rock" after Scar is - shall we say - diposed, and Simba becomes King in truth and ascends Pride Rock to roar. It is my favourite bit of musical storytelling in anything, ever.

The main baddie in pocahontas, the one all lavishly dressed in gold, not only voiced the museum owner from Atlantis, but was also Major Charles Emmerson Winchester III from MASH. That is all that I like about Pocahontas.

*Shits on my childhood movies in the first 4 movies* "You hurt me so much." *Puts Hunchback at 4* "But I forgive you."

Bruh imagine watching brave -this post was made by brother bear gang

The unmitigated shade thrown at NC in this video is INSANE. I love it

I kind of owe a lot to Beauty and the Beast, since my parents went to watch it in theatres on their first date

every time “that was his mistake” comes up, it somehow gets way funnier

I’m probably gonna regret saying this, but honestly the Hunchback of Notre Dame would be one of the few Disney movies that could actually benefit from a live action adaption. No gargoyles, not cartoonish, and explore more dark themes and be more accurate to the source material and it could actually be a great movie.

Schaffrillas : Tarzan doesn't feel like a Disney movie because the characters don't sing. Also Schaffrillas : This movie would have been better if the animals didn't talk.

I love how poetic Schaff can be at times