Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Tom and Jerry


Tom and Jerry has been in the cartoon industry for decades or even more. It is one of the first few cartoons produced by Warner Brothers. It is about the cat and a mouse, and obviously the cat chases the mouse. Yet Jerry - mouse - being the smart one, always get to screw Tom's - cat - life. It is very funny how Jerry would invert the way their setup is. Yes he would allow Tom to chase him but make Tom be the one to end up crying or restless.

They are sooooo cute.

As said by wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry
Tom rarely succeeds in catching Jerry, mainly because of Jerry's cleverness, cunning abilities, and luck. Interestingly enough, many of the title cards show Tom and Jerry smiling at each other which seems to depict a love-hate relationship rather than the extreme annoyance each displays towards the other in each cartoon. There are also several instances within the cartoons where they display genuine friendship ("Springtime for Thomas") and concern for each other's well-being (such as in "Jerry and the Lion" where Jerry in one instance tricks Tom into thinking he has shot Jerry, and Tom comes running with the first aid kit).

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