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That said, the film itself remains an original conception with some pleasingly rough edges.

A quick glance at the Amazon summary of Brave Little Toaster (grumpily described by a School Library Journal critic as "lamentable idiocy") reveals that its plotline does not entirely correspond with the film and, given Disch's reputation for stubborn individualism, it would be interesting to note where allowances and modifications were made for mainstream consumption. I haven't read any of Disch's work, though after reading a few of his obituaries I may be inspired to. In addition to writing highly literary, much-acclaimed, but scarcely-read fiction, Disch was a poet, a playwright (whose work the Catholic Church tried to prevent from being performed), and, as it happens, the author of a children's book called The Brave Little Toaster, turned into an unusual animated film which inspired several sequels and still proves popular today. Disch had killed himself a few weeks ago. This evening I stumbled across the unfortunate news that sci-fi author Thomas M. Its eccentricity is apparent from the title, while the source material only adds to the general air of idiosyncrasy.

Like yesterday's Spirited Away, The Brave Little Toaster was released by Disney without actually being a Disney film (a quick glance at the names of the animators reveals that it was largely a Chinese operation). Instead, I've reviewed the second animated film in a row. It will have to wait, because I want to watch the whole thing before writing on it and - at 3 hours long - I didn't get to it today. Griffith for a few days now a disc of Biograph shorts is sitting impatiently beside my computer.