Private Snafu – Fighting Tools was a series designed to instruct GIs in military techniques and utilized humor to encourage the troops and emphasize the consequences of not following orders. In this short, Private Snafu discovers what happens when his rifle isn’t properly cleaned when encountering an enemy Nazi.
This episode uses voice when both Snafu and the Nazi sing songs regarding the various weapons that Snafu had neglected to clean, and there are even rodent and duck characters who sing as well. Drawing and movement are also used. While the short is in black and white, shadows emphasize sizes and shapes, for example, the size difference between the Nazi and Snafu. I believe the story itself is the most powerful tool because, in the end, Snafu becomes a POW, all because he didn’t take care of his tools properly.
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