History YMMV / EducationForDeath

* TheWoobie Hans, where do we even start:
** For one he was brainwashed into the Nazi regime at such a young age and during that scene with him showing empathy the rabbit, it seems like he was broken to tears declaring the rabbit too weak to live.

** For one he was brainwashed into the Nazi regime at such a young age and during that scene with him showing pity on the rabbit, it seems like he was broken to tears declaring the rabbit too weak to live.

* ValuesDissonance: Some aspects of this film are off even by 1940s standards, as it makes no explicit mention of the antisemitism of Nazism, which wasn't by any means a secret. The closest we get are some small-coded hints such as Jewish names being on a list of forbidden names for German children.

* ValuesDissonance: Some aspects of this film are off even by 1940s standards, as it makes no explicit mention of the antisemitism of Nazism. The closest we get are some small-coded hints such as Jewish names being on a list of forbidden names for German children.

** The Nazi regime was ''worse'' in RealLife than depicted in the movie. The closest we get to acknowledging their antisemitism was that the list of banned names just happens to consist of ones of Jewish origin and Hans having blond hair and blue eyes, i.e. Aryan (although it's more like they were invoking the PhenotypeStereotype), along with the narrator briefly mentioning the belief.

* ValuesDissonance: Some aspects of this film are off even by 1940s standards, as it makes no explicit mention of the antisemitism of Nazism. The closest we get some small-coded hints such as Jewish names being on a list of forbidden names for German children.

* ValuesDissonance: The film makes no mention of the antisemitism of Nazism, aside from some small-coded hints such as Jewish names being on a list of forbidden names for German children.[[note]]Of course, since antisemitism wasn't exactly frowned upon even in Allied countries, not mentioning this was sadly not out of tune with the politics of the time.[[/note]]

* FairForItsDay: While the short film has a fairly enlightened message about how the enemy nation are victims of their own government, its stereotypical depiction of a BrawnHilda and lack of discussion of Nazi antisemitism are things that wouldn't hold up today.

* ValuesDissonance: The film makes no mention of the antisemitism of Nazism, aside from some small-coded hints.[[note]]Of course, since antisemitism wasn't exactly frowned upon even in Allied countries, not mentioning this was sadly not out of tune with the politics of the time.[[/note]]

* TrueArtIsAngsty: It is a really dark WartimeCartoon and one that holds up remarkably well.

** The Nazi regime was ''worse'' in RealLife than depicted in the movie. The closest we get to acknowledging their antisemitism was that the list of banned names just happens to consist of ones of Jewish origin and Hans having blonde hair and blue eyes i.e. Aryan (although it's more like they were invoking the PhenotypeStereotype), along with the narrator briefly mentioning the belief.

* ValuesDissonance: The film makes no mention of the antisemitism of Nazism, aside from some small-coded hints. [[note]]Of course, since antisemitism wasn't exactly frowned upon even in Allied countries, not mentioning this was sadly not out of tune with the politics of the time[[/note]].

** The passport that Hans's parents receive has a page to record the names of up to 12 children. During Nazi Germany, Aryan women were expected to bear many children in order to make the nation strong. A woman could receive an award called the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Honour_of_the_German_Mother Mother's Cross]] for bearing and raising enough healthy children.

* ValuesResonance: As a WartimeCartoon, this one has aged remarkably well. It realistically depicts how innocent children of the time were indoctrinated by the Nazi regime (along with sympathetic parents afraid of it all) without resorting to stereotypes, and paints an unfortunate picture that shows not just how Germany truly was at the time, but also how bad it could have been. It also resonates with modern audiences who are painfully aware of the dangers of present day hate groups that follow the Nazi party's example, as well as the consequences of politically motivated information and upbringings. Finally, the important virtues mentioned in the cartoon are "laughter, hope, tolerance, [and] mercy," things that will always be important to have.

** The end of the cartoon shows an adult Hans as a soldier in the Wehrmacht and implies that he dies in battle. In real life, the Nazi regime resorted to using ChildSoldiers as Germany was invaded. This, combined with the fact that Hans would have been twelve at the oldest in 1945 to be born under Nazism, paints an even more disturbing picture of his fate...

* FunnyMoments: The whole scene with Hitler and Princess Germany, due in large part to Hitler being portrayed in full AdolfHitlarious fashion and visibly struggling to get the very plus-sized Princess Germany on his horse.

* ValuesResonance: As a WartimeCartoon, this one has aged remarkably well. It realistically depicts how innocent children of the time were indoctrinated by the Nazi regime (along with sympathetic parents afraid of it all) without resorting to stereotypes, and paints an unfortunate picture that shows not just how Germany truly was at the time, but also how bad it could have been. It also resonates with modern audiences who are painfully aware of the dangers of present day hate groups that follow the Nazi party's example. Finally, the important virtues mentioned in the cartoon are "laughter, hope, tolerance, [and] mercy," things that will always be important to have.

** The passport that Hans's parents receive has a page to write the names of up to 12 children. During Nazi Germany, Aryan women were expected to have lots of children in order to make the nation strong. A woman could receive an award called the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Honour_of_the_German_Mother Mother's Cross]] for bearing and raising enough healthy children.

** The passport that Hans' parents receive has a page to write the names of up to 12 children. During Nazi Germany, Aryan women were expected to have lots of children in order to make the nation strong. A woman could receive an award called the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Honour_of_the_German_Mother Mother's Cross]] for bearing and raising enough healthy children.

** The end of the cartoon shows an adult Hans as a soldier in the Wehrmacht, and implies that he dies in battle. In real life, the Nazi regime resorted to using ChildSoldiers as Germany was invaded. This, combined with the fact that Hans would have been twelve at the oldest in 1945 to be born under Nazism, paints an even more disturbing picture of his fate...

** The passport that Hans' parents receive has a page to write the names of up to 12 children. During Nazi Germany, Aryan women were expected to have lots of children in order to make the nation strong. A woman could receive an award called the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Honour_of_the_German_Mother Mother's Cross]] for bearing enough healthy children.

* GeniusBonus: The narration frames the scene in which Hitler drives away the witch of democracy and awakens a personification of Germany as a distorted Nazi version of ''Sleeping Beauty'', but "Ride of the Valkyries" playing in the background, the BrawnHilda outfit of Germany, and the fact that Germany is singing all indicate that the segment is actually a parody of Music/RichardWagner's ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung'' operas, in which the German hero Siegfried awakens the valkyrie Brunhilda from a magical sleep.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** That Nazism is wrong and leads you to becoming a robotic soldier of the state.
** Most Germans aren't monsters, just regular people who bought into the Nazi Party's policies because they were brainwashed by propaganda or they were afraid of what the government would do to them if they didn't comply.

* HilariousInHindsight: During the classroom scene, the teacher demonstrates the concept of survival of the fittest with [[{{WesternAnimation/Zootopia}} a fox and a rabbit]]. Could also be HarsherInHindsight in that [[spoiler:''Zootopia'' also deals with a racial divide and social outcasting]]..

* HilariousInHindsight: During the classroom scene, the teacher demonstrates the concept of survival of the fittest with [[{{Disney/Zootopia}} a fox and a rabbit]]. Could also be HarsherInHindsight in that [[spoiler:''Zootopia'' also deals with a racial divide and social outcasting]]..