The prostitutes that will do "anyting you want." for 10 dollars are the most honest people in the movie. His job at Stars and Stripes is anything but journalism as he is instructed to put positive spins on every story. Joker remarks that they are there to help the South Vietnamese, yet they rob from the Americans, and act ungrateful. In Vietnam we see even more contradictions. And that means YOU live forever." He may have been a dick to his men but he is preparing them for far worse things than himself. From now on until the day you die, wherever you are, every Marine is your brother. His final speech to his men explains it, "Today, you people are no longer maggots. One recruit in particular sees him as the enemy and decides to do something about it.
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"It looks to me like the best part of you ran down the crack of your mama's ass and ended up as a brown stain on the mattress." You hate him along with the recruits. While in boot camp Gunnery Sergeant Hartman is the antagonist, riding and berating the men to no end.
Joker wears a peace symbol on his jacket and a helmet that reads, "Born to kill." It resonates throughout the film from start to finish.
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The recurring theme in Full Metal Jacket is the relationship between friend and foe, right and wrong. Watching it now I see that it has so much more to say. That is how I first viewed it many years ago. "I bet you're the kind of guy that would fuck a person in the ass and not even have the goddamn common courtesy to give him a reach-around." The second half of the film is an action/drama as the men fight the enemy and watch their comrades die. At first glance it is a comedy/drama as the recruits are harassed and trained by their abrasive company commander, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. It follows a marine through boot camp on Paris Island, and into combat in Vietnam. Full Metal Jacket is one of my favorites. In his nearly 50 year career behind the camera, Kubrick only directed a dozen films, but many of them are cinematic staples. The only other film he would direct is the all but forgotten Eyes Wide Shut. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacketįull Metal Jacket was Stanley Kubrick's final masterpiece.
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