Steamboat Willie
By Kaylynn Jamieson
Facts
- a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney
- the cartoon is considered the debut of Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie
- Walt was inspired to make Mickey a sound character
- In 1998 the film was selected for preservation in the United States' National Film Registry for being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
- On November 21, Variety Magazine published a review which read in part "Not the first animated cartoon to be synchronized with sound effects, but the first to attract favorable attention.
My opinion
I believe that Steamboat Willie was the success of Walt Disney. He believed he could create a cartoon with sound and also make it capture the attention of the audience. He succeeded and didn't give up on what he wanted despite conflict with critics.
Walt Disney with his character Mickey.
Mickey as Steamboat Willie
The cartoon was in black and white.