A Short Vision (1956)
The leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky.
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In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
The film is simply not as emotionally involved as the famous animated films from Japan are (i.e. Grave of the Fireflies and Barefoot Gen). Interesting for a glance at 50's animation but not for an informative viewing of the usage of atomic bombs.
At first it's hard to understand what this film is all about, as you see some crudely drawn animals looking up to the sky at some object. Then, people see it as well--and very bad things happen.When this short film began, I was completely unimpressed. After all, the animation was a bit crude--sort of like the drawings of Ezra Jack Keats or Eric Carle brought to animated life. If you are into that, great--but I wasn't. However, I am glad I did not give up on the film, as it had an incredibly powerful message--one you can't ignore or dismiss. In its own way, it gave a super-powerful message about the destruction and futility of nuclear war. Apparently, it was such a powerful message that Peter Foldes' short film was shown on prime time in America--something rather unprecedented. See the film and understand what I mean.