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Evolution

1923 · 41 min

A curious, gentle educational curiosity, mixing real footage with playful stop-motion to make natural history feel like a small wonder.

Directed by
Ovide Decroly, Max Fleischer
Genres
Documentary, Animation
Overview
A combination of live action footage and stop-action animation is utilized to illustrate the theory of evolution.

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Directed by
Ovide Decroly, Max Fleischer
Genres
Documentary, Animation
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • nature
  • education
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism6
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
documentary, animation
Directed by
Ovide Decroly, Max Fleischer
Runtime
41 min
Country
United States of America

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