Edgar Allan Pooh
. . . to warn America against computers with this animated short, TO HARE IS HUMAN. It turns out that Wile E. Coyote is an Early Adopter of the Univac Computer. However, before the conclusion of HUMAN Mr. Coyote gets blown up five times and crushed once. It develops that his Univac has been hacked by Bugs Bunny, turning Wile's life upside down. By the end of this episode, it's revealed that Bugs is Alan Turing (who won WWII by decoding the Nazi Enigma Machine), Edward Snowden, and the Dread Pirate Roberts, all rolled into one. A country that turns its financial system, record keeping, and national security over to computers deserves to be Terrorized back to Stone Age Anarchy by every pajama-clad Third World hacker clicking away in some tent, tee pee, igloo, or cave, Warner points out to America with HUMAN. However, tax dollars have been squandered for the past 60 years on public schools teaching fluff like sex and driver's education, rather than worthwhile subjects, such as Looney Tunes. Since you get what you pay for, Today's U.S. roads are clogged with bad drivers, our birth rate has never been lower, and computers lurk around every corner.
utgard14
Taking time out from his fruitless pursuit of the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote tries to nab Bugs Bunny. He introduces himself with a card that reads "Have Brain, Will Travel." And yes, this is one of the cartoons where Wile E. Coyote (or "Coyotay") talks. Of course, Bugs proves to be too much for Wile E. to handle. So the coyote builds a Univac Electronic Brain from a do-it-yourself kit. It's a super computer and he consults it on the best way to capture Bugs. There's a fun little twist to this but, suffice it to say, Wile E. is screwed . It's a fun Chuck Jones cartoon with colorful animation and some creative gags. Love the Univac. Great voicework from Mel Blanc, as usual. Wile E. Coyote is a fun adversary for Bugs in the few shorts they did together.
DaniGirl1969
The second of Wile E Coyote's encounters with Bugs Bunny, and while not quite as funny as the first (the classic "Operation Rabbit"), it's still great fun and well worth watching. It gets off to a slow start, with Wile E -- having easily put the bag on Bugsy -- allows the rabbit to squeeze his out of the bag while he carries on a conversation with himself. But as soon as the coyote looks into that bag to see what Bugs has left him, the fun begins. This time, our self-styled genius relies on a giant computer -- "Univac, the Electronic Brain" -- to come up with ways to capture Bugs... and of course each idea ends with one barbecued coyote! Among the funniest gags is a pop-up carrot toaster -- which launches two hand grenades right into the face of our luckless predator. This cartoon even serves as a warning to us today, though it was made over half-a century ago. Wile E obeys every command from his electronic brain, even when it orders him to stand under a falling rock and "take his medicine".. kind of like motorists today will slavishly follow every twist and turn recommended by our GPS units -- to the point of driving right into the middle of a swamp! Of course, we have to hope our GPS units don't have the same internal mechanism that Wile E's computer does!
TheLittleSongbird
The story is a little on the predictable side, and the title is rather curious, but To Hare is Human is otherwise very enjoyable. The animation is colourful and vibrant enough, and the music is energetic and rousing. Also excellent are the witty dialogue, some truly clever sight gags and some fast pacing. And I loved Bugs and Coyote together, don't get me wrong I do like the roadrunner vs. Coyote cartoons, but the cartoons with Bugs vs. Coyote are wittier and much more manic. Coyote is still as crafty as ever, yet is always the one who gets the worst of the joke(don't worry, for anyone who is tired of Coyote of falling down a cliff, it doesn't happen here), while Bugs is just as witty, rascally and charming as ever. Both characters are brilliantly voiced by the immortal Mel Blanc. Overall, very enjoyable to watch. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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