Jiří Trnka's haunting "Kybernetická babička" ("The Cybernetic Grandma" in English) is proof that cartoons don't have to be "cute". This exercise in the surreal depicts a future in which machines have replaced humans for everything, including emotions. One might interpret it as a warning about excessive reliance on technology. As for the description of the grandmother as cybernetic, the word comes from the Greek for "steer" or "govern". More recently it's come to refer to the internet.
The cartoon is pretty impressive. The version that I saw had Japanese subtitles, so I couldn't understand most of what they said. Even so, it's clear that there's a reason why Jiří Trnka was known as the Walt Disney of Eastern Europe.
The cartoon is pretty impressive. The version that I saw had Japanese subtitles, so I couldn't understand most of what they said. Even so, it's clear that there's a reason why Jiří Trnka was known as the Walt Disney of Eastern Europe.