When someone mentions live action-animated films, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is probably one of the first examples mentioned. Who framed Roger Rabbit is one of the first full-length movies to blend animation and live action together. The film is one the best animated films and a great live action film for good reason. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a great film because it makes excellent use of mis-en scene, characterization, and camera angles. First off, the film has numerous examples of mis-en scene like setting, props, make up, and costume. The film’s setting is in 1947 Hollywood where toons and people coexist, and the 40s are commonly known as the golden age of animation were characters like Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse were at the peak of their popularity. The film uses period cars, clothing and makes use of L.A.’s vintage looking trolley …show more content…
Many props are used and shown in the film but mainly four are used to drive the narrative. The character Marvin Acme, who dies early in the film, has a will that goes missing and leaves the home of the toons in jeopardy because many developers and construction companies wish to destroy to make way for a freeway, so this drives the main character to find the will before Toontown is destroyed. Speaking of destroying toons, another major prop in the film is the lethal substance created by the main villain, Judge Doom, known as the Dip. The Dip is a mixture of acetone, benzene, and turpentine, which are ink and paint removers and film dissolvers, and while this is mainly harmless to a human, it will instantly melt and kill any toon upon contact. At first the Dip only seems to be a way for the ruthless Judge Doom to exercise his jurisdiction upon Toontown since it is the only known way to permanently kill a toon, but near the end of the movie it turns out it was invented to erase Toontown off the map to make way for Judge Doom’s freeway. Another two props, while minor