'E' (1981) User Reviews

It Is What It Is---Or Is It?

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 27 June 2019]

A giant sculpture of an E arrives in a park. A man insists it is a B and confronts others. Soon a doctor is called. Well, even though he gets things sort of straightened out, there are other factors that make it less simple. The sound and articulation made me uncomfortable.

More than meets the eye

[Rectangular_businessman · 7/10 · 26 January 2024]

What at first glance might seem just an inoffensive gag cartoon ends becoming a scathing satire on its final act, showing how what is commonly accepted as truth ends being redefined at the whim of those in power, sometimes via violent repression towards any opposing view.

Strangely enough, the point still manages to be delivered in a rather light-hearted manner, keeping the same humorous tone from the first half of the short, even having a "happy ending" (albeit with clear sense of irony permeating it)

This is a perfect example of how a short can work perfectly well even without impressive visuals or an incredibly complex plot.

Sometimes just a clever execution is all what it takes.

What do you see?

[K-Slicer · 10/10 · 24 November 2002]

This is one of the best animated shorts I have seen come out of the deep and dark nation to the north. It was a short testament on the effects of tyranny. One man sees the E in the park as a B. Instead of being thrown into an asylum, the doctor finds the solution to the problem. The man needs glasses and he sees the truth before him. Not long afterward, the king comes along and he suffers from the same problem. The doctor points this out and gets a medal but the king pulls Hussein-like tactics and makes everyone conform to what he sees. The E is now a B and will forever "B" a B (he-he!). Bretislav Pojar has hit a political nerve with this little animated short. I give it a 10 out of 10!

Here ends my rant!

I find myself most inclined to be like the parrot here

[llltdesq · 10/10 · 27 December 2002]

This cartoon is one of the most devastatingly on target deliniation of The Golden Rule of reality: He that hath the gold makes the rules. Typically, most societies run on this model, the only distinction being the currency. The two most popular are money and power, though they are far from the only ones out there. This short nails this most savagely and is far from subtle in doing so. My favorite character here is the parrot, as the little man in my head that often gets me into trouble for being stubborn in place of a wise pragmatism is very much like that bird and I would probably behave much the same way as the parrot, but ultimately wind up at the business end of a truncheon eventually anyway. A scary, revealing look at power, absolute power and corruption. This is a must see. Most highly recommended.