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The 2nd golden age of blitheness is well nether way, with Aardman, Miyazaki, Disney Pixar and DreamWorks rolling out rather skilful stories on a fairly regular footing. But which characters of the terminate-motion, CG or manus-drawn world really make the grade? Which existing characters made the leap from brusque form to full-length feature with their nobility intact? How do the newcomers really compare to old hands of before eras? Read on to find out...

50. Mickey Mouse

Movie(south): Fantasia (1940), Fantasia 2000 (1999)

Outset Apperance: Steamboat Willie (1928)

Voiced past: Walt Disney, Jimmy MacDonald, Wayne Allwine

The most famous drawing of all fourth dimension, all the fashion down here? Why yeah, because Mickey Mouse has never been a big character in feature-length animation, and his all-time operation was in a tiny segment of classical music oddity Fantasia. Here, he'southward the over-enthusiastic but under-disciplined banana to a sorcerer, who tries to accept a short-cutting when his master is out of boondocks and ends up with hundreds of magical mops flooding his home - and he'due south wonderful at it. The moral of the story is that it's best to take pride in your work and practise it properly, and besides that you should just never make clean firm because information technology'll merely lead to problem.

Stroke of genius

The hangdog (hangmouse?) expression on Mickey's face when his master comes back and discovers the flooded castle, total of enchanted mops.

Fun fact

The raised eyebrow and disapproving stare with which the sorcerer greets the havoc his amateur has acquired was referred to as the "Dingy Disney stare" by the animators on Fantasia and modelled on Walt himself.

49. Miles Morales

Moving-picture show(s): Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018)

Showtime Advent: Ultimate Fallout #4 a Marvel Comics' title from writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli.

Voiced by: Shameik Moore

After a vast diversity of on-screen Peter Parkers (and yes, several more than show up in Spider-Poesy), it's refreshing to see Miles get his shot at the starring role. The graphic symbol has proved incredibly pop, showing up in animated series and video games, simply the movie truly puts him on screen in layered, compelling fashion. So much and then that the result was an Oscar for Best Animated Feature and two sequels on the style. Miles feels like a teenager who stumbles into superheroics and, thank you to the likes of producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, he'due south too very funny.

Stroke of genius

The 'What's Up Danger' sequence as Miles embraces his destiny is a highlight, though the whole of Spider-Verse is an artistic brew-up of styles.

Fun fact

Moore in one case wrote in his diary as a teenager that he wanted to play Spider-Man.

48. Fiver

Flick(s): Watership Downward

First Apperance: Watership Downward, a 1972 novel by Richard Adams

Voiced by: Richard Briers

How sugariness and innocent is Fiver, the visionary rabbit hero of Watership Downwards? Well, he'south voiced by Richard Briers, peradventure the nicest human in the history of Planet Globe. And that'south pretty much all you lot need to know about a character who somehow manages to retain its innocence through the heartbreaking slog of Watership Down, through the savage dog attacks, environmental destruction and perilous journey, and somehow through Art Garfunkel's blinking Vivid Eyes. Hazel (John Hurt) may be the nominal hero, but it'south Fiver's visions of Watership Down that kickstart the story, and he remains the cutest and near fragile of the rabbits, even blaming himself for all the problem the rabbits suffer. Fiver, son, it's not your fault.

Stroke of genius

Imbuing Fiver with an indomitable spirit and an unshakeable belief in his brother, Hazel, that carries him through. As well, the ability to make our optics all wet just thinking nearly him, and the motion picture. Damn those infernal rabbits!

Fun fact

His Lapine proper noun is Hrairoo, which means "Little-five" or "Little-thousand"

47. Daffy Duck

Movie(southward): Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Space Jam (1999), Looney Tunes (2003)

First Apperance: Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)

Voiced past: Mel Blanc, Jeff Bergman, Greg Burson, Joe Alasky, Dee Bradley Baker

Tricky one, this. Based largely on his pic career, you tin can't include Daffy Duck - arguably the greatest of all the Looney Tunes, with his scheming and his skiving and his suffering suckatash speech impediment - on this listing. But you can't non include Daffy Duck on this list, and y'all shouldn't concord it confronting the character that Warner Bros. hasn't found a vehicle worthy of its greatest assets, from Daffy to Bugs to Elmer to Wile E. to Sylvester to Marvin then on and so on so on. The best nosotros can do is to mention that he'due south pretty funny in Joe Dante's Looney Tunes: Dorsum In Action, and that he's on this list because he's Daffy Duck. And if anyone disagrees, nosotros accept an Acme Reader Pulveriser out back, only waiting to be fired up. Capisce?

Stroke of genius

Just to prove how Warners have dropped the ball, Daffy's greatest total-length feature film moment comes in a Disney flick. Notably the magnificent dualling pianos scene between him and Donald Duck in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which ends with the 2 ducks engaging in a spot of M.A.D.

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Fun fact

Mel Blanc, the classic voice of Daffy, recorded a novelty single in the 50s called Daffy Duck'due south Rhapsody. We have to hear this vocal. Bet Kim Newman has information technology.

46. Toad

Movie(s): Flushed Away

Outset Apperance: Flushed Away (2006)

Voiced By: Sir Ian McKellen

Criminally underrated, and implicated every bit the primary cause of Aardman's begrudging separate from DreamWorks, Flushed Away is actually an enormously fun pic, that may not have the soul or finesse of a Wallace & Gromit flick, simply which has a joke ratio that's up in that location with Zucker Abrahams Zucker. And it as well has, in the megalomaniacal Toad, Ian McKellen's most deliciously funny big-screen functioning. A pompous, pumped-upward buffoon who walks around making wild, grandiose speeches most ruling the sewers (while remaining tragically unable to suppress his craving for flies), Toad is a spot-on parody of Bond villains, with more than than a hint of the chicken idiocy of British politicians thrown in for skillful mensurate.

Stroke of genius

Casting McKellen, who tackles Toad's strong-upper-plumminess with savor and elevates the grapheme into Well, someone worthy of placing 46th on this listing. They didn't brand him a knight just for the fun of it, you know.

Fun fact

In the m tradition of excruciating puns begun by Nick Park, The books on Toad's shelf are "Warts and Peace" by Leo Toadstool, "Unfinished Poetry" by Long Tung, "A Cursory History of Slime", and his scrapbooks, "The Tragic History of the Nifty Great Toad, Vol. I," followed by Volumes II through VI.

45. Aisling

Motion picture(s): The Undercover of Kells (2009)

First Appearance: The Underground of Kells (2009)

Voiced past: Christen Mooney

Generally speaking when countries are embodied in the class of people, they're big stiff muscly men, or women who make up for in weaponry what they lack in coverage around the bosom region. Aisling represents the spirit of Ireland in this medieval take chances, simply instead of being powerful or a flake slutty she's a tiny sprite, an impish younger sister who irritates Brendan equally much as she helps him. Oh certain, she's likewise got magical abilities, only she's magical more in the way that Luna Lovegood is, rather than in the mode that Gandalf is. Some might say that that fits Republic of ireland rather well though, so perchance it'due south for the best.

44. Thumper

Pic(s): Bambi (1942), Bambi 2 (2006)

Outset Appearance: Bambi (1942)

Voiced by: Peter Behn, Tim Davis, Sam Edwards, Brandon Baerg

The matter about Thumper is that he'southward and then cute he well-nigh helps you to forget that Bambi'southward mum has, um, [sob] died. The scene where the rabbit and the young faun venture out on the ice during their offset winter, slipping and sliding around, remains i of the happiest things yous'll always see, guaranteed to raise a smiling even if yous've just eaten venison before watching the movie and are feeling horrendously guilty. A sage advisor to Bambi himself, more than or less, and a more than streetwise (forest-wise?) grapheme, he's a skillful friend and beau adolescent in the big, bad woods.

Stroke of genius

Why, it'southward his trademark habit of drumming his anxiety against the ground, much imitated but never bettered.

Fun fact

Thumper doesn't appear in the original novel, which is darker and more concerned with the natural world than the cuddly baby animals. The Nazis, book lovers that they were, banned the book equally an allegory for the treatment of the Jews in Europe.

43. Mebh Óg MacTíre

Flick(due south): Wolfwalkers (2020)

First Appearance: Wolfwalkers (2020)

Voiced past: Eva Whittaker

Though young Robyn Goodfellowe (Honor Kneafsey) is ostensibly the hero of Cartoon Saloon'due south charming, emotional 2022 offering, it's Mebh Óg MacTíre who grabs the attention. One of the "Wolfwalkers" of the title, she's a girl who becomes a wolf... Or rather, a wolf who becomes a daughter. Fiercely protective of her pack and her mother (Maria Doyle Kennedy's Moll), she represents the native population pushing back confronting England's militaristic colonisation.

Stroke of genius

Mebh is part of the acclaimed "Wolf-vision" segment of the movie, where the Cartoon Saloon team shows off their artistry.

Fun fact

The grapheme is named subsequently Queen Medb, who is cached on peak of a mountain in Ireland.

42. Katie Mitchell

Picture show(s): The Mitchells Vs. The Machines (2021)

Offset Appearance: The Mitchells Vs. The Machines (2021)

Voiced by: Abbi Jacobson

Co-writer/director Mike Rianda drew inspiration from his own family to create the humanity-saving goofballs at the heart of this excellent animated adventure. For Katie Mitchell, he used a few sources, including his ain teenage passion for creation and the parent-kid connectedness bulwark he sometimes faced with his father. Generally, though Kate came from diverse sources, and is remarkable for her live-wire filmmaking and huge belief in doing the right thing. She also represents the get-go LGBTQ+ graphic symbol in an all-ages blitheness, withal that never defines her or becomes a source of disharmonize, as driven past the various LGBTQ+ artists who worked on the movie.

Stroke of genius

Katie'south inspired films, including Dog Cop, are a comedic highpoint.

Fun fact

Katie's socks bear the carpet design from the Overlook Hotel in The Shining. The Columbia Pictures logo figure at the start shows off the same design on ane of its socks.

41. Remy

Movie(southward): Ratatouille (2007)

Start Appearance: Ratatouille (2007)

Voiced past: Patton Oswalt

Brad Bird's Pixar efforts are rather more than complex of moral than your average cartoon, willing to admit that not everyone is going to stop upward a princess or a superhero and that some people are simply more talented than others. Remy, here, is a culinary genius, just it'south not e'er easy for him to go ahead. After all, rats and kitchens exercise not match brilliantly from a hygiene point of view. Still, his obsession with his called profession and determination to get ahead make him compelling - fifty-fifty though he's not ever entirely sympathetic. Seriously: would you let a rodent puppeteer sit on your head and force you to cook?

Stroke of genius

Remy'southward magical, photographic camera-spinning cooking scenes, making the creation of a soup and a ratatouille into a cross between dancing and singing.

Fun fact

Patton Oswalt landed the job of voicing Remy after Bird saw a video of his stand-upwards routine where he waxed lyrical about food.

40. Elsa

Movie(s): Frozen (2013), Frozen 2 (2019)

Showtime Appearance: Frozen (2013)

Voiced by: Idina Menzel

With, according to John Travolta at least, the wickedly talented Adele Dazeem (really Wicked stage veteran Idina Menzel) providing both her speaking voice and her impressive singing pipes, Elsa was originally going to be a more traditional take on the Snow Queen. Instead, she'southward part of a sis sibling duo with Kristen Bell's Anna that made for a hugely successful animated movie. Elsa's troubled, isolated initial existence gives way to a bold, thoughtful ruler and someone who never needs a prince to salvage them.

Stroke of genius

Song 'Let It Go' (by Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, who won an Oscar for it) not only changes Elsa's path but changed her entirely storyline. Oh, and information technology became a huge earworm.

Fun fact

With 420,000 strands of computer generated hair, Elsa has fifteen times more strands than Rapunzel. Have that, tower-dweller!

39. Lumiere

Movie(s): Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Enchanted Christmas (1997)

Offset Appearance: Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Voice by: Jerry Orbach

Peradventure the strangest thing nigh returning to this Oscar-nominated classic later on all these years is learning that Jerry Orbach provided the vocalism of Lumiere, the irrepressibly Gallic, lover human being, er, candlestick who plays such a big part in the story. Yep, him from Law & Order / Dingy Dancing (delete according to viewing preferences). The flamboyant Lumiere, forever sneaking off into corners for some private fourth dimension with a duster, is the nigh amusing of the new characters introduced for the moving-picture show, and it turns out that sensible Detective Briscoe has a romantic side afterwards all.

Stroke of genius

The song Be Our Guest, which sees Lumiere introduce perhaps the greatest dining experience in blitheness history. One question though: would y'all actually exist comfortable putting living cutlery in your mouth?

Fun fact

It was legendary lyricist Howard Ashman (Little Store of Horrors, The Little Mermaid) who came up with the idea of anybody in the castle turning into objects. Sadly, he died during product.

38. Satan

Moving-picture show(s): South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

First Appearance: The Bible, sort of.

Voiced by: Trey Parker

Call him what you similar - Friction match, Shaitan, the Devil - simply he's always scary and badass and in control. Unless, of course, you lot're Matt Stone and Trey Parker, in which instance Satan may exist physically well developed but he's rather more shy and retiring than we're used to - to the extent that his gay lover, Saddam Hussein, physically and emotionally abuses the poor fella. His endeavour to regain his ain sense of nobility and independence is the closest thing this foul-mouthed classic has to a story arc, and if you end upwardly cheering for the underworld domestic dog, well, all to the good.

Stroke of genius

Turns out that Satan has a sense of gratitude, offering Kenny one wish in render for his help in getting rid of Saddam Hussein. Well isn't that nice?

Fun fact

Yes, that'due south a picture of Scream thespian Skeet Ulrich hanging to a higher place Satan's bed.

37. Maui

Motion picture(southward): Moana (2016), Gone Angling (2017) (Short)

First Advent: Moana (2016)

Voiced by: Dwayne Johnson

In what is i of the most perfect combinations of grapheme and vox, the outsized demi-god could only take been voiced by Dwayne Johnson. Maui'southward a cheery, cheeky, crafty sort, plotting his escape from exile while also dealing with some conviction issues. A keen counterpoint to central effigy Moana'southward (Auli'i Cravalho) noble spirit, he's the Puck to her pluck. And how many characters, animated or otherwise, have moving, sarcastic tattoos? You're welcome!

Stroke of genius

Maui'southward change of center and heroic effort to save Moana at the film's climax is an earned instance of the hero'due south journey.

Fun fact

The picture was originally developed as focused on Maui, with Moana every bit a side grapheme, but an inspirational research trip to the S Pacific changed all that.

36. Mirabel

Movie(s): Encanto (2021)

First Appearance: Encanto (2021)

Voiced past: Stephanie Beatriz

Information technology can be tough if yous feel like an outsider in any family, but spare a idea for Mirabel, who is the 1 person seemingly not gifted with magical powers similar her sisters, cousins and others. As information technology turns out, she does have a huge part to play in saving the family'south magic, all the while being charming, loveable and brave. She's also the 1 to finally reconnect with banished uncle Bruno (John Leguizamo), who has his own issues. Beatriz gives a spirited vocal performance, and Mirabel never comes across as whiny.

Stroke of genius

Mirabel's songs are provided by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and she has more than ane show-stopper in a movie crammed with swell tunes.

Fun fact

Part of Beatriz' audition included her singing Maui's song' You're Welcome' from Moana.

35. Roger Rabbit

Movie(s): Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Get-go Appearance: Who Censored Roger Rabbit, 1981 novel by Gary K. Wolf

Voiced by: Charles Fleischer

The concept of setting a Looney Tunes-type character in the existent world is a bonkers but vivid ane, and this effort from the newly reinvigorated Disney of the late 1980s prepare them on course for a renaissance. And a lot of that is down to Roger himself - loud, brash, hugely irritating to partner Eddie Valiant but always well-intentioned. The killer is that Roger isn't stupid; he's capable of cunning and trickery in his attempt to articulate himself of murder charges and regain the love of his smokin' hot wife. And after all, a rabbit with a woman like that on his arm has got to have something serious going for him.

Stroke of genius

It's Roger'due south heartbroken reaction to the news that his married woman, Jessica, is cheating on him. Why is he and so concerned with the fact that she's playing playground games? We've never been quite sure, but we feel for him even so.

Fun fact

Charles Fleischer performed Roger'south lines on set, off camera, while wearing a full costume including rabbit ears, overalls and gloves.

34. Homer J Simpson

Movie(southward): The Simpsons Pic

First Advent: The Tracey Ullman Prove (1987)

Voiced past: Dan Castellaneta

With the hindsight switch very firmly flipped, we tin now admit to ourselves, and each other, that The Simpsons Motion picture really wasn't very much cop. Just information technology's almost impossible to take a list like this and not include the Simpsons' loveable, doltish, lunkheaded patriarch, even if it's something of a legacy choice, dictated almost entirely by the existence of the Idiot box show. Only despite the famine of classic Simpsons gags, withal manages to present the Homer we all know and dearest, putting him very firmly centre phase as he tries to win back Marge and his family, and prove to Springfield that he'south not a monstrous jackass.

Stroke of genius

OK, it was in the trailer, only it'due south hard to height classic Homer slapstick, namely the moment when he gets caught - literally - between a rock (a giant rock) and a hard place (a cafe called The Hard Identify, complete with giant pointy fork). Drawn out for just the right amount of time, equally Homer swings between the two, getting crushed and stabbed alternately, it's up there with the rakes gag in Cape Feare.

Fun fact

The J. stands for Jay. Simples.

33. Emily

Movie(s): Corpse Bride (2005)

Start Appearance: Corpse Bride (2005)

Voiced past: Helena Bonham Carter

This could easily accept been an uncomplicated horror, with a young man ensnared by a terrifying deadite obsessed with wedding bells, a Bridezilla with bits falling off. Instead, information technology became an unusual love story, precisely considering Helena Bonham-Carter's Emily is so ambrosial. Rather than the lurching zombie she might take been, she's tragic, charming and strangely beautiful - yes, even with the blue mankind, skeletal extremities and loosely-attached centre. The fact that nearly of the audience consider the nicely wrapped upwards, happy ending an unhappy one is testament to just how likeable Emily is.

Stroke of genius

It'southward the melancholy vocal that Emily sings when she realises that Victor only proposed by accident and is still in love with Victoria upstairs, while her friends effort to reassure her that she'south pretty.

Fun fact

In that location were xiv unlike models of Emily and Victor, all based on a stainless steel frame with faces moved by clockwork.

32. Shifu

Movie(south): Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Offset Appearance: Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Voiced by: Dustin Hoffman

It takes a very light touch to take a venerated martial arts master - the classic that inspired Yoda, Mr. Miyagi and dozens more - and brand him fresh, while satisfying all the demands traditionally associated with the grapheme: namely, plenty neatly-phrased expressions of wisdom and advice to fill a yard fortune cookies. Shifu, the kung fu primary who teaches Jack Black'southward Po to be all that he can be in DreamWorks' unexpectedly entertaining adventure, is fresh every bit can be, thanks largely to Hoffman's playfully bemused line readings, a genuine warmth beneath the wiliness, and a refreshing sparkle to the barrack betwixt him and Po. Their delightful final exchange leaves the movie on a high note, and is the master reason why we're looking forward to the incoming sequel.

Stroke of genius

It'south got to be the hilarious attempts of the kung-fu principal to tutor the enthusiastic only hopelessly inept panda Po in the nuts of the martial art. His increasing exasperation and the unpleasing of that firmly-held at-home is a joy to behold.

Fun fact

Dustin Hoffman had a clause in his contract assuasive him to record additional voice sessions if he was unhappy with his original functioning. Now that's perfectionism.

31. DJ

Movie(southward): Monster Business firm (2006)

Beginning Appearance: Monster Firm (2006)

Voiced by: Mitchel Musso

A lot of blithe heroes are children; a lot more are teenagers young enough for kids to place with but old enough to take some sort of romance. Monster Firm, nonetheless, puts its three young leads right in the eye, veering wildly from childish enthusiasms one infinitesimal to adolescent awkwardness the adjacent. DJ is the quietest and least bold of the bunch, between Chowder's loudmouth and Jenny's know-information technology-all, but he's quietly compelling.

Stroke of genius

It'due south a toss-up between DJ's reaction to having a girl in his room, and his later, wiser talk with the previously scary Mr Nebbercracker, counselling him as an equal rather than a child.

Fun fact

Mitchel Musso, who voices DJ, is all-time known to tweens as one of the regulars on Hannah Montana. Still you lot shouldn't hold that against him.

30. Grumpy

Movie(south): Snow White And The Vii Dwarfs

First Appearance: Snow White And The 7 Dwarfs (1937)

Voiced by: Pinto Colvig

When it comes to choosing one of the vii dwarves to go along this list, it really is throw a sprint time. (Snow herself is a bit too bland to warrant serious consideration.) Dopey bated, Grumpy - long white beard, carmine nose, perpetually pissed off expression - has the best arc of the dwarves, initially reacting with hostility to the gorgeous princess dumped in their midst, before coming over all conciliatory and rushing to her help. He's a squeamish chap, after all. Aww...

Stroke of genius

When Snowfall White has slipped into a coma - what the dwarves think is death - Grumpy's pissed-off facade crumbles as he pays tribute to her perfectly preserved 'corpse', insisting on leaving his garland of flowers in her sleeping arms. Peradventure she finally pierced his cold outside. Maybe he thought he had a shot. Either way, in that location's not a dry out middle in the firm.

Fun fact

A fight between Grumpy and Dr. was animated, but cutting out from the movie. It can exist found every bit an extra on DVD.

29. Carl Fredricksen

Movie(s): Up

First Appearance: Up (2009)

Voiced past: Edward Asner

Cranky, grumpy, irascible, cross. Carl Fredericksen is all of these things and more, only the genius of Up's atomic number 82 (the first of two characters from their arguable masterpiece to brand this list) is that nosotros know correct from the off why he concluded upwardly that way. And information technology's not just because he's erstwhile. Watching Carl slowly shake off the shackles off loss and hurt over the form of 90-odd gloriously rejuvenating moments is a rare joy, the sort of matter that Pixar seems to specialise in. Carl (impeccably voiced by Asner) remains one of the most well rounded and patently human characters in blitheness history.

Stroke of genius

Even though it's not as cathartic every bit the moment when Carl stumbles upon Ellie's scrapbook and decides to move on with his life, and instead merely illustrates why Carl becomes the man he is when we meet him, we accept to get for the Married Life montage nearly the film's beginning. The about moving, boldly brilliant four-and-a-one-half minutes of moviemaking we've seen in a long fourth dimension, it retains the power to provoke tears fifty-fifty now. Genius.

Fun fact

Carl's look is modelled on Spencer Tracy from Estimate Who'south Coming To Dinner, which was his last film.

28. Steve

Movie(s): Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs two

First Advent: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Voiced past: Neil Patrick Harris

Mayhap the most random grapheme on this listing, Steve is, and there's no easy fashion of describing this, a monkey. Nothing random nearly that, admittedly. But he's a monkey connected to a Speak & Spell auto that translates his thoughts into speech. And those thoughts mostly revolve around eating Gummi Bears, and doing what monkeys practice, which is act like children hopped up on sugar and fizzy drinks. All. The. Fourth dimension. The chief of the hilarious non sequitur, Steve's every appearance in this underrated precious stone is gilded, and further proof that NPH can do no wrong.

Stroke of genius

The look of unrestrained, demented triumph on Steve'due south face near the end every bit he rips the nonetheless-beating eye out of the chest of his nemesis, a giant Gummi Carry, and pops it into his oral fissure.

Fun fact

Steve was the star of his ain game on the Cloudy promo website, where he attempted to read your heed. Generally, it worked, as long equally you were thinking of potatoes.

27. Chihiro

Movie(south): Spirited Away (2001)

Showtime Appearance: Spirited Away (2001)

Voiced by: Rumi Hiragi, Daveigh Chase

Miyazaki has a wealth of great characters, from bizarre gods to eccentric spirits and terrifying witches. But information technology's his heroines who are commonly the best, and Spirited Abroad boasts the best of the lot. Over the form of her adventures Chihiro matures from a spoiled little deviling into a mature and courageous immature woman, helping others who are worse off than herself and eventually earning her own liberty and that of her (enchanted) parents. She also gets bonus points for getting a job - about animated characters are a bunch of do good-scrounging layabouts.

Stroke of genius

It's probably the scene where Chihiro has to help clean a terrifying and rather repellent "stink spirit", which is revealed under her ministrations to be a polluted river spirit, poor matter.

Fun fact

Pixar'due south John Lasseter is well known to be a Miyazaki fan, simply it'due south mutual: the jumping light which shows Chihiro the mode is intended as a reference to Pixar'due south mascot Luxo Jr.

26. Hiccup

Movie(s): How To Train Your Dragon, How to Train your Dragon 2, How To Train Your Dragon: The Subconscious Globe

First Appearance: How to Train Your Dragon, a novel past Cressida Cowell

Voiced past: Jay Baruchel

Yes, nosotros've gone for Hiccup rather than his ambrosial dragon Toothless? Why? Because he'due south a character we don't see plenty of in animation: someone smart, competent and braver than he gives himself credit for. While the wise-cracking, geeky outsider is familiar in live-activity teen movies, he'south given a fresh breath of life here amidst a boondocks full of Vikings and plagued by dragons, and Hiccup's developing bail with Toothless is ane of the most finely drawn friendships e'er established in the genre. Besides, his awkward relationship with his father is much better than the average orphan story, with bonus points for the joke most his mother's breastplate.

Stroke of genius

SPOILER WARNING. Information technology'southward at the end of the film, where Hiccup wakes up in his bed to discover that he'southward lost his foot in the battle with the enormous dragon. He stares wordlessly for a moment, but after a unmarried sigh refuses to dwell and - with Toothless' help - gets out of bed to try out his prosthetic. Heartbreakingly expert.

Fun fact

The novel's version of the story is near entirely different: Toothless is very small and chocolate-brown, there's no giant dragon to fight in the last act and Hiccup remains whole. To be honest, however, it's not every bit good.

25. Kristofferson

Motion-picture show(southward): Fantastic Mr Fob (2009)

Showtime Appearance: Fantastic Mr Play a trick on (2009)

Voiced by: Eric Hunt Anderson

1 of the few not-star vocalization actors to appear in Wes Anderson's end-motion accommodation of Roald Dahl's book, Eric Hunt Anderson nevertheless got mayhap the most amusing graphic symbol in a cast of eccentrics. He's a nephew of Mr Play a joke on's, just his presence causes no stop of grief for Fox's son Ash, who is thoroughly outshone past the polite, meditation-practicing, entirely self-sufficient cousin. While Ash gets the more than obviously interesting character arc, Kristofferson's but and then amusingly perfect that he keeps stealing the show - and of course he turns out not to be such an obnoxious piffling nerd subsequently all. Three cheers!

Stroke of genius

Beating up the mole who tries to option on his cousin Ash, outset taking off his shoes so that his Kristofferson's mad martial arts skills don't kill him.

Fun fact

Kristofferson is, every bit you'd expected, named afterward legendary singer and Blade star Kris Kristofferson, since Wes Anderson and writer Noah Baumbach are both fans of his work.

24. Captain Claw

Movie(s): Peter Pan (1953)

First Appearance: JM Barrie's Peter Pan (1904)

Voiced by: Hans Conried

Mayhap it'southward because Captain Hook started out on phase that he'due south so darn good at getting us all cheering and yelling at the screen - for the other guy. A villain more adept at sneering yous'd expect hard to discover, and every bit common cold-blooded killers get information technology's difficult to top him. But he's besides a man of civilization and some pretentions to finesse, making his all the scarier when he decides to only become for the pharynx. And it's a attestation to this moving-picture show that, while the character's been played a thousand times, this ane feels like the original. Possibly it's that dashing cherry-red coat - we do love a homo in uniform.

Stroke of genius

The gibbering panic that overtakes the otherwise snarling bad guy whenever the sound of ticking comes nearly.

Fun fact

This was the terminal Disney film that all nine of the legendary animators the 9 Old Men worked on as directing animators. After this, they were spread across different concurrent projects at whatsoever given fourth dimension.

23. Mike Wasowski

Movie(s): Monsters Inc

First Appearance: Monsters Inc (2001)

Voiced by: Billy Crystal

When it comes to Monsters, Inc., information technology's throw a dart time. Yous could go for Boo, arguably the cutest child in movie history. Or Sulley, John Goodman'southward lovable walking rug of a monster. Or fifty-fifty Roz, the kickoff prove that Bob Petersen could do more than piece of work behind the microphone. Just information technology's the refreshing, unforced jollity and decency of Billy Crystal'southward Mike Wazowski that but about wins out. Endearingly hapless, with a condescending mental attitude towards paperwork, the manic wackiness of Wazowski provides the perfect counterbalance to Sulley's more lugubrious nature. And when he'southward funny, boy, is he funny. No wonder the dude goes into stand up-up by the picture'southward end. Oh, and we should besides point out that Wazowski is effectively a walking eyeball but another alibi for the boys at Pixar to show that they can take any object or shape and invest it with emotion and life. Show-offs.

Stroke of genius

The sugariness that's exposed when Wazowski or Googlie Bear, as he might also be known goes on a date with his beloved Celia. It all goes incorrect, naturally, but information technology's squeamish to come across another side to the large goof-eyeball.

Fun fact

Mike has his ain Facebook page. Nosotros doubtable he gets an assistant to post for him.

22. Jack Skellington

Movie(southward): The Nightmare Earlier Christmas (1993)

First Appearance: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Voiced by: Chris Sarandon, Henry Sellick (singing)

Civilization clashes accept always been dramatic meat for filmmakers, but this is a more imaginative have on it than about. And Jack Skellington is at the center of it, skilful-hearted but profoundly ignorant of what he'southward messing with. His obsession is non something you usually see in kid's cartoons - he's not a homo on a noble mission simply a weirdo fixated on something against reason, and information technology'due south his friend Sally who, like the audience, knows it'due south a bad idea and wants him to stop - simply it'southward his flaws that make him homo, first getting swept away despite himself and then, eventually, doing the correct affair. He besides gets bonus points for owning animation's nigh adorable ghost dog, as Naught and his cute little Jack o' lantern olfactory organ couldn't vest with anyone truly evil.

Stroke of genius

The song "What'southward this", as Jack - accepted every bit he is to the nighttime, twisted Halloween Town, tries to get his head around the sweetness and lite of Christmas Town. It'south no wonder he gets things a bit mixed upwards.

Fun fact

Tim Burton (who, please retrieve, did not direct) came up with the idea for this pic afterward seeing a department shop swap straight from Halloween decorations to Christmas ones. His original story only included the characters of Jack, Zero and Santa Claus; the rest were added for the screen.

21. Donkey

Moving-picture show(due south): Shrek, Shrek ii, Shrek three, Shrek Forever After, a Christmas short

Kickoff Appearance: Shrek!, a 1993 novel by William Steig (adapted heavily for the screen)

Voiced past: Eddie Murphy

Anyone remember the last time they really cared virtually Shrek or Fiona in a Shrek film? Nope? Us either. It's all nigh the supporting cast, who upstage the ostensible leads every unmarried time the camera turns their manner. Ass - hyperactive, badly insecure, unfailingly loyal - is 1 of the best of them. Eddie White potato plays nerdier and sillier than his usual characters and, in profound contrast to his efforts in Norbit, it pays off in spades. Certain, we accept nevertheless to forgive him for making u.s. wonder how a donkey and a dragon mate, but apart from that he's a raving success.

Stroke of genius

The single best Donkey moment in the series is probably when Puss-in-Boots appears in Shrek ii, trying to wangle his way into Shrek's affections with his adorable kitty pose. "I'm sorry, the position of annoying talking animal has already been filled!"

Fun fact

When Steven Spielberg bought the rights to the book on which this is based, in 1991, he plainly envisioned making a traditionally animated film with Pecker Murray as Shrek and Steve Martin as Donkey. We'd rather like to see that one.

20. Genie

Movie(s): Aladdin (1992)

First Appearance: The Arabian Nights, dating from the 10th century

Voiced by: Robin Williams

Always been annoyed by a celebrity voice coming out of a drawing's mouth? If and then, blame this guy, because Robin Williams' electric voice performance as the Genie in this Disney fairytale fix something of a fashion for star casting in animation. What near of the copycats missed, however, was the fact that it wasn't Williams' star ability that did the job here just his gift for comic improvisation - and the ability of Disney'southward animators, led past Genie supervising animator Eric Goldberg, to go along up with him - that made the Genie such a memorable, magical character. Also, far too few animated characters turn themselves into rockets.

Stroke of genius

Probably the 'Prince Ali' musical number, which sees the Genie perform the principal vocal merely also transform himself into crowd members to start a hundred unlike rumours every bit Aladdin, disguised as a prince, makes his triumphal entry into the city.

Fun fact

Robin Williams was allowed to improvise much of his performance, which is pretty unusual in animation. His initial recordings included near 52 separate characters, which Eric Goldberg then took and worked with, picking the funniest bits to animate.

xix. Madame Souza

Movies: Belleville Rendezvous / Les Triplettes de Belleville (2003)

Beginning Appearance: Les Triplettes de Belleville (2003)

Voiced by: Northward/A

She may be older than almost of the characters here, just the grandmother in Belleville Rendezvous is the very definition of indefatigable. When her cyclist grandson is kidnapped past nefarious underworld biking fans, she pedals across oceans with only her faithful dog for company, enduring hardships without number to seek him out. She also endures the all-frog diet of the eccentric triplets of Belleville before finally taking on gangsters and tycoons to rescue her prize. Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is dedication.

Stroke of genius

In an unusual arroyo to sports massage, Madame Souza massages her grandson'due south overworked calves with an egg beater.

Fun fact

Sylvain Chomet doesn't really like drawing beautiful characters, and much prefers eccentric / ugly looking ladies

18. Totoro

Movies: My Neighbour Totoro (1988)

First Advent: My Neighbour Totoro (1988)

Voiced past: Hitoshi Takagi

Cuddly, gentle and peace-loving, Totoro is a pure woods spirit who comes to the aid of people in emotional need. He and his minor friends also make kick-donkey stuffed toys. Created by Japanese animation king Hayao Miyazaki, his gang resemble a cross between a rabbit and a Moomin, but have a quirky personality all of their own - they behave around numberless of acorns (which they use to grow trees), utilise umbrellas and travel in a cat bus. That's right: a cat that is likewise a bus. Just fifty-fifty amid such cuties, Totoro'southward round and cuddly cocky is still our favourite.

Stroke of genius

The cute, silent sequence where young heroine Satsuki stands beside Totoro at a charabanc end during a tempest. Enjoying the sound the falling pelting makes on his umbrella, the magical creature grins, then jumps up and down, shaking water from the trees higher up.

Fun fact

A Totoro plush toy appears briefly in Toy Story iii.

17. Dory

Movies: Finding Nemo (2003), Finding Dory (2016)

Get-go Appearance: Finding Nemo (2003)

Voiced by: Ellen DeGeneres

Animation's respond to Leonard Shelby, Dory is as sunny and good-natured as she is incapable of remembering your name for more than a few moments. Her short-term retention bug make for like shooting fish in a barrel jokes within the context of the picture show, but as the story builds they acquire immense poignancy equally she tries to overcome her limits and remember. Her triumphant realisation that she recognises the proper noun Nemo is a moment of triumph on a par with Rocky acquisition those darn steps, or the last mission in Top Gun. You'll never root every bit hard for any other fish.

Stroke of genius

"I speak whale!" Dory's attempts to communicate with the huge sea mammals involve speaking in long, drawn-out sounds and are utterly hilarious - and even funnier when it turns out that they work.

Fun Fact

The myth that goldfish take a memory of only seconds is not, in fact, true. Experiments with mazes and with feeding routines have shown that their memories last substantially longer - months rather than moments.

16. Cruella de Vil

Movies: 101 Dalmatians

First Advent: 101 Dalmatians, a 1956 novel by Dodie Smith

Voiced by: Betty Lou Gerson

Nearly every bit subtle equally a Simon Cowell critique, the inkling to the true nature of Dodie Smith's great villainess can be plant in her proper name, similar Dr. Evil, or Truly Scrumptious, or former Celtic defender Rafael Scheidt. In other words, beware a woman named de Vil, who smokes liberally, cackles basely at the drop of a hat, swans around in a car that has a King Kong-sized carbon footprint, and wants to make a fur coat out of the skins of gorgeous little Dalmatian puppies. Oh, and she's called Devil. Just it's the OTT nature of Cruella capitalism run rampant, greed gnarled into a snarling mask of hatred - that makes her so memorable, and has sustained the graphic symbol through animated sequels, alive activity movies (where Glenn Close had an absolute blast) and even on Broadway. If she doesn't scare you lot, so the song goes, no evil affair will.

Stroke of genius

Her unique approach to keeping her two henchmen, Jasper and Horace, on her side, constantly slapping them, threatening them and berating them for (admittedly catastrophic) failures. Someone needs to requite her a reality show, quick smart.

Fun fact

Forbes ranked Cruella as the thirteenth wealthiest fictional character in 2002, with a cyberspace fortune of $875 million. She could buy a Dalmatian farm at that rate.

15. Coraline

Movies: Coraline (2008)

First Advent: Coraline, a novel by Neil Gaiman, 2002

Voiced by: Dakota Fanning

Neil Gaiman's dark-tinged children's tale combines perfectly with stop-motion genius Henry Selick's signature style, and Coraline herself pops off the screen even without the 3D spectacles. She's a fully-realised kid, prone to annoying her parents and going off in a huff and beingness irritated by a neighbouring geek. But she's also smart, capable and ultimately fearless in seeing off the dark forces that threaten to tear her away from her family, showing that there's more than to her than beingness a brat. She'due south likewise a masterpiece of cease-motion animation, with thousands of facial expressions and spot-on pre-adolescent body language.

Stroke of genius

It'south the scene where Coraline hangs her easily around a doorknob and swings back and forth, pestering her father for attending while he'southward trying to work.

Fun fact

To weave the cloth and knit the jumpers used for the pic's puppets, the team had to use needles as fine as human hair. Now that's what you phone call particular work.

xiv. Tetsuo

Movies: Akira (1988)

Kickoff Appearance: Akira manga, from 1982 onwards

Voiced by: Nozomu Sazaki

Yous know how motorcycle gang members are. Tetsuo's ever been the odd man out, reliant on his friend Kaneda for support and protection. Simply when he is picked upwardly by government scientists, and starts experiencing foreign headaches, it becomes clear that Tetsuo may take more going on upstairs than anyone realised. It's the ho-hum and nightmarish realisation of what that power involves that sets Tetsuo's story autonomously from most other animation, and his descent into a sort of madness is infinitely compelling - even if, every bit is traditional with manga, yous have only the haziest idea what's going on.

Stroke of genius

Information technology's probably the scene where Tetsuo's girlfriend, Kaori, tries to talk to him after he's started to become super-mental, regrowing his own arm and on the run from the regime.

Fun fact

Wondering what's happened to that live-action Akira that's been talked about for so long? Well, it'southward notwithstanding manifestly a go project, with producer Andrew Lazar saying earlier this year that a new screenwriter had been brought aboard.

xiii. Fizz Lightyear

Movies: Toy Story, Toy Story two, Toy Story 3, Toy Story iv

Kickoff Appearance: Toy Story (1995)

Voiced by: Tim Allen

The beauty of Buzz Lightyear is that, beneath the superficiality of the initial premise he's an utterly delusional toy who thinks he'southward a real Space Ranger there'southward real emotional depth and endless chapters for reinvention. Witness Toy Story 3's neat reprogramming gag, wherein Buzz becomes a flamenco-flecked Spanish-language toy, complete with an eye for the ladies and neat trip the light fantastic toe moves. Just nosotros love Buzz for and then much more that. We love him because of his bluster. We honey him because of his never-say-die spirit. We love him because he'south a leader of plastic men. Nosotros beloved him considering he's faintly ridiculous. We honey him because Tim Allen'due south macho voice piece of work is so perfect that it almost removes the universe'south demand for William Shatner to exist. We love him because he has a fiddling low-cal that blinks. We love him because he. Is. A. Toy. And sometimes that's all yous need.

Stroke of genius

At the end of Toy Story 2, when Fizz witnesses Jessie's astonishing acrobatics, and suffers a slight example of premature ejection. Bit of blue there, for the dads.

Fun fact

Buzz Lightyear'south proper name was inspired by astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Aldrin best-selling the tribute when he pulled a Buzz Lightyear doll out during a spoken communication at NASA, to rapturous cheers. He did not, however, receive whatever endorsement fees for the employ of his first proper noun.

12. Lilo

Movies: Lilo & Sew, Stitch (2003), Lilo & Sew together ii (2005), Leroy & Stitch (2006)

Offset Advent: Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Voiced by: Daveigh Chase

Alien mayhem automobile Stitch steals the testify, of course, simply in terms of character he isn't a patch on his human counterpart, the ambrosial Lilo. A recognisably flawed piddling daughter, she's ofttimes moody and badly behaved, and has a creepy/cute fondness for things that are ugly or deformed. She causes absolute disaster for her older sister on any number of occasions - but she's also loving and clearly wounded by the tragic expiry of her parents. Few cartoon characters manage to pack so much into such a pocket-size frame.

Stroke of genius

Lying on the floor, listening to Elvis after suffering a bad day, Lilo'southward an inspiration to us all.

Fun fact

In a pre-ix/xi version of the script, Sew flew a jumbo jet through downtown Honolulu to save Lilo from the aliens. But subsequently that tragedy, this was changed to the existing spaceship chase through the mountains of Kaua'i.

11. Puss In Boots

Movies: Shrek ii (2004), Shrek The Third (2007), Shrek Forever Afterwards (2010), Puss In Boots (2011), Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Outset Appearance: Shrek 2 (2004)

Voiced past: Antonio Banderas, Eric Bauza, Frank Welker (meowing)

The principal failing of the Shrek series is that the title character has always been a trivial bland, and ever a lot overshadowed past the more colourful supporting bandage. But who cares when, every bit in the case of Puss In Boots, they're this entertaining? A glorious reimagining of the swashbuckling charm of Zorro, transplanting his derring-do spirit and Latino swagger into the body of a true cat just about higher than the boots he wears, Puss In Boots gave Shrek 2 a welcome shot in the arm just every bit Shrek and Ass's banter was starting time to wear thin. Voiced to perfection past Banderas, it's Puss' loyalty, his indomitability in the face of overwhelming odds, his supreme self-confidence, and his power to make his eyes as big equally Lazy Susans, that make him more than worthy of his ain spin-off. The only mercy we'll exist praying for is from laughter.

Stroke of genius

His introduction in Shrek 2 when, mid-grandiose speech, he begins to asphyxiate and splutter, eyes bulging out of his head like a Pierluigi Collina tribute band. Furball, he sighs, apologetically. Beautiful.

Fun fact

Banderas voices Puss in the Spanish language versions of Shrek too.

10. Dug

Movies: Upward (2009)

First Appearance: Cameo in Ratatouille (2007)

Voiced by: Bob Peterson

Many films have presented us with animals made man, just few accept managed to give an animate being speech but still keep their essential personality intact. Three cheers then for Dug, a recognisably doggy dog whose unfailing cheer and surprising complexity elevator the 2nd half of the film almost to the heights of that unforgettable opening. While his backstory is further developed in the (delightful) DVD brusque Dug's Special Mission, it'due south really all onscreen, with the dog's practiced nature vying with his insecurity and unhappiness under his sometime pack, and euphoria at coming together Russell and Carl, and the many distractions of life as a dog. Lassie swallow your heart out: this is cinema's best dog.

Stroke of genius

Squirrel!

Fun fact

Doug (sort of) appears in Ratatouille, as the instantly recognisable shadow of a dog who threatens Remy while he makes his way through French apartment buildings. For maximum doggy authenticity

9. Dumbo

Movies: Dumbo (1941)

First Appearance: Dumbo (1941)

Voiced by: N/A

Oh, Dumbo. In that location aren't plenty tear ducts or heartstrings in the world to blot the emotional impact of the fiddling elephant who thought and could, equally it happens wing. And then cute it looks like he was engineered in a lab, Disney's mute pachyderm uses his big eyes and bigger mudflaps to endlessly expressive issue, as he rises from beleaguered whipping male child to star of the show in 64 glorious minutes. Now that'due south storytelling.

Stroke of genius

The bizarre sequence where Dumbo and Timothy Q. Mouse go inadvertently boozer and see a parade of pinkish elephants; a symbol of a happier, more innocent fourth dimension. Present, Dumbo would have a traffic cone on his hand and wake up to notice Timothy Q. Mouse dipping his paw in a bucket of warm h2o, and putting it on the internet.

Fun fact

Dumbo was bumped off the embrace of Time mag in December 1941 by the Japanese assail on Pearl Harbour. Well, not so much a fun' fact, but you can't take everything.

8. The Iron Giant

Movies: The Iron Giant (1999)

First Appearance: The Iron Behemothic (1999)

Voiced by: Vin Diesel fuel

If you're not quite certain why everyone's looking forrard to Brad Bird's accept on Mission: Incommunicable IV, check out this beautiful and moving adaptation of Ted Hughes' already-powerful children'due south book. Bird's film may have sunk without a trace at the box office, but it's one of the not bad animated films, a tale of friendship, tolerance and fear for the ages. The Iron Giant himself, voiced with surprisingly delicacy by Vin Diesel, manages to be by turns mysterious, artless, warlike and heroic. His final decision to emulate his comic-volume hero, Superman, will suspension your heart.

Stroke of genius

The devastatingly emotional last act. Recollect the first fourth dimension you watched ET and he went habitation at the end and you cried all the way home from the cinema? It's like that.

Fun fact

Even though this is a traditionally 2D animated motion-picture show, the Iron Giant himself is entirely computer generated. They just added a slight wobble to his lines to make him look handdrawn and assist him to fit in with the other kids characters.

7. Maleficent

Movies: Sleeping Beauty (1959)

First Appearance: Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Voiced past: Eleanor Audley

Hands downwards, no argument, the greatest animated villain ever. She's sexy, she'south sensuous - in a Disney drawing! - and she can TURN INTO A DRAGON. For added badassishness, she takes revenge on poor, defenceless infants in retaliation for perceived social snubs. Yeah, if you fail to invite her to your side by side soiree, she'll probably curse your baby to a future as Sarah Palin or something. OK, so technically she's a fairy, which sounds neither scary nor powerful, just this lady is to normal fairies what Michael Phelps is to the Water Babies grade at your local leisure centre. Her just flaw? Hiring picture palace's least competent henchmen.

Stroke of genius

She turns into a frickin' dragon; what more do you need? Although nosotros do besides similar her twisted scheme to imprison Prince Charming until he'due south decrepit and only so let him rescue Sleeping Beauty.

Fun fact

The sound of Maleficent's dragon burn was created properly, with the employ of a flame-thrower, not any namby-pamby mixing desk. The audio of the dragon'southward teeth snapping, however, was recorded using castanets for a fiddling Castilian flavour.

6. Jessica Rabbit

Movies: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

First Appearance: Who Censored Roger Rabbit, a 1981 novel by Gary Yard. Wolf

Voiced past: Kathleen Turner (voice), Amy Irving (vocal)

I'one thousand great, drawls Jessica Rabbit, I'm just fatigued that style. She can say that once again. The loyal (as it turns out) married woman of the incredibly abrasive rabbit (seriously, what does she see in that guy, other than a way with a carrot?) is drawn many ways, all of them guilty as sin. With the sort of measurements that would put your eye out in 3D, she's a sultry, sleazy siren, the ultimate femme fatale, the sort of broad who inspires involuntary wolf whistles and bad Raymond Chandler-a-like writing, like a wet Wednesday that just won't quit until Thursday. Just there'due south more than to her than just the sort of lines that would clean sweep America's Side by side Superlative Model there's a pure centre and ready wit beneath that magnificent exterior. In short, men desire to be with her, women desire to exist her and a rabbit gets to schtup her. Whadda dame.

Stroke of genius

Her eye-and-other-parts-popping entrance, singing a torch song (Why Don't You Exercise Correct?) that has every guy in the room planning a divorce, or worse. For the vocal, manager Robert Zemeckis brought in Amy Irving, Steven Spielberg'south ex-missus to sing, instead of Kathleen Turner's husky whisper.

Fun fact

57 twelvemonth-old British grandmother, Annette Edwards, has spent thousands of pounds on plastic surgery and more to plough herself into the living apotheosis of Jessica Rabbit. Estimate for yourself if it's worked.

5. Marji

Pic(southward): Persepolis (2007)

First Appearance: Persepolis, a 2000 graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi

Voiced past: Gabrielle Lopez Benitez, Chiara Mastroianni

Arguably, Marji is a fleck of a cheat, what with beingness based on a existent-alive human being - who, for bonus points, wrote the book and co-directed this moving-picture show. But however y'all look at it, this is one fully-fleshed 2D black-and-white graphic symbol, a fiddling girl who thinks she's destined to be a prophet but who presently gets distracted past the lure of rock music and boys, and turned off faith by the increasing turbulence and fanaticism in her Iranian dwelling. While the grown up Marjane is undoubtedly (even) more complex and realistic, it'due south her babyhood cocky nosotros fell in honey with, all high ideals and crazy schemes.

Stroke of genius

We don't corroborate, only the scene where young Marji and friends decide to torture a classmate whose father is in prison is shocking, only brilliant; funny and disturbing in equal measure.

Fun fact

2 of the French voice cast, Chiara Mastroianni (the developed Marjane) and Catherine Deneuve (her grandmother) voiced the same parts in the English language dub of the picture show. Multi-lingual!

4. Wall-E

Motion-picture show(south): Wall-East (2008)

First Appearance: Cameo in Cars (2006)

Voiced by: Ben Burtt

Proof, if proof were needed, that stiff silent types are infinitely preferable to their chattier counterparts, Wall-E is an virtually-mute waste-shifting robot who is easily the most adorable automaton ever created. With R2D2 genius Ben Burtt giving him a voice comprised chiefly of exclamations, hums and snippets of the Hello Dolly soundtrack. Combined with Pixar's genius for creating graphic symbol with the twitch of an heart-shade, and you have someone who won audition hearts in about x seconds flat, despite existence rusty and rickety and probably smelling of trash. No mean feat for a guy who hangs out with a cockroach.

Stroke of genius

Every bit Wall-E files abroad his newly acquired items after his shift one 24-hour interval, he hesitates over a spork should it go with his spoon collection or his forks? Finally, he decides to place it inbetween the two. Adorable!

Fun fact

In the tradition of Pixar hiding clues to their upcoming films in new releases, Wall-Eastward appears in the background of 1 shot in Cars, and in 2D, handdrawn animated class on the Ratatouille DVD, driving a bus in the brusk film Our Friend the Rat.

3. Baloo

Movie(south): The Jungle Book (1967), The Jungle Book 2 (2003)

Showtime Advent: The Jungle Book, an 1894 novel by Rudyard Kipling

Voiced by: Phil Harris; John Goodman

Most bears will rip your face off as soon every bit look at you. You think Yogi hasn't racked upwards some collateral damage en route to ransacking those pic-a-nick baskets? Merely Baloo, aka the deport who takes Mowgli under his, erm, fly in The Jungle Book and shows him what'south what and who's who, is the type to requite bears a skillful name once again later on that unfortunate Grizzly Man business. Lovable, jolly and full of homespun wisdom, Baloo is a freewheeling grifter and grinder, the sort of creature who information technology's impossible not to warm to, even if he does sometimes consort with the shadier creatures the jungle has to offering. And when he lies', confront down in that large old pool, it just about rips your eye out. Even on a second viewing.

Stroke of genius

As Baloo puts it so well, wait for those blank necessities, those unproblematic bare necessities. Forget about your worries and strife...

Fun fact

Gregory Peck was President of the Academy when The Jungle Book came out, and lobbied hard to go his fellows to accept the film as a nominee or possible winner for Best Picture. Sadly, he was unsuccessful.

2. Woody

Movie(s): Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010)

Get-go Advent: Toy Story (1995)

Voiced past: Tom Hanks

How could nosotros separate Woody and Buzz, you inquire? Well, because Woody just edges his spacey BFF in the character stakes, springing fully-formed from the screen equally a living, animate, er, child'southward plaything. He always tries to practice the correct thing, only it's not always piece of cake for him, and Pixar's genius lies in showing that even such a Dudley Do-Righter sometimes wishes he could take the easier road. Still, his intense loyalty to his friends, palpable humanity and the deeply emotional character arc he's given put Woody head and shoulders above the residue.

Stroke of genius

The look on his face every bit he tries to choose between going to college with Andy and abandoning his friends forever in Toy Story 3.

Fun fact

Boundin' director Bud Luckey was instrumental in the creation of Woody, irresolute him from a ventriloquist'due south dummy, every bit originally planned, into the cowboy that we all know and dear - and Andy was named after Bud's son, who'south likewise become an animator.

1. Gromit

Movie(s): Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), numerous shorts

First Appearance: A Yard Day Out (1988)

Voiced past: N/A

Gromit doesn't always say a word, but in that location has never been a more expressive graphic symbol (animated or otherwise) to grace our screens. The long-suffering companion to inventor Wallace, Gromit is a mechanical genius in his ain correct, a vegetable-grower par excellence and an unfailing case of British pluck and can-do spirit. He also boasts a flair for deadpan that Buster Keaton would be proud of and the ability to let us know exactly what he's thinking with no more than than the twitch of an ear. With the fingerprints of genius animators all over him (literally), Gromit is an example to u.s. all.

Stroke of genius

While The Wrong Trousers' train hunt takes some beating, our favourite is Gromit'south realisation that the Were-Rabbit is in fact Wallace!

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