Edgar Allan Pooh
. . . (to use Warner Bros.' animated short MARTIAN THROUGH GEORGIA's favorite word) attacks on Big Religion as THE MASTER, THE ANTI-CHR!ST, THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHR!ST, BEN HUR (2016), LEFT BEHIND, THE RAPTURE, RED STATE, DOGMA, FRAILITY, and ELMER GANTRY, this site will have a page for THE BOOK OF MORMON the minute it's committed to screen, just as it already does for SOUTH PARK and SEP+EMBER DAWN. However, there's no need for you to sit through a two-hour-plus feature flick to learn all the high points, ins-and-outs, and latest dope about the group to which one-time Massachusetts Gov. Mitt "I-Invented-Obama-Care" Romney belongs. MARTIAN THROUGH GEORGIA has it all, from the Magic Underwear to the Personal Planets. Several million years of Mormon History is covered here in less than seven minutes, well within the attention span of any Centurion (or is it Centennarian?) Sect President. It feels just like you're in the Salt Lake City Temple Square Visitor Center, but you can watch MARTIAN THROUGH GEORGIA in the comfort of your Own Personal Planet.
utgard14
Not sure why this one isn't getting more love. It's a fun and interesting Looney Tunes short from Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble, and Abe Levitow that doesn't feature any of the regular Looney Tunes characters. Instead, it's the story of a Martian who's bored with the seemingly idyllic Martian way of life. So he travels to Earth (the US state of Georgia specifically) where he is met with terror from the Earthlings, who scream "Monster!" and run away. This leads to several thoughtful and humorous bits until the alien figures out that humans see him as a monster because he's different. In typical Chuck Jones fashion, it's a funny short that also has something to say. Thankfully, it's not heavy-handed in the least nor does it ever feel like a "message cartoon." It makes its point subtly and creatively. The animation is terrific. At a time when WB cartoons were looking and sounding increasingly cheap, this one is stylish and colorful in a way that just pops off the screen. There are a couple of parts that will definitely remind you of Jones' later Grinch work. It's just a great cartoon all around and I'm not sure why it isn't rated higher. Perhaps it's one of those cartoons you have to see when you're in the right mood.
slymusic
Directed by Chuck Jones and Abe Levitow, and co-directed by Maurice Noble, "Martian through Georgia" is a good sixties cartoon with eye-catching designs and beautiful color schemes. Life on a distant planet is great, except for one bored, miserable martian, who decides to pay a visit to the good old Earth. (Personally, I would have LOVED to have his ability at thought projection!)My favorite segments from "Martian through Georgia": Two gentlemen (both voiced by the hilarious Mel Blanc) read newspapers and exchange some funny dialogue about the martian's escape from prison. An "atom rearranger" transforms a power shovel into a mechanical monster; the construction worker is hilarious as he turns white and his cigarette drops out of his mouth.I've seen better sci-fi cartoons than "Martian through Georgia", but this short is still worth taking a look at. It can be found along with a bunch of other one-shot cartoons on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 Disc 4.
phantom_tollbooth
Chuck Jones and Abe Levitow's 'Martian Through Georgia' (co-directed by Maurice Noble) seems to be a case of too many cooks spoil the broth. The excessive directorial input seems to be down to a thoroughly perplexing script by Carl Kohler and Jones himself, which places too much stock in a constant, intrusive narration which is necessary to explain exactly what is going on but is irritating nevertheless. A dark little tale of a depressed Martian who travels to Earth in search of rejuvenation but discovers only rejection and abhorrence, 'Martian Through Georgia' never locates the charm it seems to falsely believe it is in possession of. Over-stylised in every way, 'Martian Through Georgia' is undoubtedly an interesting failure but a failure nonetheless, indicative of Jones's struggle to keep Warner cartoons interesting and relevant during their waning 60s era.
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