Great allegorical satire disguised as screwball comedy

Rating: 8/10 (5 November 2017)

1941 is excellent comedy. It is funny, if you understand the references to social, cultural, and political statements disguised as a screwball comedy. There are also several references to other famous movies here. Like any allegory, the true narrative is buried under the depicted story and therefore the movie cannot be viewed literally.
1941 is a big budget movie with a stellar cast of comedy heavy hitters. For fans of Beluschi, Candy, Akroyd, and many more, you can't go wrong with this movie.
The overt story is set in and around the city of Los Angeles in California, shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941. The backdrop of public hysteria due to fear of an impending Imperial Japanese attack on mainland US is used to set the stage for over-the-top farce. The implicit story is really just a narrative of cultural and social perceptions in US.
The movie has several political statements to make. Watching the movie should be a fun Easter egg hunt for these references. The speech by Dan Akroyd's character on top of the tank is priceless. Whenever hysteria grips the national imagination, this speech rings true. There are numerous mentions of race relations through out the movie.
For those watching this movie, like me in 2017, will likely instantaneously recognize the prescience of this movie in its uncanny similarity to the Donald Trump administration. It is incredibly hilarious to watch Akroy'd character wrongly mention '... now lets get those Nazis' instead of saying Japanese and then watching Donald Trump in news saying, '... I sent those Tomahawk cruise missiles to Iraq' instead of saying Syria.
This movie is excellent catharsis for Americans experiencing a world with Trump administration. There is another dialogue on this: Pvt. Foley: Isn't this the same fool we saw earlier this morning? Sgt. Frank Tree: Yes, but he is wearing the stripes now. So he is in command.
Incredibly and unbelievably, real life in 2017 has reached the dizzying levels of this farcical movie.
I could go on with the list of great jokes in this movie, but it would be best if you watched it. Comedy fans will not be disappointed.