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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- Freedom and Power (Part II)
- Year
- 1952
- Abstract
- This opulently produced film defines freedom as the abundance of electric power, and reviews U.S. history from an electrocentric viewpoint. With animation.
- Notes
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Produced: Wolff (Raphael G.) Studios, Inc.
Sponsor: General Electric Company
Run Time: 12:14
Audio/Visual: Sd, C - Keyword
- Electricity;Patriotism;Animation: Advertising;Patriotism;Animation: Advertising
- Theme
- Frightfully scary
- Review
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In this endlessly fascinating mind warp of a film, electricity and american freedom are somehow interwoven together. The explanations of how these topics are related are fascinatingly played out in animated sequences and live action to produce one bizarre piece of propaganda. One wonders what EXACTLY is the purpose of the film? To explain the history of electricity? To prove that americans are not 'destroyers'? Who knows.. A bonus point: The absolutely hysterican theme song at the beginning (and repeated at the end). Highly reccomended!
(Reviewer: Spuzz) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F