'E'

A giant sculpture of an E arrives in a park. A man insists it is a B and confronts others. Soon a doctor is called. Well, even though he gets things sort of straightened out, there are other factors that make it less simple. The sound and articulation made me uncomfortable.

This cartoon is one of the most devastatingly on target deliniation of The Golden Rule of reality: He that hath the gold makes the rules. Typically, most societies run on this model, the only distinction being the currency. The two most popular are money and power, though they are far from the only ones out there. This short nails this most savagely and is far from subtle in doing so. My favorite character here is the parrot, as the little man in my head that often gets me into trouble for being stubborn in place of a wise pragmatism is very much like that bird and I would probably behave much the same way as the parrot, but ultimately wind up at the business end of a truncheon eventually anyway. A scary, revealing look at power, absolute power and corruption. This is a must see. Most highly recommended.

Some people are gathered in the park to watch their latest sculpture helicoptered in. It's obviously a great bit letter "E" but a purple-clad gent insists it's actually a "B". An argument ensues with just about everyone else in the park who gradually assume choral proportions to convince him it's an E. Then an ambulance is called and a doctor tries to examine this now straight-jacketed man to see if he can find out what's wrong. Ha! "He needs specs". Eureka! Then the King arrives and he calls it a "B" too. Does he need glasses? Will anyone dare to tell him, though? Maybe the doctor can try? Or simply, if the king wants it to be a "B", then he'll ultimately get what he wants! It's actually quite a clever little animation this about the powers of indoctrination (and violence) but it's presented in an entirely light-hearted fashion that made me smile throughout. It's maybe a bit long, but worth a watch.

This is one of the best animated shorts I have seen come out of the deep and dark nation to the north. It was a short testament on the effects of tyranny. One man sees the E in the park as a B. Instead of being thrown into an asylum, the doctor finds the solution to the problem. The man needs glasses and he sees the truth before him. Not long afterward, the king comes along and he suffers from the same problem. The doctor points this out and gets a medal but the king pulls Hussein-like tactics and makes everyone conform to what he sees. The E is now a B and will forever "B" a B (he-he!). Bretislav Pojar has hit a political nerve with this little animated short. I give it a 10 out of 10!

Here ends my rant!