Horst_In_Translation Review of Service with the Colors

Service with the Colors (1940)

Pretty forgettable WWII propaganda

[4/10 · 27 February 2018]

"Service with the Colors" is an American 20-minute live action short film from 1940, so this one is already over 75 years old and it is from the earlier days of World War II when the United States weren't yet really part of the action. However, this did not keep them from making military-themed films and short films like this one here and they loved them too, which not only the Oscar nomination shows, but also the fact that it lost to another short film dealing with the subject of Teddy Roosevelt. I don't think any of the people who worked on this one behind or in front of the camera are particularly known today anymore, probably weren't back then even possibly, so i will spare you the names and let me just say thatg you can check the list for yourself. In terms of plot and story-telling, this wasn't too much of a good watch for me unfortunately. The best thing about it was probably still that it was indeed in color and they advertized that fact strongly and with that title of course they could not make a black-and-white movie. It's not a given for this year, so we can be grateful as 1940 really only all the cartoons were in color or lets say most of them. In any case, this one here is and it elevates the material quite a bit, but to a level where I would recommend the watch. i felt it was very forgettable overall. Don't watch unless you like old military-themed non-documentary movies.