Little Mook. Part 1. In the USSR, two cartoon adaptations of “Little Flour” were released. The first from Soyuzmultfilm in 1938, and the second from TO "Ekran" in 1975. Both were funny, but in their own way.
In the 1930s, Soviet cartoons tried to imitate Disney, which is why they have a lot of cartoon images. And Mook, and the cat witch, and the king are shown here ridiculous, as if descended from the pages of critical sections in the newspapers. Unfortunately, to this day, the cartoon has been preserved in poor quality, so the lower part of the video sequence is slightly cropped, and the frames are constantly shaking and changing to absolute blackness. In addition, some interesting moments, such as the fact that the characters have animal noses and ears, are shown so quickly that if you blink, you miss all the important things. However, the main drawback of this “Little Flour” is the voiceover of the main character. Why does the word “happiness” say every letter? It's annoying!
At the same time, this is not such a bad adaptation. There is a condemnation of greed, which was in the original source, and all the scenes with running and flying in the cartoon turned out great. The trouble with "Little Flour" is different: the narrative itself is too naive, without any deep disclosure of the characters. Explaining their motivation in words as short as possible, the characters behave so relaxed, as if we already know them well. This is a drawback of the script, but it is probably due only to the fact that in the 1930s animation, like cinema, has not yet taken shape in our usual form.
7 out of 10