The Proud General

The Proud General is a featurette produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the master animator Te Wei. It is also referred to as ''"The Conceited General"''.

Background

The film was heavily influenced by Disney from the perspective of character design, movement and storytelling point of view. The music are derived from Beijing Opera. The clothing, architecture, and props do have a strong sense of influence. It was one of the first films to use the art of water ink painting in a lengthy production.

Story

After a victorious military campaign, a general returns home to glory and prosperity. The king rewards him and claims that all enemies will be intimidated by the general. From then on, the general no longer practice martial arts. He eats, drinks, lives the glamorous life, and didn't bother anymore with sharpening his weapons. When the enemy one day returns, his own arrogance led to his defeat and eventually to the downfall of whole nation.

DVD

The DVD has been re-released under the ''Chinese Classic Animation Te Wei Collection'' set. The Conceited General do have English subtitles.