"Tulips Shall Grow" is a 7-minute cartoon from 1942, so this one has its 75th anniversary this year and it is from the dark days of World War II. But it is also from the bright days of the Golden Age of Animation, but sadly you don't see too much of the latter in here. It is really not as good as many other cartoons from that time. Still it brought director George Pal his second Oscar nomination. At the Academy Awards, it lost to maybe THE defining WWII cartoon from Disney that was far from as subtle as this one here. But it was also far from as weak. This one hear is the story of a boy and girl and their relationship being in danger when their home is invaded, definitely a connection to Nazi Germany's invasion of the Netherlands back then. But aside from this contemporary relevance, the story, animation and voice acting all felt really underwhelming. Final note: This was also one of the very early Ray Harryhausen works, he was seemingly not at his best yet then either. I give this short a thumbs-down. Not recommended.
Review of Tulips Shall Grow
