El Dilema de Donald

The song Donald sings is "When You Wish Upon A Star"however it is slightly different from the famous song we know today because donald Replaces the verse "Makes No Difference who you are" to "Shine in Right In From Afar. I saw this short many times on a home video. I have read other comments about this short and they said that the title should be "Daisy's Dilemma" and i agree with that. I don't think i saw donald loose his temper in this short.

I do agree that the title is misleading, it is more Daisy's Dilemma than Donald's. But when you see the quality of the cartoon, you can forgive this, because Donald's Dilemma is just wonderful. It is a cartoon where both Donald and Daisy shine, Donald is not as temperamental as he is in other cartoons but he is still a joy here. Especially with his singing which is one of the more mellow and beautiful singing voices of any male singing voice in the Disney cartoons. The animation is of vibrant and fluid quality, and there is a lot of energy and style in the music. The cartoon is both touching and amusing, touching because while I have rarely seen Daisy so angry you do to an extent feel for her and amusing because the part where Donald gets the pot crashed upon his head cracks me up every time. The story is structured beautifully and characterised so affectionately. The voice acting is as good as you'd expect too. Overall, a wonderful cartoon where Donald and Daisy both shine. 10/10 Bethany Cox

"Donald's Dilemma" is one of the first films to use a very common cliche for TV shows of the 50s and 60s. Early in the cartoon, a flower pot falls off a very high ledge and conks Donald in the head. Instantly, he is an all new duck....one that doesn't recognize Daisy and who is a crooner. In fact, he almost instantly becomes a huge sensation (like Sinatra in his prime) and the world is thrilled with the change. But Daisy is upset...and all she wants back is her cranky old Donald! So, she seeks out professional help...

Like all the Disney films of the era, the animation quality it tops and the cartoon is a wonderful counterpoint to the almost saccharine Mickey Mouse cartoons of the 1940s (where he is so nice...too nice if you ask me). Instead, this Daisy/Donald cartoon is violent and mean-spirited...exactly what most folks want out of a cartoon! Very enjoyable and nice to see a cartoon from Daisy's point of view.

The title is a bit of a misnomer. It's actually Daisy's dilemma. For once, she is thrust center stage. No longer the shrinking violet or amiable catalyst, she displays a ruthlessly self-centered neurotic streak light years removed from the traditional Carl Barks comic-book conception. We sympathize with her all the same, despite her theatrics — which are not all that exaggerated when you think about it. I've known fans who would hang around stage doors for interminable lengths of time, patiently waiting for a fleeting glimpse or grudging autograph from their idol, gaining comfort during their long vigil just from the sight of a poster.

Donald's Dilemma is unusual for Disney in that it tells a definite story, laid out in the traditional premise/plot development/resolution fashion, rather than presenting just a series of gags and variations on a single theme (for example, wanting to fly, trying to sleep, jitterbugging, skinning a bear) which often ends abruptly when time is up. Happily, this well-crafted story experiment is highly successful, thanks to an ingenious central idea which is cleverly developed and brilliantly characterized, and direction that is both unusually snappy and atmospheric from the usually stolid Jack King.

This is a funny cartoon where Daisy goes see a psychiatrist, distressed over Donald getting amnesia from a knock on the head. Donald doesn't recognize Daisy and becomes a famous singer, becomes the world's darling instead of Daisy's.

Daisy I thought has always been bullish to Donald. Now, seeing her getting the brunt of all the bad luck and mishaps in this cartoon, from her getting kicked out by the stagehand to her going crazy over losing Donald, was rather funny and entertaining.

Great fun here with lovable characters and beautiful animation.

Grade A