Friend of the podcast Aaron Johnson joins the show today to talk about three animated films from Europe about various animals: Watership Down (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), and Felidae (1994). We discuss how animals are used to depict very mature thematic stories, the distinction between Martin Rosen’s animation style and the classic Disney look, and ways American animation could incorporate darker thematic elements.
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Skip to: Watership Down (12:09), The Plague Dogs (35:11), Felidae (59:00), Overall (1:14:50), Coming Attractions (1:29:28)
Resources referenced in this episode:
- WATCH: The Plague Dogs on Tubi
- WATCH: Felidae on YouTube with Subtitles
- Bunnies & Burrows RPG on Kickstarter
- Episode 87. Disney Doesn’t Die Feat. Aaron Johnson
- Aaron on Twitter: @aaronmichael_j
- Alex on Twitter: @AlexGeringer
- Jonathan on Twitter: @JSSatchell
- Jason on Twitter: @TheBluejay1994
Coming Attractions – Pandemic
Intro/outro music by Mike Braudrick
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