Review of Saludos Amigos (1942) by Jared R — 29 May 2012

Well this one's a mixed bag. Really feels like the type of thing you'd show an Elementary school Spanish class, and that's actually probably a good use for it. It's a weird cartoon compilation/documentary/behind the scenes piece that spends a lot of time having a narrator teach you about Latin American history and culture.

Some of it's interesting enough, but too often it got boring for me, even at a meager 40 minute runtime. The educational segments can get a little too dry, and not all of the cartoon segments work, but Donald's shenanigans are always good for a laugh (and perhaps not so coincidentally the educational bits provided in his segments are the ones that I most remember), and the final animated segment is incredibly beautiful.

Even if you don't see the full film, the final segment is definitely worth a watch; the rest of it? eh, not so much.