Short Subject (Better known as Mickey Mouse in Vietnam) is a brief underground animation satirizing the way in which the American youth was lured to fight in the Vietnam War through fake promises of fame and glory, just for many of them to die in that senseless conflict.
Here, Mickey symbolizes the innocence and naivete of these young soldiers, crushed by the tragic, violent reality of war. In that sense, the short manages to deliver its message in a pretty effective manner disregard of any technical limitation.
However, I must say the first version of this short I saw a few years ago (which was entirely silent, before the original soundtrack was eventually rediscovered) had a much eerier vibe, giving a bleaker impression.
Here, Mickey symbolizes the innocence and naivete of these young soldiers, crushed by the tragic, violent reality of war. In that sense, the short manages to deliver its message in a pretty effective manner disregard of any technical limitation.
However, I must say the first version of this short I saw a few years ago (which was entirely silent, before the original soundtrack was eventually rediscovered) had a much eerier vibe, giving a bleaker impression.