Uncanny
Why Theory
The Uncanny of Animation
"I wonder what Freud would have thought of the films of Buster Keaton," he says. "Keaton's films are all about things that are inanimate that become, especially trains, take on their own personality and become almost like animate." He adds: "If you're supposed to laugh, it's okay... I just think that you made [the film] into a meta reflexive comedy".
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