After watching the short film of Bugs Bunny acting as Super Rabbit with his buddy Cottontail Smith I was a little confused about what I was to write for this response. I reflected upon the major events that were going on in our society at the time that this cartoon was made in 1943, and of course World War 2 comes to mind. The war was between America and Europe, with America coming out on top. If this clip has something to do with the tumultuous war then either Bugs Bunny or his enemy Cottontail Smith would have to represent one of the two countries. For this reason I am flustered because the character playing Cottontail Smith in the film was obvious to be our American hero John Wayne, also known as "The Duke." Bugs Bunny on the other hand, also seems to be another one of our heroes, meaning that he is always the good guy and most of the time comes out on top. I had a hard time distinguishing whether it was Bugs Bunny or Cottontail Smith representing our nation.
In the cartoon during Bugs and Cottontails "war", Bugs had his carrots that magically turned him into a Super Rabbit with the cape and all, while Cottontail was much bigger than he, and also had some ammunition. Cottontail hated rabbits and was out to get Bugs Bunny so he simply pulled out his cannon and bombed him. Bugs being "Super Rabbit", simply caught the bomb coming at him without a sweat and acted as if it were a basketball, in a way possibly mocking Mr. Cottontail Smith. He seemed to be enjoying himself and having just a great time, that is until his carrots slipped out of his bunny hands as he was supposedly saving the day flying through the sky, and he fell to the ground. As he looked up from the ground and saw all of his carrots that had been eaten to pieces by Mr. Cottontail Smith, who by the way was now wearing the cape and seemed to have won the war.
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