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* OffModel: Mickey Mouse and [[InexplicablyTailless his lack of a tail]]. Justified, since it's an unauthorized use of a copyrighted character.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: Herbert Chappell's "The Gonk" plays once more after Mickey's death scene.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: Herbert Chappell's "The Gonk" (better known nowadays for its use in ''Film/{{Dawn of the Dead|1978}}'') plays once more after Mickey's death scene.
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Officially titled ''Short Subject'', it involves WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse wanting to see the world, so he joins the army. He is sent to serve in the Vietnam War. Just after arriving, he is shot dead.
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Officially titled ''Short Subject'', it involves WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse wanting to see the world, so he joins the army. He is sent to serve in the Vietnam War. Just after arriving, War, but things take a turn for the worst the moment he is shot dead.
arrives in Vietnam...
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* CurbStompBattle: Mickey didn't even fire a round.
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* CurbStompBattle: Mickey didn't even fire a round.round before getting killed.
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* JoinTheArmyTheySaid: Mickey takes the invitation to join the army from a billboard promising that he will "see the world". He barely steps foot in another country before being fatally shot.
* LeFilmArtistique: Short runtime, [[DeliberatelyMonochrome black and white]], and a [[TrueArtIsAngsty bleak yet violent]] [[DownerEnding conclusion]] of the innocent protagonist (in this case, Mickey Mouse) all to hammer home a specific moral. Not surprisingly, it was made for the Angry Arts Festival, a "protest event" that encouraged artists to express their concerns about the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar and their desire to end it.
* LeFilmArtistique: Short runtime, [[DeliberatelyMonochrome black and white]], and a [[TrueArtIsAngsty bleak yet violent]] [[DownerEnding conclusion]] of the innocent protagonist (in this case, Mickey Mouse) all to hammer home a specific moral. Not surprisingly, it was made for the Angry Arts Festival, a "protest event" that encouraged artists to express their concerns about the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar and their desire to end it.
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* RecruitersAlwaysLie: Mickey takes the invitation to join the army from a billboard promising that he will "see the world". He barely steps foot in another country before being fatally shot.
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* WarIsHell: The moral of the short.
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* WarIsHell: The moral of the short.short is that war is horrible.
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* OffModel: Mickey Mouse and [[InexplicablyTailless his lack of a tail]]. Justified, since it's an unauthorized use of a copyrighted character.
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* LeFilmArtistique: Short runtime, [[DeliberatelyMonochrome black and white]], and a [[TrueArtIsAngsty bleak yet violent]] [[DownerEnding conclusion]] of the innocent protagonist (in this case, Mickey Mouse) all to hammer home a specific moral. Not surprisingly, it was made for the Angry Arts Festival, a "protest event" that encouraged artists to express their concerns about the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar and their desire to end it.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: [[Film/DawnOfTheDeadHerbert Chappell's "The Gonk"]] plays once more after Mickey's death scene.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: [[Film/DawnOfTheDeadHerbert Herbert Chappell's "The Gonk"]] Gonk" plays once more after Mickey's death scene.
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* MoodWhiplash: At first, it looks to be an homage to Mickey Mouse's 1930s shorts with a wartime theme, then suddenly, Mickey is unceremoniously killed after he sets foot on Vietnam.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: [[Film/DawnOfTheDeadHerbert Chappell's "The Gonk"]] plays once more after Mickey's death scene.
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* GoOutWithASmile: Subverted. Mickey gets shot in the head still with a smile on his face, but it slowly gives into a frown as he lays bleeding.
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* WartimeCartoon: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]], as it uses the conventions of the trope to criticize not just the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII cartoons it takes inspiration from, but also [[WarIsHell war in general]].
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* WartimeCartoon: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]], as it uses the conventions of the trope to criticize not just the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII cartoons it takes inspiration from, but also [[WarIsHell war in general]].general]].
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* TheSpeechless: Mickey never says a single word throughout the short.
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* InexplicablyTailless: For some reason, Mickey is drawn without his tail.
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* PenName: The short's only credits are for "Max Cats" and "Whitney Sledge"
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* PenName: The short's only credits are for "Max Cats" and "Whitney Sledge"Sledge".
* PerpetualSmiler: Up until the end of the short, Mickey keeps a smile plastered onto his face.
* PerpetualSmiler: Up until the end of the short, Mickey keeps a smile plastered onto his face.
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Initially thought to be lost, an incomplete copy was rediscovered in 2013 by a Website/YouTube user, while the full wideo was uploaded five years later. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAtnOkqO_l0 here]].
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Initially thought to be lost, an incomplete copy was rediscovered in 2013 by a Website/YouTube user, while the full wideo video was uploaded five years later. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAtnOkqO_l0 here]].
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* ExtremeCloseUp: The short ends with the camera zooming in on the face of Mickey's lifeless body, where his smile slowly forms into a frown.
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* LimitedAnimation: This being an underground animated short and not an official Disney cartoon, animation is [[TropesAreTools only used as needed to carry out the intent of the short]].
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* JoinTheArmyTheySaid: Mickey takes the invitation to join the army from a billboard promising that he will "see the world". He barely steps foot in another country before being fatally shot.
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* DownerEnding: Mickey gets shot in the head, and dies.
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* DownerEnding: Mickey gets shot in the head, and dies.
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* WarIsHell: The moral of the short.
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* WarIsHell: The moral of the short.short.
* WartimeCartoon: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]], as it uses the conventions of the trope to criticize not just the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII cartoons it takes inspiration from, but also [[WarIsHell war in general]].
* WartimeCartoon: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]], as it uses the conventions of the trope to criticize not just the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII cartoons it takes inspiration from, but also [[WarIsHell war in general]].
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Also see ''WesternAnimation/BambiMeetsGodzilla''.
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An anti-war underground short created in 1969 by Whitney Lee Savage (father of Adam Savage) and Milton Glaser.
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An anti-war underground short created in 1969 by Whitney Lee Savage (father of Adam Savage) Creator/AdamSavage, future host of ''Series/{{MythBusters}}'') and Milton Glaser.
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Initially thought to be lost, an incomplete copy was rediscovered in 2013 by a Website/YouTube user, while the fill wideo was uploaded five years later. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAtnOkqO_l0 here]].
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Initially thought to be lost, an incomplete copy was rediscovered in 2013 by a Website/YouTube user, while the fill full wideo was uploaded five years later. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAtnOkqO_l0 here]].
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Like many underground animated films of this era, it's in black and white.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Like many underground animated films of this era, it's in black and white.
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* PublicDomainAnimation: Whitney couldn't copyright the short since it was unauthorized.
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Initially thought to be lost, an incomplete copy was rediscovered in 2013 by a YouTube user, while the fill wideo was uploaded five years later. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAtnOkqO_l0 here]].
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Initially thought to be lost, an incomplete copy was rediscovered in 2013 by a YouTube Website/YouTube user, while the fill wideo was uploaded five years later. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAtnOkqO_l0 here]].
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An anti-war underground short created in 1968.
It involves Mickey Mouse wanting to see the world, so he joins the army. When he gets to Vietnam, he is shot dead seconds after arrival.
Watch it [[https://youtu.be/Up5CBJs_IBw here]].
It involves Mickey Mouse wanting to see the world, so he joins the army. When he gets to Vietnam, he is shot dead seconds after arrival.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Mickey, as seen in the short]]
An anti-war underground short created in1968.
It1969 by Whitney Lee Savage (father of Adam Savage) and Milton Glaser.
Officially titled ''Short Subject'', it involvesMickey Mouse WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse wanting to see the world, so he joins the army. When he gets He is sent to Vietnam, serve in the Vietnam War. Just after arriving, he is shot dead seconds after arrival.
dead.
Initially thought to be lost, an incomplete copy was rediscovered in 2013 by a YouTube user, while the fill wideo was uploaded five years later. Watch it[[https://youtu.be/Up5CBJs_IBw [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAtnOkqO_l0 here]].
[[caption-width-right:350:Mickey, as seen in the short]]
An anti-war underground short created in
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Officially titled ''Short Subject'', it involves
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* DyingForSymbolism: The short uses Mickey as a symbol of innocence, and its loss during the war.
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* WarIsHell
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* WarIsHellPenName: The short's only credits are for "Max Cats" and "Whitney Sledge"
* UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar: Of course.
* WarIsHell: The moral of the short.
* UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar: Of course.
* WarIsHell: The moral of the short.
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* AnachorismStew: The US didn't use steamboats or bolt action rifles in the 60s.
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* AnachorismStew: AnachronismStew: The US didn't use steamboats or bolt action rifles in the 60s.
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An anti-war underground short created in 1968.
It involves Mickey Mouse wanting to see the world, so he joins the army. When he gets to Vietnam, he is shot dead seconds after arrival.
Watch it [[https://youtu.be/Up5CBJs_IBw here]].
!!Tropes found in this short:
* AnachorismStew: The US didn't use steamboats or bolt action rifles in the 60s.
* CurbStompBattle: Mickey didn't even fire a round.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Like many underground animated films of this era, it's in black and white.
* DownerEnding: Mickey gets shot in the head, and dies.
* WarIsHell
It involves Mickey Mouse wanting to see the world, so he joins the army. When he gets to Vietnam, he is shot dead seconds after arrival.
Watch it [[https://youtu.be/Up5CBJs_IBw here]].
!!Tropes found in this short:
* AnachorismStew: The US didn't use steamboats or bolt action rifles in the 60s.
* CurbStompBattle: Mickey didn't even fire a round.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Like many underground animated films of this era, it's in black and white.
* DownerEnding: Mickey gets shot in the head, and dies.
* WarIsHell
