Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA dwarf grants the king's wish that everything he touches will turn to gold. When the king finds that he cannot eat, he is no longer happy with the gift. By giving up his worldly property, h... Alles lesenA dwarf grants the king's wish that everything he touches will turn to gold. When the king finds that he cannot eat, he is no longer happy with the gift. By giving up his worldly property, he finds happiness going from riches to rags.A dwarf grants the king's wish that everything he touches will turn to gold. When the king finds that he cannot eat, he is no longer happy with the gift. By giving up his worldly property, he finds happiness going from riches to rags.
- King Midas
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- Goldie
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- Grim Reaper
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- Birds
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This Silly Symphony short is, as is ALWAYS the case with these shorts, brilliantly animated--with terrific backgrounds and ultra-vivid colors. It's the story of King Midas and his Golden Touch. But, unfortunately, the Disney folks decided to insert some sappy music--and the King singing "The Golden Touch, The Golden Touch" was pretty annoying. Once this stopped, however, the story was pretty decent and quite watchable. My only reservation about the story is the ending--as the original story told by the ancient Greeks was much darker (and therefore, cool).
It features King Midas, the greedy ruler of legend who craved gold and wishes for everything he touches to turn shiny and priceless. An elf called Goldie (gee, that's imaginative) appears and offers to make that wish come true. Midas enjoys it at first but soon comes to realize that the best things are life are those that you can touch and hold close to you. Or at least he would if the cartoon didn't just have him grow frustrated at not being able to eat dinner.
There is some nice animation in here, but overall it's forgettable. Respect Walt's wishes and skip it.
I get why Walt Disney was embarrassed by this short. Midas is an absolutely unappealing protagonist-- too unsympathetic to earn pathos and not funny enough to be entertaining in spite of that. The music is unmemorable, the lyrics witless. The gags aren't much good either-- they mostly feel lame and obvious-- and the horror of Midas' situation isn't played up much either (BABES IN THE WOODS is a great Silly Symphony that does a much better job at blending humor with horror). Overall, just a misfire.
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- WissenswertesWalt Disney hated this short and refused to talk about it to his workers.
- PatzerMidas cape apparently does not turn into gold.
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Goldie: [laughs] Ah, is this the great man who bellowed, "Give me gold, not advice"?
King Midas: Goldie, Goldie. Help me, Goldie! Take away this golden curse. Don't let me starve. Take everything. My gold, my kingdom for a hamburger sandwich!
Goldie: With or without onions?
King Midas: Hamburger! Just plain old hamburger!
Goldie: Ha ha ha! Now thou art a wise and humble king. I will take back the golden touch in exchange for everything you possess. Toodle-oo.
- VerbindungenEdited into Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Volume 12: Tall Tales (1985)
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