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“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
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The Goddess of Spring
Animation · Fantasy · Music · 1934
The goddess is greeted by dancing flowers and fairies. The devil comes and takes her away to be his queen. She's despondent, as winter settles in above ground. But the devil isn't happy either, and offers anything to make her happy. They reach an agreement: she'll spend six months above ground and six below. Thus we have seasons.
Movie details
The Goddess of Spring
1934 Animation · Fantasy · Music 9m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
The goddess is greeted by dancing flowers and fairies. The devil comes and takes her away to be his queen. She's despondent, as winter settles in above ground. But the devil isn't happy either, and offers anything to make her happy. They reach an agreement: she'll spend six months above ground and six below. Thus we have seasons.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Goddess of Spring?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Wilfred Jackson
Written by
William Cottrell
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Diana Gaylen
Goddess of Spring (voice) (uncredited)
Kenny Baker
Singing Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
T
Tudor Williams
Pluto (voice) (uncredited)
J
Jessica Dragonette
Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Purv Pullen
(voice) (uncredited)
Court is in session
Put The Goddess of Spring on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.