So Much for So Little

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So Much for So Little is an American documentary short film by Chuck Jones from the year 1949. The cartoon was produced by Warner Bros. for the United States Public Health Service and addresses the health care in the United States. In 1950, the film won the Oscar for Best Short Documentary along with A Chance to Live.

Action

In the United States come to the birth rates of about 2 million about 118 481 children who did not live to see their first birthday. The cartoon shows the baby John E. Jones, which could also fall into this statistic, if it is not properly cared for. The film is now following John's life to old age and shows what the United States Public Health Service is doing to save John. Stations are the school, adulthood with marriage and birth of first child, the mean age at which it comes to weight gain, and old age. During the whole period of the United States Public Health Service for straight time 3 cents to Johnny cares.

Background

The film was released in 2004 on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD Volume 2 and 2008 on the DVD Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection. It was the first animated documentary that won an Oscar.

Criticism

Practically a promotional film for the Public Health Service, the film seems from today's perspective, outdated and not very meaningful. At that time, the style of animation was quite unusual. In particular, the statues of Paul Julian, Robert Gribbroek and Pete Alvarad and the simple animation director Chuck Jones at that time were unusual.