he hat too big for he gotdamn head
"I was surprised to realize that, ultimately, “An American Tail” is about the inevitable disillusionment that comes from holding up the United States as the promised land. As cynical and informed as I thought I was about this country, I myself experienced this disillusionment acutely over the past few years. The rise of violent Trumpist populism and its attendant disenfranchisement of all but white cis-het US-born males, not to mention climate disaster and the catastrophically mismanaged pandemic, gives the lie to the notion that this is a “First World” country. Those global refugees who pin their hopes on the United States, do they find it better or worse than their native countries? Better or worse than refugees did 150 years ago? Maybe better and worse, both in different ways."
- Abigail Weil, "Revisiting ‘An American Tail,’ a Deeply Jewish Immigration Story"
"[An American Tail] not only acts as a gritty look at the United States of the past, but also illuminates painful truths about our present. [Philip] Glasser, who has watched the movie with his three sons, says the film “is as relevant today as it was when it came out in 1986.” It’s difficult to watch An American Tail now and not think of the current refugee crisis, rising anti-Semitism, and the thousands of children who have been separated from their families at the US-Mexico border. When Tanya Mousekewitz asks her father why the official at Mouse Garden (the animal version of Castle Garden) changed her name to Tilly, or when Tony tells Fievel his “name’s gotta go,” there's a clear parallel to still-common microaggressions today. Modern America’s treatment of immigrants is reflected in An American Tail: from the pressure to assimilate, to the whitewashing, to the outright violence—often committed by our own government."
- Rebecca Long, "'An American Tail' Explores Bleak Immigrant Struggles That Still Resonate in 2019"
"As with much of Don Bluth's work in the 1980s, An American Tail is a flawed but unique and valuable piece of children's media, confronting a young audience with difficult, often complex ideas, emotions, and realities."
- Dan Olson, An American Tail: Fievel Goes to Video Game Hell
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chibi fievel bc i've never drawn him before + i love these movies
- Abigail Weil, "Revisiting ‘An American Tail,’ a Deeply Jewish Immigration Story"
"[An American Tail] not only acts as a gritty look at the United States of the past, but also illuminates painful truths about our present. [Philip] Glasser, who has watched the movie with his three sons, says the film “is as relevant today as it was when it came out in 1986.” It’s difficult to watch An American Tail now and not think of the current refugee crisis, rising anti-Semitism, and the thousands of children who have been separated from their families at the US-Mexico border. When Tanya Mousekewitz asks her father why the official at Mouse Garden (the animal version of Castle Garden) changed her name to Tilly, or when Tony tells Fievel his “name’s gotta go,” there's a clear parallel to still-common microaggressions today. Modern America’s treatment of immigrants is reflected in An American Tail: from the pressure to assimilate, to the whitewashing, to the outright violence—often committed by our own government."
- Rebecca Long, "'An American Tail' Explores Bleak Immigrant Struggles That Still Resonate in 2019"
"As with much of Don Bluth's work in the 1980s, An American Tail is a flawed but unique and valuable piece of children's media, confronting a young audience with difficult, often complex ideas, emotions, and realities."
- Dan Olson, An American Tail: Fievel Goes to Video Game Hell
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chibi fievel bc i've never drawn him before + i love these movies
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fanart
Species Mouse
Gender Male
Size 1721 x 2141px
Fievel ❤️
He hat too big for he gotdamn head indeed
He hat too big for he gotdamn head indeed
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