Prologue

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6.5/10

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Taking place 2,400 years in the past, Prologue depicts a brutal battle between two teams of Spartan and Athenian warriors.Taking place 2,400 years in the past, Prologue depicts a brutal battle between two teams of Spartan and Athenian warriors.Taking place 2,400 years in the past, Prologue depicts a brutal battle between two teams of Spartan and Athenian warriors.

Director
- Richard Williams
Writer
- Aristophanes

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

1.3K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Richard Williams
Writer
- Aristophanes

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total

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This is the first mature cartoon by Richard Williams to depict graphic violence, blood and full frontal nudity.

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Featured in The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2016: Animation (2016)

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7/10

My least favorite, of this year's Academy Award nominated animated shorts.

'PROLOGUE': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

A 6 minute British animated short film; about a gruesome battle, between Spartan and Athenian warriors (2,400 years ago), as seen through the eyes of a young girl. The short is extremely violent, and it also contains full frontal (animated) male nudity. It was directed, and animated, by Richard Williams; and it was produced by Imogen Sutton (Williams' wife). The battle scene is really well done; brilliantly animated and very realistic looking. There's not a lot to the movie, other than that though; a little girl sees it, and she's heartbroken by it. The animation is extremely impressive; but it's my least favorite, of this year's Academy Award nominated animated shorts.

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