Animated cartoon

in a Japanese nationalist mindset. “The media was making the Japanese feel as though they are superior to the United States.” Superior in tactics, ability, and in unity. This superior ideal Japan had in mind for its citizens can be explored in the animated film Momotaro’s Sea Eagles. Momotaro, is a popular hero of Japanese folklore dating as back to the Edo period. The Momotaro’s Sea Eagles, is, “[a] mix [of] cute animal characters with images of aerial warfare to represent the Japanese as…

City of ambition is a contextually useful addition to the history of New York City Politics. President Roosevelt and Mayor La Guardia were the pinnacle of the odd couple mantra: aristocratic president and immigrant mayor, fireside chat and populous cartoon, down-to-earth Democrat and reform Republican. However, both being born in 1882, both New York lawyers, and both hostile towards Tammany Hall made them unstoppable allies. In the height of the great depression, the leaders of America’s two…

time it was released and was a huge reason why the film received many accolades and garnered box office success. The creators saw an opportunity to tell the Exodus story in a way it has never been told before while also using the natural appeal of cartoons to attract a younger audience. The images and usually harsh plotlines are tamed down by the vibrant colors and caricatures. Another issue that comes with creating a movie version of a biblical story is trying to make the more unrealistic parts…

Movies are not only for the purpose to entertain us, but also as a way to express the social issues that are present in society at any given time. The behavior and attitudes that certain member of the population holds against other members of society can be viewed as social stereotyping. Movies like these have become a documentation of history and the study of human nature and cultures. They show similar social issues that are relative and prevalent, regardless of the time and place it was in.…

the cycle of suppression through manipulation of language and linguistic devices to exemplify their views. Such ideas are closely explored in WH Auden’s poems, “In Memory of WB Yeats’ (1939) and ‘September 1st 1939’ (1939), as well as the short, animated film ‘I Met the Walrus’ (2007) directed by Jerry Levitan. Through the reflection of the manipulative potential of the government their people, the three texts strengthens the mutual bond within the cycle of manipulation. The citizens hold the…

main characters” (Kincaid para.11). Also, the modernization of Japanese animation from the “chibi” style of anime to the more “adult” orientated style of realism, which defined a major breakthrough for American audiences that still viewed anime as cartoons for kids: “operating within the paradigm that anime was either for kids” (Kincaid para.7). In addition to the negative aspects of “chibi” anime (the bubble style of…

This is a clip from the 2016 animated movie Zootopia. The animal image symbolizes the different gender, the appearance of the person, the producer through the animal world to reflect the real life problems. The way is subtle and humorous. The video clip depicts Judy Hopps, the first rabbit police officer at the police station, the first day he went to work at the police station. In this video segment. Judy was subjected to prejudice and discrimination in her long career. Prejudice and…

The Making of a Leader When thinking of a person whom embodies the characteristics of a leader, I envision an example setter. There is a conception and goal to which they are intent on reaching. At the same time the bar is set high enough causing a desire to reach that goal. This person is not afraid to take risks, and is willing to fail while working towards their destination. They even get up after any stumble and continue toward their quest. Walt Disney is one such person who, without…

“Twenty years ago, I suspected dire consequences we are facing now; when the nation’s defense takes a back seat to political opportunists whom in the end sell us down the river.” “You saw this thing coming?” “Indeed,” said John nodding his head. “If Vietnam didn’t teach us enough of what betrayal was, it became an exercise in survival. I was a major then, and what I saw was more to do with keeping one another alive long enough to go home. Of course, there were the ones who were ‘gung-ho,’ and…

loyal to one another no matter the circumstances. This especially applies to situations where they are each other’s only family. Two famous underwater buddies that pertain to this are Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick Star. These animated characters star in the cartoon “Spongebob Squarepants,” which follows them through their crazy life adventures. Patrick isn’t the “sharpest knife in the drawer” so he is always causing some sort of predicament, resulting in some insane plot-twist, and leading…