In this edition of "The way back files" I discuss Full Metal Jacket. Part of the "Vietnam trilogy" i had developed in my mind of well reviewed movies about Vietnam consisting of platoon, apocalypse now, and Full Metal Jacket. They all carried a general description of depicting hellish conditions through characters who see things get worse as the movie progresses. So with the 25th anniversary of full metal jacket recently passed i decided to really test these old notions and gave it a go.
Full Metal Jacket is a movie very much in 2 parts. From the perspective of the "maggots" the movie begins in basic training where R. Lee Ermey uses his drill instructor background to create a character that twists your stomach in knots till part 1 comes to a shocking halt leaving part 2 with a lot to live up to. Utilizing a constant influx of characters and personalities the film tries to indepthly view all the different points the soldier is stripped of his old identity till he can kill.
Part
one in basic training is superbly done and terrifying. However i can
not help but feel the movie as a whole was too eager to depict the
despicable nature of war and the dehumanizing effect it has on soldiers
to the point that i was left without anyone to feel sad for.
Bottomline: worth the watch still a 3
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