Appropriation In Art

There is a certain technique that is becoming increasingly popular in modern art. It is known as appropriation, which basically means to borrow the art work of others and use it to create your own. This remix video using appropriation from Winnie the Pooh and Apocalypse Now perfectly exemplifies this art form.

Sometimes, the agency a producer will use is to make a political statement but it could also just be for humor or the sake of homage to different artist. In this case I think a small bit of politics is involved but more so humor.
In my opinion humor mattered most: just in the sense that such a horrifically mature movie is being combined with one of the most innocent, good-willing T.V. shows. The way Todd Grahm (the producer) succeeds in his agency of humor is the extremely coincidental yet near perfect synchronicity of the movie's audio and the shows visual scene. Each cartoon character is matched up with a voice and together there is perfect context. Just look at the tightly wound rabbit who has the voice of a high strung machinist in the movie. Of course, a lot of the alussions would be lost on someone who isn't familiar with either of the two original medias, but there is can be more then just humor.
Another possible agency of Todd was a political one. In teaming up a show for children around the age of four with a graphic war there is a statement along the lines of the impossibility of being able to hide such horrific events from our children. I don't see this as Todd trying to desensitize and youth, only to infer the idea of a contradictory society, where children are being shielded from the horrors of the world. Maybe that's an appropriate thing to do, but seeing a show for toddlers with the audio of a rated R movie can be very thought provoking.