Go After an Easy Prey

Go After an Easy Prey
Directed by Fong Ming
Written by Zhu Dan
Release date
1948
Country China
Language Mandarin

Go After an Easy Prey (Chinese: 瓮中捉鳖) is a Chinese animated film in black and white from 1948. It is also referred to as "Turtle Caught in a Jar".

Translation

The title of the film is a phrase describing something as easy to catch as a turtle. The off English translation may be "shooting fish in a barrel".

Background

The film was produced by the Northeast Film Studio during its transitional phase with the downfall of the puppet government Manchukuo.[1]

Story

The film is believed to be more of a documentary view of China's civil war in the 1940s when Chiang Kai-shek was considered to be favored and aided by U.S imperialism. He was metaphorically described as trapped like a turtle by the People's Liberation Army.[2] This is possibly China's first use of animation directly as a propaganda tool.

References

  1. Cyyy. "Cyyy." "Changchun." Retrieved on 2007-01-18. Archived February 26, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Mtime. "Mtime." "Go after an Easy Prey." Retrieved on 2007-01-18.


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