User:GrishamAnimation1/sandbox/Bring Himself Back Alive (Animated Antics)

Bring Himself Back Alive is a 1940 short produced by Fleischer Studios under the Animated Antics series.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The cartoon suffered from its sluggish pacing, focusing more on the perspective of the hunter than the lion.
 * 2) The two main characters are basic stereotypes of the hunter and its victim, much like Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny (but without the charm and likeability of the two).
 * 3) *Hyde Skinner is a mean-spirited, abusive hunter who is hard to root for and tries too hard at being the fiercest hunter. He is also very one-dimensional and does not have enough personality to make him stand out.
 * 4) * The Lion is no better either. He is also very one-dimensional and boasts about being king of the jungle, without enough personality to make him stand out.
 * 5) The beginning is wasted on Hyde Skinner testing his traps on a feather and on an ant. It is also wasted on the lion boasting about how big and strong he is. The plot doesn't start until the hunter and lion are in contact with each other.
 * 6) Much like the Gabby series, this was the Fleischers' attempt at frustration comedy and they tried too hard to make the two main characters hilarious and likeable, only to end up as tiresome and unsympathetic.
 * 7) Another problem is there are too many visual moments with very little dialogue. Even Looney Tunes knew how to balance dialogue and visual gags correctly.
 * 8) The cartoon's ending features an off-screen death joke, which is pretty dark for  a post-Code Fleischer cartoon.