4/10
Is this still Superman?
6 May 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Well, obviously it, but this 8-minute cartoon differs a bit from the usual formula of these short animated Superman films from the 1940s. Kent/Superman has really little screen time in here and Lois is not part of the story this time. Instead, we have a beautiful blonde in the spotlight who needs to protect a bunch of important documents from falling into the hand of the Nazis. So yes, this is another political cartoon, but not as obvious as some of the others, especially the anti-Japanese films for example. This was the last Superman cartoon of the series and the director (just like with the penultimate) is Seymour Kneitel again. It all ends with the Star-Spangled Banner and Americans must have loved it. But apart from that, in terms of the story, this one was nowhere near the best of the series. I give it a thumbs-down. Nice to see them try something different to keep the franchise fresh, but it did not work out.
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