I was never a Fan of Gene Deitch but I appreciate several of his Works and Munro is not the Exception!, many Hate him for having made what many consider "The Worst Tom and Jerry Short Films" but for me that Title is the Television Series from 1980 "The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show" but in another review I will talk about that, this short adapted a Book by an Author I don't remember his name but Gene Deitch Adapted it in a Phenomenal Way!.
The short is about a 4-year-old boy named "Munro" who is not like any child in his city but rather a child who DOESN'T SLEEP, DOESN'T EAT and DOESN'T PLAY, one day his mother receives an letter and when she reads it she tells him surrenders his son and the young Munro is Petrified by what he has just read... yes, the Army recruited him!.
And the rest is how Munro explains to everyone that he is 4 years old but nobody cares and this was a reality decades ago, the armies recruited young people without caring if they wanted to or not, and since the short is from 1960 and in those years The Vietnam War was going on and in it they recruited young people who rejected any possibility of returning and yes... many of them died because of men who only cared about quantity and not about their lives.
Gene Deitch and William L. Snyder received an Oscar Award for this Short Film and the Oscar is well deserved! This short represents the Crude Realities of the Army and it is not how some see it, who according to them the Army is only "Use Weapons and Kill". People" that's not, the Army is to serve your country but with a cost, you can die at any time but if you are brave they give you Medals, MEDALS FOR KILL PEOPLE?, but we are not talking about the army, we are talking about Munro!.
The Animation is Own of "Rembrandt Films Productions" I mean Scarce and very Simplistic but those low budget touches are perfect for Munro since it makes it look more Crude than the Short Film already is, but the Drawings and Backgrounds are Horrendous and very unpleasant to look at.
Stepan Konicek as always makes a quite Bizarre Music but it fits perfectly in Munro's Tone!.
The Voice Acting is not as Disastrous as in Deitch's Tom and Jerry Shorts but it is quite Poor in Quality, the Only Salvage is that of the Narrator and that of Munro.
In itself, Munro is not a Wonder but a Great Short that Deserves its Award!, Despite its Terrible Animation and Bizarre Music, both bad Qualities are Mixed creating a Somber Short Film that Represents the Truth of the Young People who Join the Army and we see how instead of "having fun" being part of the Army is Horrible and only the Fittest Enjoy their stay there, for everything I said Munro receives an 8!
The short is about a 4-year-old boy named "Munro" who is not like any child in his city but rather a child who DOESN'T SLEEP, DOESN'T EAT and DOESN'T PLAY, one day his mother receives an letter and when she reads it she tells him surrenders his son and the young Munro is Petrified by what he has just read... yes, the Army recruited him!.
And the rest is how Munro explains to everyone that he is 4 years old but nobody cares and this was a reality decades ago, the armies recruited young people without caring if they wanted to or not, and since the short is from 1960 and in those years The Vietnam War was going on and in it they recruited young people who rejected any possibility of returning and yes... many of them died because of men who only cared about quantity and not about their lives.
Gene Deitch and William L. Snyder received an Oscar Award for this Short Film and the Oscar is well deserved! This short represents the Crude Realities of the Army and it is not how some see it, who according to them the Army is only "Use Weapons and Kill". People" that's not, the Army is to serve your country but with a cost, you can die at any time but if you are brave they give you Medals, MEDALS FOR KILL PEOPLE?, but we are not talking about the army, we are talking about Munro!.
The Animation is Own of "Rembrandt Films Productions" I mean Scarce and very Simplistic but those low budget touches are perfect for Munro since it makes it look more Crude than the Short Film already is, but the Drawings and Backgrounds are Horrendous and very unpleasant to look at.
Stepan Konicek as always makes a quite Bizarre Music but it fits perfectly in Munro's Tone!.
The Voice Acting is not as Disastrous as in Deitch's Tom and Jerry Shorts but it is quite Poor in Quality, the Only Salvage is that of the Narrator and that of Munro.
In itself, Munro is not a Wonder but a Great Short that Deserves its Award!, Despite its Terrible Animation and Bizarre Music, both bad Qualities are Mixed creating a Somber Short Film that Represents the Truth of the Young People who Join the Army and we see how instead of "having fun" being part of the Army is Horrible and only the Fittest Enjoy their stay there, for everything I said Munro receives an 8!