Best movie of this year hands down!

Memorable, crazy movie

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Seein' Red, White 'n' Blue (1943)** 1/2 (out of 4)Popeye is a member of the draft board when Bluto comes in trying to fake an illness so he can stay out of the military. Before all of that can happen some Japanese soldiers attack.Obviously there are some racial stereotypes on display in this short but it's fair to remember that this was made during WWII when Japan was our enemy so seeing exaggerations of them was something that American crowds would find entertaining and funny. As far as the actual film goes, it's pretty good for what it is but there's no question that it's not in the upper tier of the series. The highlight is when Bluto is faking his illness and a "woman" comes in. The animation is good throughout but the film could have used some more laughs.

I could relate to this film, remembering a bunch of friends who were trying to do what Bluto did here to get out of the Vietnam War! I guess there have always been a lot of guys not exactly thrilled at the prospect of entering the military, even in World War II. Bluto, obviously, was one of them. Oddly, the military man/recruiter Bluto has to convince to get out of service is Popeye! (The two don't know each other here in this story.) Bluto's plan is to fail his physical. At least he can figure out a plan. He doesn't look too bright or have bright friends when he gets his draft notice. He sees the envelope and says, "Who do I know that can write?" Nothing is working to get out of the commitment, so he gets desperate. Bluto then looks like he's trying to kill himself - some real dark humor in here - but he's just trying to knock himself out of commission, so to speak, even if it means a heavy weight dropped on his head.The ironic ending has Bluto helping Popeye defeat an enemy attack! The big oak sees "the Japs" kicking the you-know-what out of Popeye and he comes to the rescue.It's the only cartoon I can recall in which Popeye shares his spinach, giving Bluto half the can!! That part made the cartoon worth seeing; otherwise, it was just "fair," at best.

Bluto is being drafted to be in the navy. I love it when he gets the letter: 'who do I know that can write?'. But he really doesn't feel patriotic and when he comes to the office of navy draftsman Popeye he acts like he's unfit to join. When that doesn't work he tries to be hurt in several ways so he won't have to go into the navy.But things complicate as he sees Popeye being kicked around by some Japanese, and without thinking (literally) he helps Popeye defeat them (but not without the help of the well-known spinache), and finally signs in anyway.Pretty decent propaganda with some good humour, though there have been better. I'd like to give it a 6/10.

This sort of cartoon was made during World War II by most, if not all, the studios as a form of propaganda. The major studios were turning out training films for the military, doing live-action propaganda and the animation departments did their share of work in that vein as well. Some had merely passing references and others, like this short, were all-out propaganda. These wartime propaganda cartoons are all too rarely seen because they often contain images that are now not considered acceptable. While I can understand the desire to not show these to children, they were never actually aimed at children in the first place. They deserve to be seen and remembered as part of our history. This one is just as well animated as the rest of the Paramount Famous Studios cartoons and is fascinating to watch. An excellent cartoon and one of the few times Popeye and Bluto worked together. Well worth seeking out and getting. Recommended.