Czechoslovakia during the cold war was ruled by the communist party and belonged to the During the Cold War, Czechoslovakia was dominated by the communist party and belonged to the Eastern Block, a collection of socialist republics in Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, and Southeast Asia influenced by the Soviet Union and its philosophy. The country has a strong tradition of puppet theater, with the figures expressing their emotions via movement. Jiří Trnka was a national hero because of the fame he brought to Czechoslovakia with his puppet animation. The communist government saw the film as subversive at the time because it showed how the hand (Czech government) kept going into the character’s (Czech citizen’s) house and doing things their way regardless of whether it was an invasion of privacy whether he approved it or not. Even when the character (Czech citizen) smacked the hand (Czech government), it did not stop until the character created the items the hand desired. Overall, indicating how residents felt about the country since the government did not appreciate their opinions.
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During the war, animation became an essential tool in the United States, and it was utilized for propaganda reasons, such as educating the general public about the war or portraying the enemy in a “xenophobic” manner. Hilter is the adversary shown in Bury the Axis; his drawing approach was dirtier in the face, and he moved in a marching manner. The footage shows four geese following his lead in the same marching pattern, but in the next scene, only one goose follows him. Making the audience believe that if they disobeyed him or disagreed with him, they would be killed. The animation of Momotar no Umiwashi is a complete black and white reconstruction of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The characters from America were designed to be more immature and dumb. Japanese characters, on the other hand, were more responsible and worked together. Both films used these animations to implicitly convey certain stereotypes about the enemy in order for civilians to have the same perception of them.
