In terms of animation, this film was ahead of its time. They used a unique hybrid of traditional 2D cel for the characters, and stop-motion for their house and objects, creating a jarring contrast between their innocent world and the harsh reality of nuclear devastation: A naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war. “The cake will be burned” represents the state of naivety and denial many people had during the Cold War. She doesn’t yet understand that in se