The Saber and Scroll Journal Volume 8, Number 2, Winter 2019 | Page 81

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ans During the Great Depression
, 标志着动画制作的黄金时华纳兄弟 — 实现了成功 , 并因到经济重创的美国人 , 而在这
。例如《 confidence 》、《三》 (Porky’s Spring Planting)
, 还反映并抚慰了大萧条期间
。许多短片展现了无助英雄的
, 一些短片为成年人打趣粗俗揄其他动画、政治人物和新激烈竞争 — 同时华纳兄弟与环形象和童话故事时 — 这两大动通短片 , 为那些寻求短暂逃离易消化的娱乐。
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economy, but the decade marked the
beginnings of the Golden Age of Animation.
The two biggest powerhouses
in animation were born during this
decade —Disney and Warner Bros. The
animated shorts flowing from these two
companies were wildly popular with
the American people, who were suffering
through economic disaster and
personal hardship. Through animated
entertainment, these shorts reflected issues
and emotions, acted as propaganda
for President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s
New Deal, and instilled hope for a more
prosperous national future.
Two major factors shaped the
experiences of movie-watchers and the
purposes of animation during the 1930s:
film sound and the Great Depression. 3