Short Subject

Short Subject

Directed by Lee Savage

19671 min5.5 / 10

A caustic underground animated satire that weaponizes the innocence of Mickey Mouse against the Vietnam War and American imperialism.

Short Subject [commonly known as Mickey Mouse in Vietnam] is a 16mm underground animated short film. Mickey Mouse enlists with the army and ships off to Vietnam.

Questions people ask

  • Does Short Subject end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Short Subject easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Short Subject sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Short Subject violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Short Subject scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity96

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Love8

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