As perhaps has been observed elsewhere, Tex Avery not only concocts the most imaginative and wildest gags ever, he also creates characters that stay with the viewer forever. No one was as original. In a first attempt to summarize the essence of Avery's style, I will say that most of his visual gags are based on physical impossibilities of two kinds: (1) things that behave not like themselves but rather like what their appearance might allow -- example: the log that peels; (2) the rule of behavior of things is stretched beyond its range of validity -- example: the bullet hits the 'bull's eye', even if it has to deviate from a straight line. But Tex is much more than that: he was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.
(I saw this film on November 16, 2006.)
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