Great idea to put out a pro-rat 'infomercial', the whistle-stop tour through history was nicely done and there is a lovely range of animation styles...
But the whole thing was ruined for me by the appalling pro-animal testing messaging and repeated references to humans/people as "man".
The whole thing comes across as if it was scripted in the 1980s not the 21st century.... Sorry Disney/Pixar, you need to do better. WE knew better when this short was made and even more so now - it really hasn't aged well. It's disappointing that your output doesn't better reflect current sensibilities and instead perpetuates old fashioned exclusive language and the myth that there is any benefit to torturing animals in the name of science.
But the whole thing was ruined for me by the appalling pro-animal testing messaging and repeated references to humans/people as "man".
The whole thing comes across as if it was scripted in the 1980s not the 21st century.... Sorry Disney/Pixar, you need to do better. WE knew better when this short was made and even more so now - it really hasn't aged well. It's disappointing that your output doesn't better reflect current sensibilities and instead perpetuates old fashioned exclusive language and the myth that there is any benefit to torturing animals in the name of science.