Denounced (2017)

Denounced: Directed by Stephen C. Bortsalas. With Anastasia Adleta, Jennylynn Adleta, Fritz Beiswenger, Peter Bjornstad. A hate-filled man joins a murderous regime after his family disappears in a rapture like event. Struggling to gain faith after being excommunicated from a group called the Horsemen. He finds solace in surviving with some nomadic travelers.

“This black u0026amp; white Silly Symphony cartoon is exactly the sort of cartoon I completely hated as a child. Instead of edgy or funny characters, it was chock-full of cutesy animals–tons of sweet birds. In addition, it had LOTS of music–with the animals all swaying to the music. In other words, it was practically plot-less. Only later in the film when a clichéd u0026#39;evilu0026#39; bird attacks is there any action, as the nice birds all band together to thwart evil. Sheesh! What a boring cartoon!! Although I adore early Disney cartoons, occasionally they came up with a lame one here or there…and this is certainly one of them. Unfortunately, this sort of saccharine was pretty popular with other cartoon makers in the 30s–particularly the Harmon-Ising cartoons. When I was a kid, they showed them on TV a lot and all my friends and I hated them. Fortunately, they have mostly been shelved in favor of better toons. Donu0026#39;t you and your kids deserve better? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBy the way, I noticed a score of 10 for this cartoon. While I totally respect the other revieweru0026#39;s right to score it this high, they give 10s to all Disney cartoons. I, on the other hand, am more demanding and grouchy when it comes to these shorts. Iu0026#39;ve given a few 10s and 9s to some Silly Symphonies–so I am not impossible to please!”