Attitudes to War - Kubrick's Absurd Reflections

Wellington 2022-04-21 09:01:11

In this all-metal case, Kubrick showed his early Dr. Strangelove-style black humor style, but the central theme is closer to the road of glory, and the work has a more profound depiction of violence within the army , which ironically shows that soldiers trained in this way can only become their own enemies in the end. When the Vietnam War began, when the soldiers under the camera were asked why they participated in the war, they could only show ignorance and hesitation in their words and expressions. Finally, under the firelight, they sang the fairy-tale Mickey Mouse. Song, march to the next village.

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Full Metal Jacket quotes

  • Private Cowboy: Been getting any?

    Private Joker: Only your sister.

    Private Cowboy: Well, better my sister than my mom, and my mom ain't bad.

  • Private Cowboy: We're the Lusthog Squad. We're lifetakers and heartbreakers. We shoot 'em full of holes and fill 'em full of lead.