Amazing

Forgetting all political messages and references for a moment. Your art style is awesome. I loved that scribbled look you used to draw characters and buildings. The animation was so smooth and the blood dripping was awesome. Not being very big on history, I don't think I can say to much there, except for the obvious connection to communism and the Nixon ghosts. This was very well done, and I didn't find voice sync a problem for some reason. Keep it up.

Good in concept, but swerves off course.

This review will be brutal, but the reason I will be so lengthy is that I think you are talented and skilled, and therefore would benefit from this advice. I think you are good, but need direction. Please read the whole thing before you judge it.

I found the main problem was that the setting seemed too modern. For example, in America during the fifties you would have a hard time finding a guy with long hair and stubble--the guy looks like a member of Nirvana, rather than a plausible communist or liberal of the day.

Although things like your use of the colo0r red over black and white and fighting with conservative henchmen who vaguely resemble Richard Nixon, It seems to call for a chase scene and/or an inquisadorial style hearing before a blank-faced courtroom, and that just never seems to happen. It descends into chaotic violence too often, ignoring the roots of communism in labor unrest, not giving attention to the identities of the red-hunting conservatives, and being politically ambiguous.

I can't identify with the protagonist once he takes up his weapoin and simply joins the meyhem. Unless picking up the weapon demonstrated the tenancy of people to to turn to communism when capitalist America shuns them, it seems politically wrong.

Think about whose story this should be. Are you telling the story of real communists who suffered in America? pure communism died during the 1940s in America, and afterwards you could hardly find a real party member. The people who suffered were those who weren't communists, but were radically liberal and therefore targeted by red-hunters labeling them as such to make them feared and hated. almost none of the targeted were actually communists. You seem to imply the protagonist is a real communist, and make him an anti-american fighter. The real people who killed the red hunters were reasonable people like Edward R. Murrow who revealed it was all just a hoax--the communists in america were just made up; the real authoritarian communists were at work in Russia where they had always been, and America was distracted.

The historical background is flawed, but on the other hand you are a superb artist. What you do get right comes to life in stark colors, and I'm sure your future projects will put your contemporaries to shame. Don't lose hope because you've been critisized, and please don't think I'm just an asshole who doesn't appreciate how hard you've worked. I just hope you will consider this as a reminder to stay on course so you can give your work all the things you have to offer.

Great!

That was just awesome all around. Music art they were great. The voice sync seemed to work fine on this one. Cant wait to see the rest of your stuff.

pertty sweet

Man ive got no idea why you havent uploaded before, this cartoon was pretty excellent. fix it so the music works and your on to a winner.
I think the reason the music might be out of time is because you havent selected "Stream" instead of the default "Event" within flash. just select the frame that the music is on and then go into the properties tab and look where it is says "sync". If youve done this already then fuck knows what it is. but anyway keep up the good work

LOVED IT!!!!!! SIMPLE AWSOME!!!

This movie was awsome for numerous reasons.

The style was great and helped to show your message ( I guess history's message) brilliantly. The black and white with red all over worked great. Your drawings fit the style beautifully too. I love the sketchy look of animations, especially when done as well as you have done them.

Your style showed beautifully when you animated frame by frame. If I have one gripe about the animation it was not enough fbf. You obviously know how to do it and do it well. Add more of it in. Your animation was most beautiful when you did it by fbf instead by tweening, but even your tweens were great.

Of course the message of the movie is what I loved most about it. Im a history buff, and McCarthyism was something I loved studying. It is impressive how you were able to teach about McCarthyism, or at least show it's affects on innocent people, in such a stylish way that caught everyone's attention. Any history class should show this movie to it's students to see if they can catch all the symbolism and the message. Impressive job here.
I also loved the hammer and sickel weapon. Creative way of showing a communist symbol. Brilliant too.

The only thing I would ask you to fix is the annoyingly loud tone at the beginning and end. It was a bit too loud and long for my taste. But this can be quickly ignored once you get past it.

Great movie. Keep up the great work.
5/5

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