Who Framed Roger Rabbit operates like an elegy for the golden age of hand-drawn animation and of Los Angeles itself, including a sly critique of the power of the automotive and oil industries in conspiring to severely curtail public transportation in the city.

XREF: Connects to broader discussions of LA's car-centric development and the historical Red Car streetcar system, a known conspiracy-adjacent urban history topic.

Andrew deWaard, Derivative Media, loc. 414