Father Noah's Ark

Saw Noah's Ark Silly Symphony for the first time this morning!

Truly a wonderful cartoon; beautiful, amazing, and very advanced Technicolor animation! Just appalled by how this wonderous work of art is rated so low here on the IMDb! Seems like people here just don't like great animated cartoons!

Funny how "Father Noah" looked *exactly* like Santa Claus (as he appears in other Disney cartoons around that time). My only criticism is that as in many of these Silly Symphonies at this time, it seems like they don't have anyone checking continuity! The lyrics from the wives about loading the ark with canned sardines was a funny and silly anachronism, but all the food shown on screen was very beautiful fresh fruit and vegetables! These flaws don't detract that much in my opinion however, and overall maybe the most wonderful, lush, and colourful Silly Symphony I've seen yet! (I haven't yet seen "Flowers and Trees" nor "Funny Little Bunnies")

Highly recommended if you like purely enjoyable sing-song and dance animated cartoons that are beautifully drawn, painted, and orchestrated!

This short was Disney's first visit to Noah-it was followed up 26 years later by Noah's Ark. Of the two, this one is much closer to the typical Disney animated short and this one is very good. The other is more unusual in style and format, but both are fairly successful in what they try to do. Good to see this in-print. Beautifully executed. Recommended.

This is a nice little cartoon short from Disney, where Noah and his family and various animals all construct the Ark. After the rain starts pouring, all the creatures take shelter in the Ark as the gigantic boat floats through a sea of raging water. When the sun returns, the animals disembark and enjoy the new, luscious land and what God has to offer.

It's truly an innocent-filled cartoon to commemorate a biblical chapter and it is also filled with colorful animation, joyful songs, sweet music and funny sound effects.

A great Silly Symphony for the family.

Grade A

Father Noah, a Santa Claus lookalike is carrying out the ark-building task that God gave him and plans to have 2 of every land animal shelter from the forthcoming flood on it (without resorting to eating each other, which is the most obvious flaw in this fable - and it is a fable). The animals are only too happy to help out with its construction, including birds of flight, which is kinda odd as they don't really need the ark.

The animation is colorful, and the animals are cute, but as usual with early Disney cartoons, the humans are quite ugly. The song they sing is forgettable, much like the entire cartoon overall.

Underlying message of the cartoon: don't believe everything the Bible tells you.

Even though I am NOT a fan of singing cartoons (a BIG fad during the 1930s), I couldn't help but admire "Father Noah's Ark". From the opening screen to the end of the picture, it was a visual treat--one of the prettiest and most complex cartoons I have ever seen. First, as the cartoon began, it showed amazing colors--with wonderful blends and that you just need to see for yourself. Second, throughout the cartoon, the colors were amazingly rich and satisfying. Third, I was REALLY blown away by many of the early scenes in which MANY animals were moving independently of each other. I'd never seen so much action in a cartoon and it's obvious that this film was a labor of love, as it was VERY difficult to make. This is no ordinary cartoon, that's for sure!

As for the plot, it's about what you'd expect--it's a retelling of the story of Noah's ark. But, to sanitize it and make it more acceptable to a wider audience, there isn't any God in the cartoon--just Noah and his family and the animals. No condemned folks of the Earth, either, as showing the multitudes screaming in agony would have been a real downer! No, in this world, it's all happiness and fun as the animals work with the family (sort of like in "The Flintstones") to build the boat. It's all pretty clever and although I hate singing, the songs were pretty good for what they were. All in all, a sweet and eye-popping cartoon.