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The Ugly Duckling

Posted : 10 years, 9 months ago on 23 June 2013 09:44

To borrow an Internet parlance: "The Ugly Duckling" hit me right in the feels.

A dialog-free retelling of the fable, 1939's "The Ugly Duckling" was actually the last Silly Symphony cartoon produced by the studio. It was also their second attempt at animating it. And it is a perfect nine-minute pantomime of the tale.

Who knew a tiny animated baby swan could make me want to reach through my TV, scoop it up and hug it so very much? The scene where he finds a large fake duck and mistakes it's lack of disgust or horror with his appearance for motherly affection is pretty gut-wrenching. His elated plays with the cold object soon comes to a crashing end, but at least the ending gives you a nice emotional payoff which wraps the story up neatly and cleanly and leaves you feeling a sense of elation and warmth. "The Ugly Duckling" ranks right up with "Three Little Pigs" and a few others as one of the best short films the studio has ever produced.


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