The Silly Goose (1944)
Directed by Hans
Fischerkoesen this is an animated short film. A young goose
distracted by the finer things in life ends up prey to a fox.
Made during WW2 there
is clearly an element of this film that is made to show Nazi views
but can also be read as some what subversive of them. The protagonist
being punished for worldy desires fits Nazi ideology but at the same
time being punished for not fitting in the with social norms shows
how dangerous it is to live under restrictive ideologies. I think
this film typifies the problems of watching stuff from this era as a
modern viewer, you are always concerned about the insidious lying
under the surface.
3/5
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