This one's a bit different because it is not like the package films, which preceded it and came after. Here goes! have you seen it?
Day 8: Victory Through Air Power (1943)
We were a bit apprehensive about this one. What stereotypes were we going to encounter? For anyone who has not had the joy, its a case made through animation for the US using more airpower during the war. It's very diagrammatic. Apparently, it was a success at the time and persuaded Roosevelt to change strategy (this may or may not be an exaggeration by wiki). But I don’t think it will have persuaded the general public to watch more animated films.
The last 2 minutes the film changes approach, and instead of animation showing the movements of planes and the Nazi incursion into France etc we have a massive US eagle attacking Japan represented as an octopus. This is out of keeping with the approach of the rest of the film and creates tension, but is also obviously highly problematic.
I actually study the intersection of propaganda and popular culture (comics) (although not in the US or WW2 context) so it was interesting to see the company’s approach to making the case they wanted at the time. Definitely not a fun watch though.
Tomorrow its back to The Three Caballeros!
Day 8: Victory Through Air Power (1943)
We were a bit apprehensive about this one. What stereotypes were we going to encounter? For anyone who has not had the joy, its a case made through animation for the US using more airpower during the war. It's very diagrammatic. Apparently, it was a success at the time and persuaded Roosevelt to change strategy (this may or may not be an exaggeration by wiki). But I don’t think it will have persuaded the general public to watch more animated films.
The last 2 minutes the film changes approach, and instead of animation showing the movements of planes and the Nazi incursion into France etc we have a massive US eagle attacking Japan represented as an octopus. This is out of keeping with the approach of the rest of the film and creates tension, but is also obviously highly problematic.
I actually study the intersection of propaganda and popular culture (comics) (although not in the US or WW2 context) so it was interesting to see the company’s approach to making the case they wanted at the time. Definitely not a fun watch though.
Tomorrow its back to The Three Caballeros!