Steamboat Willie is a film, from 1928, that marked the second appearance of Mickey Mouse, but more importantly was the first Disney film to be made with sound. Technically it wasn't made with sound per sé, it was originally released as a silent short, then re-released with sound, but I digress. It was rather revolutionary for its time, seeing as the sound effects and music were all timed very with the animation. It pretty set a standard on how to time synthetic sound effects for cartoons. The designs were all fun and unique, and the animation great too. The short itself, on the other hand... I wasn't a fan. Granted, the animation was great and the way they worked with the sound was awesome too, but from when Mickey found Minnie to the end, literally nothing happened, I got bored very quickly. Still, regardless of my feelings towards this, it goes without saying that this was a groundbreaking film and a decent introduction to sound in animated film.
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