Uncle Tom and Little Eva (1932)
* 1/2 (out of 4)
Pretty bad animated short is going to offend most people watching it. There's really not much of a "plot" but instead just various images with music going in the background. The film features a bunch of black characters pretty much being "happy slaves" as they dance, sing and eat watermelon, which of course is going to go against the politically correct lines. Is there a purpose to watch a film like this? Well, if you're a film buff it's always fascinating seeing what was considered "entertainment" back in the day. If you're a history teacher I guess you could also show this to let people of a younger generation see what humor was like back in the day. I guess there are also some who just want to find something offensive to complain about and they'll certainly find a lot of that here. However, there are much better shorts out there to show people as this one here features a pretty bland music score and I'd argue that even the animation isn't all that good. I think you can point out the fact that the only bad person is a white guy but I doubt this is going to warm anyone's hearts to make them overlook the rest.