The world of animation has certainly taken a hit following the release of Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie. It's quite obvious that Mr. Disney is attempting to capitalize off the recent success of Buster Keaton's film Steamboat Bill Jr., a much loved, wholesome classic that everyone is sure to have heard of and learned valuable lessons from. Willie, on the other hand, is a disaster that the world would be better off forgetting.
The film features a "mouse" (the character's facial shape more resembles three pancakes stuck together than a mouse) named Mickey who pilots a steamboat under the direction of Captain Pete, the supposed villain of the story. The plot meanders aimlessly from one 45-second misadventure to another, mostly involving unique usages of animals as musical instruments. After many pointless events, Mickey manages to pick up an equally anatomically incorrect girl mouse for himself, and - after cruelly subjugating other animals to being musical instruments in his shenanigans - gets himself thrown in the galley to peel potatoes.
Willie's best feature is arguably it's mercifully short running time of seven minutes, since Mickey's barbaric treatment of peers is neither amusing to adults nor appropriate for children.
Recent developments in art - film, sound, animation - need to be preserved tastefully for future generations. They aren't simply crass tools which can be tossed around at whim for entertainment value! Steamboat Willie will hopefully be the last film that comes from the depraved Walt Disney.
