This is one of a series of training shorts for the US Army featuring the worst soldier in the US Army, one Private Snafu. There will be spoilers ahead:
Private Snafu is floating along in the Pacific, with no explanation whatsoever how he got there. We also see a Japanese officer floating on the water. They simultaneously spot an atoll and make for it from opposite sides. Both being rather dim bulbs, they make a great deal of noise, yet it takes them both entirely too long to realize they aren't alone.
It then takes too long for them to spot each other, but when they finally do, the Japanese officer comes at Snafu with a samurai sword while Snafu has the oddest Swiss Army knife ever. Because this is a Snafu short and Snafu has the brain God gave moldy cheese, you figure, "Well, that's it for Snafu" when suddenly Snafu flattens the officer with, of all things, an umbrella! Snafu does this twice and then finishes him off, scoring just about the only victory he'll see in his pathetic life. The end is a bit ruthless, but it's a training film being shown to soldiers, so it's appropriate.
This short is available on various DVDs and online and is well worth seeing. Recommended.
Private Snafu is floating along in the Pacific, with no explanation whatsoever how he got there. We also see a Japanese officer floating on the water. They simultaneously spot an atoll and make for it from opposite sides. Both being rather dim bulbs, they make a great deal of noise, yet it takes them both entirely too long to realize they aren't alone.
It then takes too long for them to spot each other, but when they finally do, the Japanese officer comes at Snafu with a samurai sword while Snafu has the oddest Swiss Army knife ever. Because this is a Snafu short and Snafu has the brain God gave moldy cheese, you figure, "Well, that's it for Snafu" when suddenly Snafu flattens the officer with, of all things, an umbrella! Snafu does this twice and then finishes him off, scoring just about the only victory he'll see in his pathetic life. The end is a bit ruthless, but it's a training film being shown to soldiers, so it's appropriate.
This short is available on various DVDs and online and is well worth seeing. Recommended.