'The Centaurs' - Winsor McCay (1921)

In Greek mythology, centaurs are a symbol of untamed wild, and are known for their love of wine and women- much like the satyr. Most centaurs are depicted as in a constant state of drunken stupor, usually kidnapping and riding away with human women.

Not to mention, female centaurs weren't even depicted in ancient Greek art and literature until much much later from the time the centaur appeared. Before then, male centaurs were rapist and theives.

Read up on ancient Greek literature. . .

My comment was to HappyPeach568.

These clips are still beautiful to me.

Humans are known for their love of mermaids, tell you that!!! :D

In Mythology, mermaids were feared because they would lure sailors into rocks to kill them so they could take their money. o.O

I mean ariel

I thought he was kind of cute -- showing off, "Look what *I* can do!" just like a little kid. :-)
I wonder if the whole movie will ever be rediscovered. I'd love to see it.

The movement is definitely slow, I can't blame him for that, but Winsor still fascinates me with his memory of 3-dimensional form and perspective, and he was one of the first to apply that in animation. I especially like Gertie the Dinosaur, since it looks so life-like.

lol XD

You'd be surprized. :-)

It wasn't until about 1930 with the adoption of the Hayes Code by Hollywood that there was any real uniformed censorship in Hollywood films. There are some mainstream silent films with nudity, for instance.

-- Matt

What's more amazing is I don't think Winsor McCay used rotoscoping. I know that Max Fleischer invented the technique in 1917, so it's possible, but I never heard that McCay used rotoscoping.

-- Matt