The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

Ok, so after doing yet another little soul searching, something which I tend to do on a frequent basis. I have concluded that cartoons are awesome, not because they are simplified and most of the time bat shit crazy, but because they project such a powerful message. Look at Tom and Jerry for example, it is exceptionally violent compared to anything else I have seen, but in what other setting can you say. “ I just bashed someone in with a hammer, chopped off someone’s fingers and hit someone in the head with a bat. Oh, and it got aired on several children’s TV channels”. Irony has it that it is deemed ok for children even though it humbles any other show I have seen in terms of violence itself. Ok, so they are more or less immortal and they don’t have any blood. That’s all fine and ok, but if you really think through the idea of what they would be talking about in the storyboard stages of one episode, some sick ideas would have to be presented
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It’s awesome though; there is no denying that it is a classic that shaped my childhood. It plays very on stereotypical events. Cat and mouse being arch enemies, but the child appeal flip on this is that the mouse wins. That’s right, everyone likes the underdog. In many ways Tom is a bit evil, he is the antagonist, but at some times the roles change. Plenty of times have Jerry hurt Tom just for the heck of it. Sometimes the moral punishment to that is not dealt as the image is shifted as Tom seeks revenge. Great stuff, but I can’t help wonder how each stunt would look with realistic physics.

Now here is a personal favorite. Invader Zim, this kind of bridges the gap between the anime east and the cartoon west. Only one thing has been taken from both sides, and that is insanity. Now, the design varies between steam punk and sci-fi at most times. Themes that can be associated with the show in whole is violence, racism, cloning, stereotypes, bullying and not at least insanity. Now, this is a heavy dose even for a teens show. However it is all projected in a way that is just enjoyable. The design is a masterpiece which does remind me a bit of Dexter’s laboratory which is slightly more innocent even though it would have an astronomic kill count with all the buildings raised as well as missiles hitting random locations on Earth.
I thought I’d never see Donald Duck in a nazi uniform. Fate has it that I was wrong as Disney apparently at one time was very political in many ways.

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Was that Donald just displaying his true political motivation? It is called Der fuhrer’s face. Like in your face. True enough it is pro-American which is to be expected, however the image itself is priceless. It would make an onion weep seeing that Disney has tried to keep this dead and buried. Its Donald freaking doing the Heil Hitler. It freaking is official as well. You could not possibly ask for more. Disney’s mascot has been part of a Nazi military infantry. From what I have heard, he has even been a commando in Japan territory during the war. What will be next? Sing along songs regarding the nuclear bombing? His machine gun also puts Rambo to shame. Looking deeper into things he has also smoked. Some mascot, next thing he will turn into a heroine junkie. To think Arne And, which is a parody on Donald Duck was made. Donald does not need a parody anymore, we got his past and that is all we need.

Projection is something which cartoons in general excel in. The ability to reveal the message which often is clear before it is fully revealed. In many ways it is more graphic than reality itself. That is partly what makes cartoons a classic though. Now, I can go on and on about this, but the end message is that never underestimate the idea of simplifying things. It has caused uproars which have shaken the very fabric of understanding itself in the past.

Been fun updating this, now, food calls for me.