"Political Animals"

As you may have heard (here, say, or here, or here) rightwingers such as Fox News and Michael Medved think that Happy Feet is left-wing pro-gay, global-warming-is-real, propaganda. The Guardian has heard that, too, and took a closer look:

Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto thinks Happy Feet, this season's blockbuster animation, contains 'far-left' propaganda. 'I half-expected an animated Al Gore to pop up,' he said. Zoe Williams decodes the political subtext of the new film - and 10 other cartoons

For instance, Antz:

It's your classic anti-Nazi narrative, innit? The goal here is Insectopia, a land of ant plenty, where toil is set aside for fun. There is no ant-eating-ant here, no necessary judgmental wrath: antkind can live in total love and cooperation, if it can only stop scheming and strive together towards a realisable plenty. I think that's pretty leftwing.

Or 101 Dalmatians:

A few points to make. First, this is a bit of a dual-issue film, virulently anti-fur, passionately anti-smoking. And yet, there are some interesting financial undertones. Cruella de Vil is Ms Moneybags; she tries to buy Pongo's puppies, and the other 84 have been legitimately bought from pet shops. The message is that money isn't power, or certainly shouldn't be - that just because you have the wherewithal to pursue your will, if that will is malign, it shall not prevail.

The overall impression is puppies cannot be bought. They will rise up, and anyone underestimating the intelligence of the puppy will come a horrible cropper. There's a potent message of direct action. It's probably the most radical cartoon of its era.

Check it out!