Toonguru

August 27, 2005 11:18 AM

An ad stressing the importance of good translation, and various other animations, ads and announcements. Flash, in Russian, but generally funny & self-explanatory.
posted by Wolfdog (11 comments total)

generally funny & self-explanatory

I'm going to have to disagree on both counts.
posted by scottreynen at 11:55 AM on August 27, 2005

And here I was hoping for a twist ending, stressing the importance of good translation (as opposed to bad translation). Fie.
posted by taursir at 12:06 PM on August 27, 2005

Good to see our old pal racial stereotyping is alive and well and living in russia.
posted by fingerbang at 12:59 PM on August 27, 2005

from my media-educated point of view: very good and professional timing in the movie. seem to have a good feeling for directing sceenes.
good work
posted by seitensprung at 1:03 PM on August 27, 2005

I think this advertisement sums it up better.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 1:20 PM on August 27, 2005

C_D's link is audibly NSFW but hilarious.
posted by Wolfdog at 1:22 PM on August 27, 2005

I've learned that all black people are stupid ugly cannibals, and that skinny blonde women with laptops want to have sex with them. Or something like that.
posted by neek at 2:40 PM on August 27, 2005

I've learned that all black people are stupid ugly cannibals

Good Lord. Where did it say that? Are you sure you're not suffering from an overheated imagination?
posted by Decani at 3:34 PM on August 27, 2005

I agree with most of the comments on here. I think it was slow and boring and just reconfirmed stereotypes about savage dark people living in the jungle. Now C_D's link... hilarious!
posted by arcticwoman at 3:38 PM on August 27, 2005

The only really funny part was the subtitles. "Gachooka Bachooka" indeed...
posted by dersins at 3:55 PM on August 27, 2005

Yes, that link reinforced stereotypes about cannibals so terribly. The cartoon should definitely have made them look more realistic

Jesus Christ, this is the side of "liberalism" that really gets up my person.
posted by Decani at 6:45 AM on August 28, 2005