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Donald Duck as a Nazi

aaronfr says...

via Wikipedia:

Der Fuehrer's Face (originally titled Donald Duck in Nutzi Land) is a 1943 American animated propaganda short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released in 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon, which features Donald Duck in a nightmare setting working at a factory in Nazi Germany, was made in an effort to sell war bonds and is an example of American propaganda during World War II. The film was directed by Jack Kinney and written by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer from the original music by Oliver Wallace. The film is well known for Wallace's original song "Der Fuehrer's Face", which was actually released earlier by Spike Jones.

Der Fuehrer's Face won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 15th Academy Awards. It was the only Donald Duck film to receive the honor, although eight other films were also nominated. In 1994, it was voted Number 22 of "the 50 Greatest Cartoons" of all time by members of the animation field. However, because of the propagandistic nature of the short, and the depiction of Donald Duck as a Nazi (albeit a reluctant one), Disney kept the film out of general circulation after its original release. Its first home video release came in 2004 with the release of the third wave of the Walt Disney Treasures DVD sets.

Throbbin' watches Wax's California video

Three Cheers for Beers!!! (Drugs Talk Post)

Deliverance - 'Dueling banjos' scene

shuac says...

This scene exemplifies what was so great about 70s cinema.

The two musicians play together for a while, with Ronnie Cox bragging "Come on, I'm with ya!" until he says, "I'm lost." You sure are. Their duet is dripping with symbolism.

Note also the big difference in elevation of the two characters: the hillbilly is seated a good 6 feet higher, indicative of his natural advantage. Later, on the river, the men float under a rope bridge on which stands the same hillbilly looking down on them as they drift away.

There are a handful of directors today that can compose shots in this way: shots that visually support the theme without resorting to expositional dialog (Wes Anderson, Todd Solondz, P.T. Anderson, David Gordon Green, Spike Jones) but in the 70s, before the "Summer Blockbuster" changed the business, it seemed to be way more pervasive.

**sigh**

Björk - Triumph of a Heart (Making Of The Video)

Super Fast Flight of the Bumblebee on Trombone interrupted!

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Tags for this video have been changed from 'Flight, Bumblebee, trombone, Spike Jones' to 'Flight, Bumblebee, trombone, Spike Jones, 50s, 60s' - edited by swampgirl

Life Plays Better in Reverse

The Pharcyde - Drop (DONE ALL BACKWARDS)

Pop Goes the Weasel (fun violin performance)

Pop Goes the Weasel (fun violin performance)

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