Winsor McCay's 1918 cartoon "The Sinking of the Lusitania" was designed to make the US population enter World War I. Every war's gotta have a pretext. The world has spent the past year remembering the global conflict, and the Lusitania got sunk 100 years ago this month. Most important is that World War I set the stage for much of what happened during the 20th century. In addition to the millions of people lost to the war, the Turkish army massacred almost half of Armenia's population. The terrible conditions in Russia combined with conscription led to the 1917 revolution. The Versailles Negotiations led to the Third Reich (caused by the reparations imposed on Germany) and the Vietnam War (Woodrow Wilson's refusal to listen to a young Ho Chi Minh). And then there's the Sykes-Picot Agreement, which led to the current mess in the Middle East.
Anyway, it's a well done cartoon. It's always neat to see the relics of early cinema, and especially the animation. Worth seeing, understanding that it's propaganda cartoon.
Anyway, it's a well done cartoon. It's always neat to see the relics of early cinema, and especially the animation. Worth seeing, understanding that it's propaganda cartoon.