Rotten Tomatoesan aggregator site for reviews in English of films and TV series, used to identify which titles are more or less appreciated by critics and the public, is known for expressing an approval rating in percentage ranging from a minimum of zero to a maximum of 100%.
This score, nicknamed Tomatometer, is based on critics’ ratings, but the final result is calculated based on many voting variables and it is quite difficult for a title to receive the maximum score of 100%.
For this reason, in the ranking of the 100 best films of all time drawn up by Rotten Tomatoes, only 25 films received a 100% rating. Among them, there are only six animated films.
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Here they are below:
6 – Pinocchio (Disney, 1940). The second Disney Classic, a term used to identify the animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio it is as popular as – if not more – than the Carlo Collodi novel on which it is based. It is considered one of the best and most important animated films ever made. In the years Rotten Tomatoes collected and examined 63 reviews of the film written by critics, all positive, which brought the Tomatometer to a score of 100%.
5 – A grave for fireflies (Studio Ghibli, 1988). Directed by Isao Takahata in 1988, it is based on the story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka and is considered one of the masterpieces produced by Studio Ghibli, known above all for Hayao Miyazaki’s films. It is set in 1945 and tells the story of the last days of the Second World War. It is the story of fourteen-year-old Seita and his little sister Setsuko, left orphans after the death of their mother during an air raid by American forces in Kobe. On Rotten Tomatoes only 43 reviews were collected, but all positive.
4 – Rain of memories (Studio Ghibli, 1991). Second and last film produced by Studio Ghbili to appear on this list, like the previous one, too Rain of memories it was filmed by Isao Takahata. Based on the manga of the same name by Hotaru Okamoto and Yūko Tone, it tells the vicissitudes of a woman tired of her work and her repetitive life and of her time spent in the countryside, away from Tokyo, with her family. Here she remembers her youth and imagines what life would have been like if things had taken a different turn. The rating 100% up Rotten Tomatoes is based on 60 reviews.
3 – The story of the shining princess (Studio Ghibli, 2013). Isao Takahata again, with the last film made in his career before his death in 2018. The result of work lasting over eight years, it is directly inspired by a classical Japanese legend, the so-called Taketori monogatari (“The Story of a Bamboo Cutter”) o Kaguya-hime no monogatari (“The Story of Princess Kaguya”). The fable, dating back to the 10th century, tells of a bamboo cutter who finds a thumb-sized girl inside a shining cane. He decides to raise her, naming her Kaguya-hime. When the little girl grows up, she becomes beautiful and even appreciated by the emperor. One day, the girl confesses that she comes from the Moon, where she returns at the end of the story. The film earns the score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with 98 positive reviews.
2 – Toy Story (Pixar, 1995). Directed by John Lasseter, it is the first animated film from Pixar Animation Studios and is also known for being the first animated film entirely made in CGI, the watershed that triggered a radical transformation of the animation industry at the time. The film tells the misadventures of Woody and Buzz Lightyear, respectively a cowboy and a toy astronaut, as they face the dangers of Andy’s bedroom, their young owner. 100% rating up Rotten Tomatoes is based on 96 reviews.
1 – Toy Story 2 (Pixar, 1999). John Lasseter again, Pixar again, again Toy Storythis time with its sequel, considered by critics as one of the best animated films ever and with a rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 171 reviews. The film takes advantage of the legacy of the first film, continuing the adventures of Woody and Buzz Lightyear and expanding the supporting cast.
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