Le cochon danseur

This 1907 footage is currently considered "Scary" because of the pig which has a pretty decent costume by the standards of that time but to some people it looks Horrendous and Scary but not me!.

The Footage is about a pig dancing with a woman, simple as that, but what stands out is the gloomy ending with the pig's face at that moment if it looks a bit disturbing.

It is assumed that the pig makes these expressions because he ate the woman for humiliating him in some scenes and it is a not so far-fetched response because we see him with a macabre laugh while touching his belly, although it is at the discretion of each person.

The Pig's costume is quite Good for the Standards of that time since at that time they used to wear somewhat fake and comical costumes but here the Costume is Realistic and their expressions look too good to be a simple costume.

This Footage is quite entertaining since we see the pig dancing while some things happen but let's say that the Ending is not so friendly.

This short itself is memorable because of how Bizarre it is and because of its ending, which I already said is a bit terrifying, but that does not mean that this is a great film!.

For everything I said above "Le Cochon Danseur" receives an 8.

Making the man a pig suggests that the woman is the victim of the man's vileness but the pig seems to be an OK guy while the woman initially rejects him, then kicks and humiliates him and gets him to obey her order to dance with her a number, naked. "Poor pig", we think, but behind the stage his lecherousness comes to light when he makes suggestive facial expressions to the audience. So is he completely stupid to think he will score with that woman after what just happened? Is the message that men are stupid pigs that women can easily play with if they want to? No. Because if you pay attention the pig wears the tuxedo again that she ripped off his body earlier. So either this shows him before he went out on stage meaning it is a flashback, or it plays some time later before he is actually about to kick it off with her after the rocky start. Either way it shows that he's a pig alright and had it coming.

This early 20th century silent short from France was the first item on disc 2 of the "Saved from the Flames" DVD collection. It has someone in a giant pig costume being humiliated by a beautiful girl dancer he has a crush on as she strips his clothes and makes him dance both naked (so to speak) and with a dress on. Oddly, this is when the pig enjoys himself to the point of sticking his tongue out and moving his eyes! I found this pretty amusing if not hilarious and, at 4 minutes, just about the right length. I do wonder if this was meant for children especially with the stripping and the female dancer moving her skirt up and down like the famous Can-Can. Still, The Dancing Pig (the English title on the disc) is worth a look.

Le cochon danseur is a movie that you will like it or hate it.

In my opinion, the director choose to abuse the special effects to try to cover the plot holes, a bad practice that we will end seeing in movies like Transformers. In fact, I bet Michael Bay wouldn't exists if it weren't for this movie and his superb pig costume.

Otherwise, the acting is superb. The girl is Oscar Material, but it didn't exist at that time.

The music does create a mysterious environment and that helps to set the tone for this bizarre super-production.

Just give it a chance, it won't leave you indifferent.

The internet site "Know Your Meme" named the close-up of the anthropologic pig in the 1907 French short "The Dancing Pig" as one of the first memes of the 20th century. The GIF shows the last 20 seconds of the movie as the pig rolls his eyes, flaps his ears, wags his tongue and shows sharp teeth. The short begins with a man dressed as a pig trying to pick up a woman, who eventually disrobes the pig. They then dance up a storm on the set. This routine has been cited as a reenactment of a vaudeville act. At the end, the movie cuts to a closeup of the pig's face, with creepy actions from the pig. The movie was forgotten for decades until someone created the meme, sparking numerous nightmares for many viewers.