"The Blow Out" is one of the darkest shorts I've seen from Looney Tunes from the 1930s...if not the darkest. It's about a mad bomber and not only is he up to all sorts of unsavory stuff, but his voice and look are incredibly creepy! It's probably NOT a great film for little kids because of this....or at least you might want to watch it with them.
After you see and hear the bomber, the story cuts to Porky Pig....and back in 1936 he looked very different from his later and more familiar incarnation. He is much more rotund, not especially cute and the voice is much different. It is important to note that this is the first Looney Tunes cartoon STARRING Porky, though he'd already been in a few others before this as a supporting character. How do the bomber and Porky relate to each other in this one? See the film and find out for yourself.
I actually LIKED the darker and nasty aspects of this cartoon. Too often in the 1930s, Looney Tunes depended on cute characters and saccharine singing...none of which is evident here, thank goodness! Also, for Looney Tunes the artwork is pretty good, though not even close to the quality of the industry leader at the time, Disney. The overall quality of the Looney Tunes/Warner Brothers cartoons would increase tremendously in the 1940s. Still, despite not looking amazing, it is, for the time, among the best the studio had to offer.
After you see and hear the bomber, the story cuts to Porky Pig....and back in 1936 he looked very different from his later and more familiar incarnation. He is much more rotund, not especially cute and the voice is much different. It is important to note that this is the first Looney Tunes cartoon STARRING Porky, though he'd already been in a few others before this as a supporting character. How do the bomber and Porky relate to each other in this one? See the film and find out for yourself.
I actually LIKED the darker and nasty aspects of this cartoon. Too often in the 1930s, Looney Tunes depended on cute characters and saccharine singing...none of which is evident here, thank goodness! Also, for Looney Tunes the artwork is pretty good, though not even close to the quality of the industry leader at the time, Disney. The overall quality of the Looney Tunes/Warner Brothers cartoons would increase tremendously in the 1940s. Still, despite not looking amazing, it is, for the time, among the best the studio had to offer.