Discovering a bean stalk, Bugs Bunny climbs it to find himself face to boot with a giant who claims to be bigger and smarter than Bugs. However, the wily rabbit goes about outsmarting the giant and avoiding capture in his kingdom in the sky.
From the start I had a good feeling about this short as Bugs looks a little rough and ready in his sleek, darker grey version - it always makes me feel that he suits his smart mouth in this version. The plot is simple enough but the character with Bugs is not strong enough (you know what I mean!) to help carry the weight of the film and the gags.
While Bugs does his usual stuff well, the giant is not as responsive as other characters and doesn't really interact with Bugs as well as he needs to. The only point where he is effective is as a joke against the Nazi's as the giant claims superiority over little Bugs, but is easily defeated himself. Outside of this side joke, he doesn't have a whole lot to offer and Bugs seems to lose a little of his impact without a really good foil.
Overall I love Bugs and enjoyed this outing. However it goes to show that Bugs is weaker when he doesn't have a co-star to bounce things off (literally!).
From the start I had a good feeling about this short as Bugs looks a little rough and ready in his sleek, darker grey version - it always makes me feel that he suits his smart mouth in this version. The plot is simple enough but the character with Bugs is not strong enough (you know what I mean!) to help carry the weight of the film and the gags.
While Bugs does his usual stuff well, the giant is not as responsive as other characters and doesn't really interact with Bugs as well as he needs to. The only point where he is effective is as a joke against the Nazi's as the giant claims superiority over little Bugs, but is easily defeated himself. Outside of this side joke, he doesn't have a whole lot to offer and Bugs seems to lose a little of his impact without a really good foil.
Overall I love Bugs and enjoyed this outing. However it goes to show that Bugs is weaker when he doesn't have a co-star to bounce things off (literally!).