THE BEST WALTEN FILES VIDEO GETS A SEQUEL AND I LOVE IT - RETURN OF THE PUMPKIN RABBIT

[@violetteruse]

Martin’s direction has gotten so much more immersive imo

[@philtheneumann]

The animation and direction was so good. The Watermans are also very compelling antagonists.

[@lordmarmalade]

Agreed it’s so good!

[@philtheneumann]

That was phenomenal

[@EviesEarth]

Same! I’m inspired by this to make more art as well

[@lordmarmalade]

I’ve been doodling all day

[@Srakch]

11:31 Almost as if they're kids! Shocker! :D

[@lordmarmalade]

I actually really like how accurately Martin portrayed the behavior of the kids scene by scene. I just really didn’t wanna see any of them die because I got invested in them!

[@Srakch]

@@lordmarmalade I understand you meant no harm, but things were different back then, mate. Yes, people were cautious around strangers, but children were still raised to trust adults and show respect. The wartime years of the 1940s and 1950s reflected this as well, when American and British soldiers had no qualms about handing out bags of sweets to unattended German children as they pushed further inland from the coasts. That kind of trust was a safe haven for people like Lorenzo Waterman. What may seem foolish to us now made perfect sense to those living in that era. That's all. :D

[@lordmarmalade]

Very insightful comment. I wasn’t considering the different time period as well. It certainly makes the Watermans’ actions feel more despicable.

[@Srakch]

@@lordmarmalade Another bit of context: Considering the emphasis placed on raising polite and obedient children, particularly in the 70s and 80s in America-an era notorious for "troubled youth" facilities, some of which still exist and remain quite brutal-Ralph entering Lorenzo's garden, apologising before offering to leave without retrieving his ball, would have been seen as absurd. It would be as shocking as calling the children foolish. Is Ralph out of his mind? Who raised him? Certainly not good parents. Ralph should have complied with the adult's instructions, gone to him for the ball, and only then apologised before leaving. That’s how it was back then. Stranger danger wasn't a widespread concept even in the 80s, and many parents were more preoccupied with their children's behaviour reflecting well on them, favouring strict discipline. As for Lorenzo? To him, it felt like a banquet of easy prey. America was more about respect and integrity back then, very alien to the average American today.

[@lordmarmalade]

@@Srakch I'm curious if you prefer things as they were then, now, or potentially the best of both. I was born in '97 so I grew up in the height of paranoia, in New York no less.