![]() Unfortunately, Instead of taking advantage of the possibilities layed down by the earlier cartoons, director Burt Gillett wrote off the surreal nature of Otto's Felix as "outdated" and proceeded to turn Felix into a cookie cutter Mickey Mouse clone with no distinguishable characteristics, and overshadowed Felix's role with his own large cast of characters in a lush, Disney-like setting. In 1936, years after Mickey Mouse had taken the throne of cartoon king from him and, combined with inept management, caused his theatrical cartoons to fall out of popularity, Van Beuren Studios took a shot at reviving Felix's animation career (as he was still very popular in the comic pages). In the hands of Otto Messmer, Felix was, first and foremost, a thinking character, a being with a wit as fast and sharp as a razor, who could improvise to any situation at the wink of an eye, with a wide range of emotions or thoughts represented by his large, expressive eyes, as well as his detachable, shapeshifting tail. The world's most famous cat, and the longest lasting cartoon character in history. ![]()
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