You'd think that the tale of Walt Disney creating a powerhouse of animation would be the only engaging aspect of the companies history but after watching Waking Sleeping Beauty I can honestly say that's just the tip of the iceberg. The movie lays out the events that took place leading up to the studios Second Coming and the ridiculous success they achieved for a solid ten year run. That decade of time just so happens to be the time when most of us grew up watching Disney films - Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and The Beast, The Lion King, etc. The list of names involved are ridiculously familiar - Roy Disney, Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, John Lasseter, Tim Burton, Spielberg, Zemeckis, etc.

My favorite portion of the film is a tiny little anecdote regarding Disney Chief Operating Officer Frank Wells who always carried around a little slip of paper in his wallet that read "Humility is the greatest virtue." Not exactly a sentiment you'd associate with a corporate exec.

Long story short, watch this movie.. it's a surprisingly riveting tale.