Happy 90th birthday of Mickey - the most famous mouse in the world!

The legacy Mickey left does not stop on the screen but has become an indispensable part of popular culture, associated with the name of Walt Disney founder.

At the age of 90, Mickey Mouse looks very young and cute, isn't it? Well, the truth is that it was not from the beginning. Mickey in the first form is a mischievous rat and has a bit of chaos.

Created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at Walt Disney Studios in 1928, Mickey Mouse was not a "creative" product at first because he was in fact Disney's response to distributor Charles. Mintz when the image of the lucky rabbit Oswald, the creator of Disney, was stolen by Mintz and spawned. As a result, Mickey originally had the same Oswald-like appearance, except that the rabbit ears were drawn into a circle. Mickey's humorous humor is thought to be from Disney learning from the legendary comedy Charlie Chaplin.

The short film Steamboat Willie was born that same year that marked a major event as one of the first famous animated films in history. How does Mickey Mouse celebrate that? He opened the cow's mouth, tapped on the teeth to make the wood sound (xylophone), snatched the duck's neck and grabbed the cat's tail so they could grow into a song. Mickey's girlfriend Minnie turned the tail of a goat like a rope for a gramophone.

Of course you must have seen this a billion times before. For audiences today, the idea of ​​two rats doing all kinds of abuse with other animals like goat or chicken, even . cats can make people think a bit. But for the audience in 1928, no one had ever seen anything like that. A row of cow teeth cried like a piano sound? How ridiculous! Steamboat Willie, along with Mickey Mouse, is known as alcohol, opening an era for popular animated films to replace previous silent films. Remember that those were the years of America's sinking in the Great Depression, Mickey's optimistic and mischievous joy as a tonic to help people temporarily forget the difficult life ahead.

So thank Charles Mintz for providing the opportunity for Walt Disney to become a billionaire and a lasting reputation. It is no wonder that thanks to Mickey Mouse, Disney earned $ 5 billion, building an empire that later raged the world of entertainment. So far, the total value of Walt Disney Group has reached nearly $ 180 billion.

Along with the development of Disney, Mickey was also changed to be more cute, clearer, suitable for small audience. If you notice, we can see that these corrections occur on most Disney characters from the princesses until almost all creatures: the head of the characters becomes larger, double The eyes are bigger than the Japanese chibi style, the gesture also becomes silly and lovely to "drop heart" . Mickey Mouse is no exception. From a bully mouse, Mickey became "representative face" of the joy and clarity that Disney always looks forward to.

Animator Eric Goldberg who was in charge of overseeing the short animated film Oscar nominated Get A Horse! Share that: "The cartoon about Mickey is never outdated. They have a special charm". Golberg chuckled, wearing an Apple watch with Mickey Mouse in his hand: "Mickey is a happy mouse, but humor is never outdated!".

From 1928 to 1953, the character appeared in 140 consecutive and short films over the past decade, Mickey became the golden mouse for Disney in the film industry. Films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), A Goofy Movie (1995), Fantasia 2000 (1999) . are all in the box office. Besides, this famous mouse also appeared as a "cameo" role in many Disney cartoons like Lilo & Stitch, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King. Not to mention the "Mickey Mouse Club" which produces the top talent of world entertainment like Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears or Ryan Gosling.

Legendary duo of Mickey Mouse and Pluto dog.

Launched in 1955, The Mickey Mouse Club opened a series of programs for children, although many of them could not have the same fate as Timberlake or Gosling.

Not only is the character cute and sympathetic to the audience, Mickey is also a movie star when he gives reputation to Walt Disney founder in the piece of art. Before his death in 1966, Disney had 25 Oscars - a huge number including a special award for creating Mickey Mouse. Like Charlie Chaplin, the little mouse gathered a huge fan base despite gender, age, and race. Mickey's optimism has always been a gift for children, though simple but leave many useful lessons about what a basic concept of being a good person is.

There is a play rule that everyone who loves Micky Mouse is happy to follow. It is in Mickey's own world, without politics, people, religion, no cruelty, evil, only humanized animals live together. Born when Disney and his brother Roy were the most incompetent, Disney did not have a bit of anxiety or evil or thought: "We did not let him bear any burden of the commune. In any event, Mickey was not born to speak out about extreme frustration or satire Mickey was simply a personality assigned to spread laughter ".

That world has taken shape since Disney approved them and will not change, like Mickey Mouse or girlfriend Minnie. Though not as well known as Mickey, Minnie still plays an important role in that beautiful world. In January this year the little mouse also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and will forever go along with Mickey on endless journeys to color the young world as well as adults.

Many of us grew up with the Disney Channel, watched Disney movies, dreamed of one day going to Disneyland, wearing Mickey Mouse clothes, and becoming parents again leading our children to "tradition". the same, similar. Life changes, but Mickey Mouse is still there to inspire and create joy for the world. Previously, Vietnamese audiences may be unfamiliar with Disney characters, but since 2014, Mickey's dance performances and dramatic performances have not been a rarity. Mickey's toys, clothes and accessories have never been fad.

After 90 years of experiencing many ups and downs, Mickey has built a strong foothold in popular culture as a symbol of Disney, the second most popular cartoon character in the world. Without Mickey, perhaps we would never have seen Disney princesses or even Marvel's superhero movie universe developed as it is today.

Happy 90th birthday, Mickey!