Four More Years
Ebola World
Creators: Sam T, Al Swettenham,
Length: 7 minutes
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Four More Years continues the animated series featuring President George W Bush. In this Webisode, it's election night, and President Bush is very anxious about the results. Will he be elected? It's up to vice-president Dick Cheney to comfort the President and check on their latest sure hand winning plot, automated voting machines. Will the machine be sufficient for Bush to win?
Although a continuing story, this one is easy to pick up as it's related to the election of 2004. One of the best parts of this short is the retro black and white sitcom that cuts right through the middle of the story. The cartoon's George Bush seems more whiney and weaker than the real live one. One disappointment with the cartoon is that beyond the elections jokes, there is very little to come back to.
The quality of the animation is superior it's mostly stretching and squashing tricks. It's done seamlessly with lots of secondary animation, such as hand gestures and blinking. Speaking of blinks, Sam T adds much facial expressions though thin lines, such as those used in the cartoon are not the best render output for such attempts. The diversity of sets is also good.
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