Lotte Reiniger - Hansel and Gretel

             The story told in this form of animation was definitely effective. The obvious noticeable trait was the use of black and white, whether they had color back then or not. The mood and general theme of the story worked very well with no color. In addition, the fact that the emotions of the characters were not visible, the short and sharp movements in the animation allowed me to understand what was going on, aside from the narative. Furthermore, the narative was also very effective, in that it guided me through the animation. However, what was particularly more effective was the fact that only the old evil lady spoke. Her voice was cruel and nasty. The voices of Hansen and Gretel were not presented in the animation at all. Although I don't hear what Hansen and Gretel says or sounds like, it wasn't really necessary because their body movements throughout the whole story clearly portrayed what kind of people they were - young, gullable, innocent and scared.