Walt Disney said that this was his favorite movie that he made, because it is the most like his childhood. Unfortunately, it is a really hard movie to find. I think that's because it hasn't really stayed in the collective imagination. I think the reason for it is that the story doesn't really distinguish itself from other similar stories a person has to overcome misfortunes to learn valuable life lessons. Another part of the film that does not make a lot of sense is the combination of animation and live action. Disney originally wanted this to be his first all live action film, but he was pressured into adding animated scenes because people expected animation from a Walt Disney film. The animation is a little bit confusing, it's not like the combination of live-action an animation in his previous films. It just interrupts the flow of the movie. So should your kids watch it? I think it's not worth the effort it's going to take you to find it to watch it.
Review of So Dear to My Heart
