Name: Blue Bayou
Genre: Animation
Released: 1946-04-20
Duration: 4 min

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Story

A meditative nighttime tour through a swamp to the title song. A stork walks slowly through the water, takes a brief flight, and lands again; we examine the ripples his movement makes. A second stork joins in on a second slow, sweeping flight.

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Meditative & Tranquil
Nature-Focused
Atmospheric
Musical
Early Animation
Peaceful Escapism
Artful & Poetic

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Directed by: Samuel Armstrong
Produced by: Walt Disney

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Facts

April 20, 1946 · 4 min · Animation

Released: April 20, 1946
Runtime: 4 min
Genres: Animation
Original language: English
Made in: United States

Tropes

Outliving One's Offspring, "Ray of Hope" Ending, Oppressive Immigration Enforcement +9

Outliving One's Offspring
"Ray of Hope" Ending
Oppressive Immigration Enforcement
Titled After the Song
Flower Motifs
Offing the Offspring
Bookends
Birth-Death Juxtaposition
Everyone Has Standards
Baldness Means Sickness
The Illegal
Diabolus ex Machina

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4 questions, like "Is Blue Bayou worth watching?"

Questions about Blue Bayou

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Is Blue Bayou worth watching?

55

DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55 (IMDb 5.7).

Is Blue Bayou okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Can I half-watch Blue Bayou?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with ambiguity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

Will I feel good after watching Blue Bayou?

BleakHopeful

Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for wholesome and 6 for hopefulness.