A little informative content for children A 1968 cartoon consisting of three short children's novels. Moderate minimalism in animation is characteristic of its decade, but it is much more interesting to note the technical side, which is reflected in the main events. Before DVD and VHS, film carriers were bulky audio recorders, but heavier. Could the authors of the cartoon have thought in 1968 that many years later we will be watching Firefly on home theaters and even phones?
The first novel is dedicated to the Merry Men, and this is their last joint appearance on the screen. It is curious that the main composition (Pencil, Samodelkin, Parsley, Buratino, Cipollino, Gurvinek and Neznaika) is added even Thumbelina, and, she acts smarter and wiser than all. A very short plot is associated with the fact that Pencil fell ill with the only possible disease for him, but the most famous Soviet doctor comes to his aid. Here is a simple, but in principle good animation, which in combination with fun music leaves a very positive impression.
The second novel, the shortest, is dedicated to a very capricious child who rakes with a greedy hand everything he likes. There is a specific monochrome animation, similar to book illustrations of the time, but there are no special faults to it either, especially since the story itself is even slightly more fun than in the first novella. And more instructive.
Finally, in the third novel, we see toy characters that appeared twenty-seven years before Pixar’s Toy Story. This plot is also devoted to greed, and here is the most colorful and vivid animation. Which, however, does not do without a bluff like the fact that a harmful fox appears behind the bear's back either from the air or from the parquet floor. By the way, before us is a rare case, when the background is drawn in such detail floor. Since this is the longest novel, the characters are best revealed. As much as you can with childish animal stereotypes, it's all very well. Also, the music is the same, fun. If you show this story to real giraffes, they will probably envy the long neck of their cartoon brother, and the hares will feel the same fear as their toy counterpart. Interestingly, one of the toys is, judging by the face, not a crocodile, but an alligator.
It is difficult to evaluate such an animated film, if you are already an adult, but, objectively speaking, there are too sloppy backgrounds here, and everything ends inside the novella, and not outside it. And in general, there is nothing cult, so I assess this work well.
7 out of 10