A shock from the past

The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918)

Directed by Winsor McCay this is an animated short film. We see the sinking of the RMS Lusitania by a German submarine in 1915.

Clearly this is a propaganda film, there is no ambiguity in the tone of the film but it is still a decent recreation of events. What stands out most is the animation which is very impressive for early cinema. Slightly oddly the film breaks the 4^th wall in the introduction but this is not really an egregious mistake.

4/5