Review of Lady and the Tramp (1955) by Raji K — 18 Nov 2016

Disney presents its 15th animated film, Lady and the Tramp. Lady is a brand-new dog that is brought into the home of a lovely couple. Lady gets all the attention she can ask for and is raised well and could not be happier. One day she is struck, and she is unable to figure out why.

She consults with her two friend dogs Jock and Trusty and they tell her a baby is on the way. She also encounters a stray dog Tramp who tells her that soon things will be taking a turn for the worse, as all the focus will soon be on the baby and not on her. The baby is soon born, and Aunt Sarah comes to watch the baby. This is where the movie really takes a turn. Lady is confronted with two devilish Siamese cats named Si and Am, and a vicious rat that enters the baby's room, and is forced to wear a muzzle. Between these events she is thrown out of the house, and eventually runs away to roam the streets with Tramp. With Tramp, she learns the lower-class side of being a dog, where you have to find your own food, fight off other stray dogs, and deal with the being locked up in the pound.

Lady and the Tramp may be the best film for encapsulating the various struggles that a dog may go through. The parallel between Lady being a high-class dog, and Tramp being a stray was quite enjoyable. Trusty and Jock were excellent side characters. Lady and the Tramp does not particularly have a stand out soundtrack, or even a compelling villain. Despite this, the film has tons of character and some excellent scenes which of course include the iconic spaghetti eating scene. The film ages fairly well and is under rated in a crowded field of excellent Disney films.

-11.12.2016.