中世纪亚瑟王的城堡内,国王正和圆桌骑士召开会议,商议如何夺回被黑骑士偷走的歌剑。说归容易,实行很难,黑骑士将歌剑交给喷火巨龙守护,圆桌骑士们闻风丧胆。这时亚瑟王的弄臣兔八哥却嘲笑“只有傻瓜才会想取回歌剑”,于是生气的国王派它前往。 兔八哥硬着头皮只身闯入黑骑士的城堡,恰逢黑骑士和火龙正在睡觉,它顺利地取回歌剑。苏醒的歌剑大声歌唱,惊醒了黑骑士和火龙。围绕这把宝剑,兔八哥和邪恶的敌人展开激烈而有趣的争夺战…… 本片荣获1959年奥斯卡最佳动画短片奖。
Based on the 13th Century Borneo sacrificial rituals, “Curse of the Totem” tells the story of Dr. Sani who goes in search of his wife, who disappeared on a genealogy expedition to study the ancient mythical legend of Jerunei ‘Burial Poles of the indigenous Melanau tribe in Borneo. Burial poles mark burial still exist today as gravestones, marking the loss of other human lives that were sacrificed on behalf of prosperous nobility. Human sacrifice was outlawed in Sarawak Province in the 18th Century. Combing through the Borneo jungle for answers, each member of Dr. Sani’s team experiences inexplicable hallucinations, malicious disturbances and eventually are haunted by unexplained spirits of the dead. Things take a turn for the worse when one of them is completely possessed by evil forces.