The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, from Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer, is an interesting take on one of Fantasia’s most beloved sequences.

Back in 740 AD, Merlin was defeated by the evil Morgana, but beforehand he gave his ring to Balthazar. He told Balthazar that the ring would help him find the Prime Merlinian, who could defeat Morgana. Balthazar manages to trap Morgana in a magical prison, called a grimlock, that resembles stacking dolls. Over the years, he adds layers with Morgana’s followers, including Horvath, one of Merlin’s apprentices who betrayed him. Balthazar also searches for the child who is to grow up to defeat Morgana.

In the year 2000 AD, in New York, Dave Stutler is a slightly geeky fourth grader with a crush on a girl named Becky Barnes. Dave gives her a note to ask if she’ll be his girlfriend, but it gets away from him before he can read the answer. He chases the note through the streets of New York, and it leads him to Balthazar. Balthazar gives him Merlin’s ring and finds that Dave is the Prime Merlinian. Soon, however, Horvath manages to escape. A magic fight ensues, ending with Balthazar and Horvath trapped in an urn. Dave, frightened by the whole thing, runs out–only to see his class, who relentlessly taunt him.