oh noes, not AGAIN Nella
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ink_n_impWhat can I say, I've been on a WW2 kick lately. *shrug*
Many of you have already heard me wax poetical about WW2 propaganda cartoons. Hell, in the one animation class I took, I made DAMN sure that I got to do my presentation on Disney WW2 cartoons.
I've got to say my two favorites are Der Fuehrer's Face and Education for Death, both Disney cartoons. The first because, well, this is the reason for the existence of Donald Duck, to play all the parts that Mickey can't--you can't see MICKEY having a nightmare about being a "nutzi". Mickey? In brownshirt and swastika? Oh noes, not America's sweetheart! Not good, wholesome Mickey! Donald, on the other hand, Donald can swear and be violent and get all the bum-wrap jobs, all those naughty, funny bits cause he's just "the duck"--or what Disney always referred to him as.
Nevermind that it's a funny cartoon and has a GREAT catchy tune. And I want Donald's pj's. Badly.
The other one though, the other cartoon is hardcore. It chronicles the life of a young German boy, raised to be a nazi. Not going to lie--even though what is probably the GREATEST ICON EVER came out of this cartoon (i.e.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
singealiene's animated icon of Hitler winking) it's disconcerting. For better or worse, this one is going to make you think, be it about propaganda, brainwashing, or whatever else.
If you've never seen them before, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. The first one's the best quality one on youtube, even though it includes the Disney apologetics that PLAGUE the "war year cartoons" DVD set I bought. The second on is poor quality, but still worth the watch.
Many of you have already heard me wax poetical about WW2 propaganda cartoons. Hell, in the one animation class I took, I made DAMN sure that I got to do my presentation on Disney WW2 cartoons.
I've got to say my two favorites are Der Fuehrer's Face and Education for Death, both Disney cartoons. The first because, well, this is the reason for the existence of Donald Duck, to play all the parts that Mickey can't--you can't see MICKEY having a nightmare about being a "nutzi". Mickey? In brownshirt and swastika? Oh noes, not America's sweetheart! Not good, wholesome Mickey! Donald, on the other hand, Donald can swear and be violent and get all the bum-wrap jobs, all those naughty, funny bits cause he's just "the duck"--or what Disney always referred to him as.
Nevermind that it's a funny cartoon and has a GREAT catchy tune. And I want Donald's pj's. Badly.
The other one though, the other cartoon is hardcore. It chronicles the life of a young German boy, raised to be a nazi. Not going to lie--even though what is probably the GREATEST ICON EVER came out of this cartoon (i.e.
singealiene's animated icon of Hitler winking) it's disconcerting. For better or worse, this one is going to make you think, be it about propaganda, brainwashing, or whatever else. If you've never seen them before, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. The first one's the best quality one on youtube, even though it includes the Disney apologetics that PLAGUE the "war year cartoons" DVD set I bought. The second on is poor quality, but still worth the watch.
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Date: 2006-09-13 12:41 pm (UTC)Poor Donald. You're right! He's Mickey's other! Although, to be honest, I always liked him better than Mickey, because he *did* play those roles. And I love it when he gets angry.
I have a rec (or two) for you too, courtesy of this site where you can watch classic movies for free online. I just watched this the other day, actually: Russian Rhapsody, in which der fuehrer sends Germany's best pilot to bomb Moscow (himself!) and is attacked by gremlins!
Also, there's an LJ comm I enjoy watching:
And while we're on the subject, did you see The Producers? Will Ferell plays a nazi, playwright, pigeon-keeper. He's hilarious. :)