"The White Seal" is a 24-minute cartoon by the legendary Chuck Jones from over 40 years ago. If you have seen some of his work from the previous decades, you will realize how much animation had changed since the 1940s. Comedy is almost non-existent in here, but that is perfectly fine. June Foray is on board again here as well and Roddy McDowall is also somewhat known. Looking at how weak some of the Oscar winners for Best Animated Short from that era were, it is fairly obvious that quality animation had moved to the small screen and this one here is another example. It is Jones' middle installment from his Kipling trilogy. We have a seal who is constantly on the lookout for a safe place where is friends, family and entire tribe can move to in order to live peacefully and where they do not have to fear getting killed by humans. Overall, in terms of animation and story, I liked this movie. it does not achieve greatness, but is a solid watch from start to finish. However, I must say I do not agree with the creative decision to make the seal look majestic and sacrifice cuteness entirely for it. Nonetheless, I am surprised this was not nominated for an Emmy. It looks like what they would go for exactly. I recommend "The White Seal". Thumbs up.
Review of The White Seal
