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CINEPHILIA: Life, Animated exposes the limitations of a Disney ending

Life, Animated, based on the book of the same name, is about Owen, a young boy with regressive autism, who learns to communicate through Disney movies. With the precision of a calculator, Owen can recite every line from every animated Disney movie ever made. Far from being merely an obsession, Disney’s filmography is Owen’s vocabulary, how he understands the world, and the framework through which he filters his experience. These films are his language, his scripture, and his metaphysical reality. When Owen turns three and loses his ability to say coherent words, it isn’t until his father talks in the…

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