Frankly, when the artistry is this jaw-droppingly great, who cares?
For a generation or more, Disney's most ambitious and expensive (at the time) effort was only seen on VHS, cropped and incomplete. Watch it today on a huge screen, with rich sound. It's a singular experience. Under the art direction of Eyvind Earle, Sleeping Beauty is a labor-intensive high-point for this medium. Some say Aurora doesn't have as much personality as other Disney leads, and some say the 75-minute film has a thin narrative. Frankly, when the artistry is this jaw-droppingly great, who cares?