This short has become relevant due the to rise AI encroaching more and more in animation.
https://www.supercartoons.net/cartoon/invasion-of-the-bunny-snatchers/And even the Nudniks look like masterpieces compared to AI
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>>151941366Need animators to have the kind of teeth to bite the hand that feeds them to make blatant "You're an idiot" works like this again
>>151941366This short scared the piss outta me.
>>151941366That's okay. It doesn't matter anymore.
Wasn’t this short also a piss take at Tiny Toons?
>>151942274It was a jab at cheap animation, inconsistent outsourced animation being part of that.
weird there's a thread of this because I was just rewatching a commentary of that carrtoon like a day or two ago (shout out to the Looney Tunes Critic on YT)
>>151942268>You win! It is Duck Season! I admit it!
There's an element to this short that really sticks with me, but I'm not sure how intentional it was. Obviously the whole thing is a cautionary tale about not letting the Looney Tunes become poorly animated, sanitized, hollow imitations of themselves as they've been at risk of becoming at many points in their history. But here's the thing: Bug's alternative to this, the version of life he prefers to live in, is one where he and his friends/enemies just repeat the same routines they've already done everyday, and on a recurring schedule no less. To me, the main take away of this short isn't "Future projects need to maintain the integrity of the Looney Tunes franchise" it's "there shouldn't be any future for the Looney Tunes franchise, we should keep the brand alive by rerunning old shorts forever." To that effect it's like the short is actively arguing against its own existence. Which funny enough is also a major element of the second Space Jam.
