Peace On Earth. Classic Christmas cartoon. MGM 1939.
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Uploaded by vambo23 on Dec 1, 2009
Peace on Earth is a one-reel 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short directed by Hugh Harman, about a post-apocalyptic world populated only by animals.
Two young squirrels ask their grandfather on Christmas Eve who the "men" are in the lyric "Peace on Earth, good will to men." The grandfather squirrel then tells them a rotoscoped history of the human race, focusing on the neverending wars men waged. Ultimately the wars do end, with the deaths of the last men on Earth, two soldiers shooting each other. Afterwards, the surviving animals discover a copy of the Bible in the ruins of a church. Inspired by the book's teachings, they decide to rebuild a society dedicated to peace and nonviolence (using the helmets of soldiers to construct houses). The cartoon features an original song written to the tune of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". According to Hugh Harman's obituary in the New York Times and Ben Mankiewicz, host of Cartoon Alley, the cartoon was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. However, it is not listed in the official Nobel Prize nomination database. Mankiewicz also claimed that the cartoon was the first about a serious subject by a major studio. In 1994, it was voted #40 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field. It was also nominated for the 1939 Academy Award for Short Subjects (Cartoons).
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@coolness124321 but who's buying?
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@Smil3GiggleLov3 Amen!!
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Did anyone else notice how this was made before or right at the start of World War 2?
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peace sells..
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Upon seeing that scene, I thought - "but, where were the *women* as the last men died? What happened to them?"
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@Simo606 Yeah, right. - As if the animals don't kill and eat each other. They have no worries about predators, parasites or infectious diseases. Sure.
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"But in despair I bowed my head,
'There is no peace on earth,' I said,
'For hate is strong and mocks the song
of "Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men."'" - Longfellow, 1864, on the occasion of another war.
2 weeks ago 3
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WWII Christmas with animals?
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This is classic material, I love it. Can't wait until I get my own characters into the world of animation. Thanks for sharing this video.
FERALDcom 2 months ago 13
I wish cartoons and television could be more real with kids like they used to. Now they dumb everything down and sugar coat things. If they played this on tv kids wouldn't understand it because all these shows tell them to just focus on themselves and not real life. I know they're kids but do we have to always lie to them?
Smil3GiggleLov3 1 month ago 8