tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post3602367579169041037..comments2024-03-06T00:01:06.897-08:00Comments on Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie: 416. Inki and the Minah Bird (1943)Steven Hartleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-26555351782745781492017-06-21T16:05:31.508-07:002017-06-21T16:05:31.508-07:00Steven, your blog continues to provide great insig...Steven, your blog continues to provide great insight into these classic cartoons. Thanks so much for your great writing and thoughtful reviews.<br /> Tom Rueggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509448730816934205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-59908010583638251552017-06-20T21:49:30.768-07:002017-06-20T21:49:30.768-07:00The cartoon is really something of an end point fo...The cartoon is really something of an end point for the evolution of the Warners' story 'style' of comic villain, which began in the Avery unit in 1937 based on the idea even if a cartoon had to have a bad guy, he could be more incompetent than 'bad' and could be the source of laughs instead of the source of threats. <br /><br />"The Unbearable Bear" already had modified Jones' other character from the period -- aside from his new chatterbox personalty, it was the first Sniffles cartoon where there was no serious threat to him, and as noted, it's the same thing here with the lion. He's no longer in the cartoon to provide drama; he's there for comedy, and from here on, all the Warners' bad guys would be as much of a threat to themselves as they were to their adversary.J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-37918543320701803512017-06-20T19:44:27.142-07:002017-06-20T19:44:27.142-07:00It's pretty easy (for me anyway) to tell the a...It's pretty easy (for me anyway) to tell the animators apart in this one. Bobe Cannon has most of the more energetic action (as well as heavy reliance on smears and loose drybrush) while Culhane has more of the delicate acting scenes; namely most scenes involving the lion. While this cartoon is notable for featuring Culhane's animation (with good reason; it is masterfully done), it has some of my favorite Bobe Cannon animation. Especially the opening with the worm and Inki's spear.Loren Broaddushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02774800686380491672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-87559693489519364972017-06-20T19:34:15.519-07:002017-06-20T19:34:15.519-07:00It's a rare Chuck Jones cartoon from this peri...It's a rare Chuck Jones cartoon from this period that features barely a scene by Ken Harris. I think this is one of them. It appears to me that it is mostly animated by Shamus Culhane which makes it a highly unusual Warner Bros. cartoon indeed.Greg Duffellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185698212922190574noreply@blogger.com