Lilo Stitch -2002-2002 Best «Extended - Edition»

Unlike many CGI-heavy films of its time, it used traditional 2D animation with lush watercolor backgrounds—a technique not used by Disney since Dumbo (1941).

Unlike most early 2000s Disney animated films (which leaned toward fairy tales, epic adventures, or musical fantasies), Lilo & Stitch is grounded in a very real, emotionally raw setting: modern-day Hawaii, specifically a struggling, working-class family dealing with grief, poverty, and social services. Lilo is an odd, lonely child being raised by her overworked older sister Nani, who faces losing custody. Lilo Stitch -2002-2002