Reading Log 4 - Walt before Mickey

Title: Walt before Mickey
Text Type: Film
Director: Khoa Le

"Walt before Mickey" was released on 8th December 2015, it was directed by Khoa Le. The movie is set about Walt Disney's life 10 years before his creation of Mickey Mouse. It explains the struggles he went through to become the most legendary animator of all time.

Walt Disney went through a lot of struggles when trying to enter into the animation film industry because it had not been done before. Every theatre he went to turned him away. Even when his first contract fell through he still kept trying. I think in order for someone to be successful they have to fail first.In my opinion failing is part of the reason Walt Disney became so famous, even when he couldn't pay his employee cartoonists and was on the verge of going bankrupt they kept pushing. Walt proves this in the movie when he says "All the adversity I've had in my life, all the troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realise it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you".

I have a lot of respect for Walt Disney because his father was not the most supportive parent of his love for drawing. When he was young his father would constantly tell him that it would be impossible to make a living from drawing and that he should just move on with his life. Even though his father did not approve he never stopped doing what he had a love and passion for. In my opinion when it comes to things like this it is okay to be a little bit selfish, because its your life your living not what your parents would ideally like you to do. I think it is definitely possible to have a career or job that you love, Walt said in the movie "The real problem with the world, to many people grow up".