tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post1975045046103984498..comments2024-03-27T21:43:02.451-04:00Comments on NEW SAVANNA: Secrets of Pink Elephants RevealedBill Benzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-51215871773648497042022-10-23T00:28:24.532-04:002022-10-23T00:28:24.532-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.David scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366097998568840177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-24159374256996552962022-01-06T19:22:21.753-05:002022-01-06T19:22:21.753-05:00I figure it's just an eye. This episode is dee...I figure it's just an eye. This episode is deeply under the influence of surrealism. There's a famous eye image from Luis Buñuel's film <i>Un Chien Andalou</i>.Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-62933499223469139972022-01-06T18:40:47.150-05:002022-01-06T18:40:47.150-05:00Loved the article, thank you! Have you ever been a...Loved the article, thank you! Have you ever been able to figure out the meaning behind the single eye? It looks human, it has always creeped me out. Hisl3tt3https://www.blogger.com/profile/05276105745657658710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-87138683092786565552019-02-09T17:13:54.570-05:002019-02-09T17:13:54.570-05:00For me, watching the Pink Elephant On Parade seque...For me, watching the Pink Elephant On Parade sequence of the the film Just simply depicts being absolutely blind drunk.<br />The the confusion of it all. I'm sure we all a some point, woke up after a good drinking session and asked your self what did I do? What happened last night? And this often leads yourself trying to figure out what had actually happed but everything is muddled up and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727310467858808948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-73622519290923337072017-08-07T01:16:51.931-04:002017-08-07T01:16:51.931-04:00To me this segment is the "Lucy in the Sky&qu...To me this segment is the "Lucy in the Sky" of 1940s animation.Mike Martezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135785901642539716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-8366312677468961082016-09-04T13:44:03.654-04:002016-09-04T13:44:03.654-04:00No, the bottle just got bumped and it fell into th...No, the bottle just got bumped and it fell into the water bucket.Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-36877654219406006382016-09-04T12:24:52.601-04:002016-09-04T12:24:52.601-04:00"Let’s start at the beginning. Dumbo and Timo..."Let’s start at the beginning. Dumbo and Timothy have drunk water that was accidentally laced with booze."<br />As I recall the movie, the boozing clowns laced Dumbo's (the object of circus' ridicule) drinking water with booze as a prank. The water was not laced accidentally.Murnauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999862430509396415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-66448182952891283552016-01-03T06:53:42.538-05:002016-01-03T06:53:42.538-05:00wow! been looking for a meaning to this for years!...wow! been looking for a meaning to this for years!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598045545806132040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-73448756606805658152014-06-24T16:50:25.749-04:002014-06-24T16:50:25.749-04:00This post is a few years old, yet I felt I should ...This post is a few years old, yet I felt I should comment. The "Pink Elephants" theme does not completely drop from each scene. What you hear in each scene is simply a variation of the original tune. Even in the Egyptian camel, snake, dance, eye sequence, the funky organ acting as a snake charmer's instrument is still playing the same, albeit heavily ornamented, version of the main Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-39733642158853773672014-02-20T06:56:11.869-05:002014-02-20T06:56:11.869-05:00Well i dont really understand what all the fuzz is...Well i dont really understand what all the fuzz is about..the bottle that falls into the water wat dumbo drinks is a bottle of absynte. Absynthe is illegal because of its halucinatic effect. Its also known being the muse of famous artist like hemmingway.they used to call it "the green fairy". One bad side effect of drugs or booze ypu hallucinate from is you sometime(lsd)think you can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-13318709885404312982013-12-26T12:15:31.523-05:002013-12-26T12:15:31.523-05:00I'm glad you liked the piece. And, yes, I DO t...I'm glad you liked the piece. And, yes, I DO think there's something about the music itself. There's lots of evidence that music entrains physiological systems so that you become synched up to the rhythms of the music. That might be what you're sensing. Take a look at some of my posts on <a href="http://new-savanna.blogspot.com/search/label/synchrony" rel="nofollow">synchrony</a> Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-10757669655389431002013-12-26T11:53:49.569-05:002013-12-26T11:53:49.569-05:00I loved the way you pointed every little detail of...I loved the way you pointed every little detail of the sequence!! Amazing job. Somehow every time I see this sequence my heart beat accelerates and I feel kind of scared.<br /><br />I was wondering, perhaps there is some kind of psychological explanation for this? it's not just the animation itself that is creepy, the soundtrack itself without even knowing what the movie is about scares Ian Moone.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06761398231659676644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-44558505216127799412011-02-09T07:23:53.111-05:002011-02-09T07:23:53.111-05:00Figuring things out never hurt anyone.Figuring things out never hurt anyone.Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-49830718737451406272011-02-09T05:17:58.444-05:002011-02-09T05:17:58.444-05:00You should look for bonus material, just to love i...You should look for bonus material, just to love it even more(:kuikenenkiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07655535687551113697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-75674136294586407862011-02-09T05:16:41.906-05:002011-02-09T05:16:41.906-05:00I like your way of thinking, but I just think that...I like your way of thinking, but I just think that you shouldn't want to figure it out. DUMBO is brilliant! Anyway! Just enjoy it, not knowing why(:kuikenenkiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07655535687551113697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-341068511001649102010-11-17T13:00:35.013-05:002010-11-17T13:00:35.013-05:00Could be, Barry. There is the slightly off-kilter ...Could be, Barry. There is the slightly off-kilter motif that sounds like it might have come from Sorcerer's.Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-39075555518323895482010-11-17T12:42:48.855-05:002010-11-17T12:42:48.855-05:00Bill, am I imagining it or do I detect a fleeting ...Bill, am I imagining it or do I detect a fleeting musical reference to The Sorcerer's Apprentice in the very firs moments, as the pink elephants proliferate?baslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328991679116854379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-40749252910563796442010-11-01T09:12:57.312-04:002010-11-01T09:12:57.312-04:00Ah, that's interesting, about the medical exam...Ah, that's interesting, about the medical exam. You might be correct in suggesting that that's one of the seeds of this sequence.Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-590975839610504132010-11-01T08:19:52.794-04:002010-11-01T08:19:52.794-04:00In the early version of Dumbo - the one published ...In the early version of Dumbo - the one published just after Disney bought the rights - Dumbo is taken to be examined by an Owl medical specialist. Part of the examination was psychological, and it rather looks as it the Disney writers played with the idea of making the Owl into a psychiatrist and making a feature of Dumbo's dreams. I've always wondered if, as the story got re-structured,Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141250556479971763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-70417199798917485012010-11-01T08:17:18.114-04:002010-11-01T08:17:18.114-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141250556479971763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-15135244888912120212010-10-30T21:36:51.589-04:002010-10-30T21:36:51.589-04:00There's one thing I've been thinking about...There's one thing I've been thinking about since I posted the analysis. That slinky oriental music, the belly-dancing elephant, and the eye that looks at you, all that’s roughly in the middle of the sequence. We find <a href="http://www.thevalve.org/go/valve/article/two_rings_in_fantasia_nutcracker_and_apprentice1/" rel="nofollow">something very similar</a> in the middle of the <i>Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-44600864008894014402010-10-30T12:12:01.909-04:002010-10-30T12:12:01.909-04:00Fascinating! The sequence makes intuitive sense, b...Fascinating! The sequence makes intuitive sense, but it's nice to imagine that there's some structure there, too.Eddie Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729949238666234774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-81462601624250660392010-10-30T12:00:41.063-04:002010-10-30T12:00:41.063-04:00Thanks, Eric. Those guys knew what they were doing...Thanks, Eric. Those guys knew what they were doing.Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-46018378968408830552010-10-30T11:53:41.202-04:002010-10-30T11:53:41.202-04:00Fascinating. I love how you break down the sequenc...Fascinating. I love how you break down the sequence. It's that subtlety of storytelling that makes the early Disney features so fun to watch.Eric Noblehttp://weirdocorner.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-26579783754815141382010-10-27T09:04:07.697-04:002010-10-27T09:04:07.697-04:00Thanks, bill - I'll check them out.Thanks, bill - I'll check them out.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.com