Daffy le héros

Daffy The Commando (1943)

*** (out of 4)

The nutty Daffy Duck finds himself behind enemy lines and going up against a German idiot who doesn't seem to know who he's dealing with.

DAFFY THE COMMANDO is another World War II spoof that was meant to rally up people in the United States. These political shorts are always interesting to view today and this here is a good one. The majority of the running time has Daffy being pretty nutty as he's constantly getting the better of the German guy who is rather dumb. The film also has a cameo from Hitler who has a rather funny meeting with Daffy. This isn't a classic by any stretch of the imagination but there are enough laughs to keep it entertaining.

The Nazi leader is given the job of keeping commandos out of his territory. Daffy is a commando (for whatever reason). He is at his manic best as he launches a full scale assault on the bad guy. A good deal of propaganda here in the midst of the U.S. involvement. The little guy Schultz is the victimized enlisted man who is constantly being hit over the head with a giant hammer. Daffy seems to understand that this is really unfair. It's action packed.

Daffy The Commando is a Looney Tunes short starring Daffy Duck that is another in a long line of World War II propoganda cartoons made to support America during the conflict. However, while some are done to educate people with shocking images, this is one of the few that are meant to have a good laugh against our enemies.

Here, in a Nazi bunker, Commander Von Vultur, a vulture who is with the Nazis, is in trouble with his superiors (known only as the Apes of Wrath, which is clever play on The Grapes of Wrath), with his job on the line if one more commando gets through. He and his assistant, Schultz, is about to have trouble, as another commando parachutes down. And unfortunately for them, that commando happens to be Daffy Duck.

This wartime cartoon is mainly aimed more towards comedy, as Daffy basically does the slapstick Looney Tunes is known for against his two foes. The voice actors all do a good job, with Mel Blanc doing a good job voicing Von Vulur, and the ending is a classic.

From the characters, it would appear that this episode was the prompt for the situation comedy, "Hogan's Heroes".

Incredibly weird yet entertaining Daffy Duck cartoon, Daffy teases and annoys a German bird (representing a German fighting in the Second World War) - now we have to cheer for Daffy when THAT part comes up! However, this short is also quite disturbing - you are likely not to take it for a light comedy. Warner Brothers must have been pretty brave to make this short - ESPECIALLY while the World War was going on.

For people who are very disturbed by the prospect of WWII and for Germans - not recommended. People who love Daffy Duck and like the prospect of him teasing with the Nazis in the war, will certainly like this cartoon.

Also Daffy, as being around for only six years, is in his old crazy self - very entertaining for any fan of old Daffy Duck episodes.

Despite being slightly disturbing, this cartoon is also actually quite funny.

Enjoy "Daffy - the Commando".