The Tortoise and the Hare 1935 by AverageMansReviews

The Tortoise and the Hare 1935 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects

Storyline: it is good; to put a little bit more substance here we have the highly anticipated race between Max Haire "The Blue Streak" vs.  Toby Tortoise "Slow But Sure" The pacing is also good, I mean it has so much to offer in one way or another that because this film goes on for less than 9 minutes it doesn't have time to waste.

Art/Comedy/Characters/Action/Performances: including the on-screen chemistry these six components go hand-in-hand; the art [animation] is what I would describe as warm, welcoming and easy to settle down with; yes for those younger generations out there I am aware that by today's standards it does look incredibly old [this project was released in 1935,] but then again it brings up a very interesting question when the modernized computer animation reaches 85 years old, if it will still look as good as this project is from 1935? The short answer being no, just based on the fact we are dealing with two very different styles of animation one being hand-drawn and the other being computer technology.

Comedy and Characters; here are two small but excellent pieces of comedy and character developments; basically we have Haire waiting for Tortoise to shake him by the hand, not once but twice he pulls away quickly to make Tortoise look a joke in fact everyone laughs at him which in turn firstly makes Haire look arrogant and not a good creature, but in turn Tortoise acknowledges the joke the first time around, but the second time we just moved on to the start of the race.

But moving on to the second example; we have Haire either pretending to or has fallen asleep under this tree and here comes Tortoise slowly but surely [breaks the fourth-wall by looking down the camera] and putting a finger over his lips and just going "Shhhh" and then slowly overtakes Haire which he suddenly wakes up. But back to Tortoise for a second; by him doing this quiet overtaking this illustrates as it relates to his character developments he is aware of his lack of speed, but it doesn't stop him from using his brain and he does come over to the viewers as a much more pleasant creature and I should just point out these two characters when they are running have two very different background music Haire; alarm siren volume up loud and for Tortoise; plod-along music consequently he is moving quickly for him but slow for everyone else.

Action; here are just some examples a weapon being used [a revolver] and archery.

Performances: the voice performances are excellent; they really do bring these characters to life with personalities.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment: yes this project may be short but it does have so much to offer its viewers, there is only one thing for me to mention this project did win an Academy Award Oscar for Best Short Subject, Cartoons 1935; Winner Walt Disney Mic-Drop.