小鸟派

In the cold winter snow, the little bird Tweetie Pie is freezing and hungry. The greedy cat Thomas discovers Tweetie Pie and gleefully captures it. Fortunately, the mistress appears just in time, scolds Thomas harshly, and brings Tweetie Pie back into the warm house. However, the relentless Thomas still tries every possible way to catch Tweetie Pie. On one hand, Tweetie Pie seeks the mistress's help; on the other, it must fend off Thomas's repeated attacks. Will Thomas succeed? And will Tweetie Pie be saved? This film belongs to the "Merrie Melodies" series distributed by Warner Bros. and won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. It not only broke the streak of the "Tom and Jerry" series winning the award for four consecutive years but also made Warner Bros. the third distributor to receive the award after Disney and MGM. In the 1946 Academy Awards, "Rhapsody Rabbit," produced by the same producer Edward Selzer and director Friz Freleng and also part of the "Merrie Melodies" series, was not nominated due to its plot and musical selections being strikingly similar to the eventual winner, "The Cat Concerto" from the "Tom and Jerry" series. This not only left the director dissatisfied but also embroiled the film in an unresolved plagiarism controversy that persists to this day. The black-and-white cat Sylvester, who later became a regular character in Warner Bros.' "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" series, made his debut in this film. Just as Tom was initially called Jasper instead of Tom or Thomas, Sylvester is not called Sylvester in this film and coincidentally is referred to as Thomas by the mistress. Thomas is a common nickname for Tom, and Tom himself is often called Thomas by his owners (such as the Black maid Two Shoes). Therefore, whether the content of this film is an intentional imitation or a deliberate act of revenge remains open to interpretation...