The Moon and The Son by John Canemaker.

I thought that this animation was very well done. Very complex with different elements such as video, and pictures which were integrated into the animation. This part of the animation I thought was the best part. Because the animation would start with a picture then transfer to the animation and then start to move. I felt that these parts gave the animation more feeling that he was bring is real life images to life. Another transition that I like is when he takes animations that are already formed such as the moon and he turns them into another character. Following the moon the father turned into a snapping turtle. This is great to see that even though these are two different things that one can turn into the other. Another transformation is when the father goes from a cockroach to a bald eagle. This transformation is from something known not to be good to something that is respected in America. The final integration is when he used himself when he was forming the actual animation toward the end. I thought that this was important and interesting to see how far he has come as a person to be doing something that he likes even without the help from his father.

That was just how the integration of different elements were used in the animation that were nice and made the entire story able to follow. There are other parts of this animation that were nice to see that used symbolist elements. The cuff that were put onto the father became vicious animals that were biting the wrists of the father. I thought that when the family visited the father in prison and they could see him through a police officer who was there to visualize a pane of glass but with authority. Also to show that mob bosses that they were better then other people and had power by making them bigger then everyone else.

Overall I think that this was a really good animation. Told the story very well and had good details in the animation. It brought in outside sources; video, pictures to enhance the story. I enjoyed it.