Recently I was reminiscing with my roommate about movies from my childhood, because what better way to spend my time? I started talking about Scamper, and she had no idea what I was talking about, so I looked it up for her. I googled it, and lo and behold, what did I find? This was originally co-produced by the Soviet Union and Japan in 1986, under the name Priklyucheniya pingvinenka Lolo. On one site, a friendly Russian provides us a summary: "About entertaining adventures of penguin Lolo, about the nature and fauna of Anarctica. This film is about inhabitants of Antarctica penguins, about their existence full of dangers, about adventures of penguin Lolo who being inquisitive since the birth, learns a lot of interesting about the world, the nature, and the environment." I've been inquisitive since the birth, too, and I've learned all sorts of interesting about the world and the nature. Scamper is onto something, let me tell you.
Now, let's look at a little timeline.
1986: Scamper the Penguin co-produced by USSR and Japan.
1991: Fall of the Soviet Union.
1990's: I repeatedly watch Scamper the Penguin.
The question arises, if this was produced by the Soviet Union in the 80's, how did my parents get it and show it to me all the time in the 90's? Probably they're Russian spies named Natasha and Igor, and I've been subliminally messaged since the birth to be a communist. Probably I'm supposed to help bring back the USSR. I mean, it's the only logical explanation. So if I start suddenly showing radically socialist leanings, you know what's going on. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Thats how I spent my childhood too! (as you know) and don't forget how ridiculously sexist it is, so if you start turning pink (omg you already are! --except you are rather tan.) we'll know why.
ReplyDeleteHorrible thought: the eggs were switched up when the seagulls attacked, Snowflake (his girlfriend) could actually be his sister!
So don't get incest leanings either--you're children would wind up like the Hapsburgs and be deformed (probably what the Russians were hoping to do: breed the enemy into weakness)
Further, Coyboy is an illegal alien--dogs were banned from Antarctica in the international treaty. So was touching or any other way of disturbing the penguins--to the point if they jump on your boat the scientists have to call base to decide if it would be more natural to leave the penguin on the ship and hope it gets off on its own or to break the rules and touch it to put it back in the water--so putting disinfectant on Scamper and giving him a helicopter lift back to his rookery is definitely breaking international law. That "kind" scientist is really no better than the poachers. (I *might* have spent last wednesday evening discussing these matters with a recently returned poet/scientist, I'm not /that/ big a nerd)
Also, when Mr Feather points to the "Giant Blue Whale," he is wrong, only the Pygmy Blue Whales live in the Southern Ocean (ok, I'm that big a nerd).
here it is if anyone wants to watch it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEJSFPaHZTU
If you don't want to watch all of it, but just a few examples of sexism, dogs, and evil scientists, start it at 30 minutes.
ReplyDelete"I've been subliminally messaged since the birth" is my favorite line. This is great stuff!
ReplyDeleteI didn't watch Scamper. I grew up with Red Dawn, where Patrick Swayze killed commies. It was different time, a better time.
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