Comments on: Full Metal Jacket

By: Koala Syd

Koala Syd — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:32:23 +0000

I do not want to compare this film to other films about the war in Vietnam – I’ll leave that to others who have seen a number of these films or were themselves veterans. What I want to talk about is the psychological treatment terribly brutal and ferocious soldiers acted in the first half of the film, as they begin their training before being sent to war. Its not a big secret that young recruits are put through intense training and perhaps necessary for a certain point in order to adequately prepare for their final battle. However, the drill sergeant in this film was more brutal – it was unnecessarily sadistic in its treatment of these young men, and this was of course the most for its treatment of Private Gomer Pyle.C is referenced foregoing, however, I’d still probably recommend this film to students studying psychology, sociology and even criminal justice. The intense character study that we are witnessing, involving psychological breakdown of a young soldier non-intellectual type and sadistic abusive treatment he suffered at the hands (or mouth, I suppose) from his drill sergeant may be learning experience. I have a master’s degree in psychology and counseling as well, so that might explain the angle I approach all this from. To motivate these young people is one thing, but psychologically and sadistically abuse is quite another. We’ve all heard stories about dads athletes, coaches, stage moms, and other authoritarian figures and abuse their power. Seems that all films involving a coach or authority figure must have military character constantly referring to his men as “ladies” or “girls”. I’m not saying this is a ridiculous thing to do because I am a woman but rather because it is a ridiculous and childish approach to motivate everyone. Nobody, including the young soldiers, to be abused in this way and what can happen as a result of such unnecessary violence is clearly shown in Full Metal Jacket. In fact, everything we have to do is turn to the evening news to find circumstances of the real life of a similar nature. Rating: 3 / 5

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:21:28 +0000

WOULD YOU SEE A GOOD MOVIE OF WAR. SEE Saving Private Ryan or APOCLYPSE NOW OR When Trumpets Fade OR SCHINDLER’S LIST. Rating: 1 / 5

By: Rodney D. Lewis

Rodney D. Lewis — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:15:51 +0000

I Should Have Known Better, I do not like Kubrick’s films, I think Space Odyssey 2001 is incomprehensible and avoided its business since. But being a war movie fan, I weakened and paid the price, loss of time, like most of it was shot on the parcel back to England. The name of the movie was good and the graphics on the DVD cover is the best I can say. Rating: 1 / 5

By: B. Weaver

B. Weaver — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:11:42 +0000

Oh my God! I’m so tired of hearing about how realistic the segment of the Island of Paris is excellent and the work R. Lee Ermey is not the drill sergeant. I’ve never seen a representation of the trainiing military base that has been terribly realistic. The top two should be “The DI” starring Jack Webb and “The Boys in Company C.” (Featuring Ermey in what I consider to be a much better representation.) The only downside I see jump back and again with this particular theme is the idea of a single instructor training and the whole group by himself. You see that in movies like “Private Benjamin” and “An Officer and a Gentleman.” (While I am, why a Marine NCO candidates for training naval officer? Is this the way they do, I do not know.) FMJ In it are two other DI s, but they never open mouth. In terms of real military training, you get off the bus and there are between eight and ten guys screaming at you constantly. And these “pregnant pauses” where some DI slowly and not in silence before the students, until it just that one, intimidates then quietly strangled in May to make good cinema, but world real, the howling is strong, constant and often referring to the speed with which the recruits are in motion. (Too slow, of course.) Then, as the representation Ermey, a Marine DI, as I ‘ I said it was better in “Company C.” In this movie you’ve seen a guy who really cared what he was doing. He was very anxious to do a good job because he knew he would send these guys in Vietnam. Gunner Sergeant Hartman FMJ, on the other hand, was an intimidating loud-mouthed jerk who seemed unable to use contractions in his speech. Any DI has handled as recruits who would be sacked. He chose a guy because he was a screw-up, then kick his ass for eight weeks, without making any real effort to help. I guarantee that in a group of guys that size that you’ll have more of a problem child and DI ‘s job is to identify the problem with them and fix them. When “Pyle” climbed the barrier and frozen on top, Ermey shouted “So QUIT! You (bleepedy blah, blah, blah)! Get the f — off of my obstacle! “A real DI would have to go over and do not let him leave. Finally, they do not have much formal training in FMJ. You see them walking, running, do a little PT, crossing a muddy field. They are marked on the ground of confidence and a brief scene at the rifle range. But what he taught in various weapons? The firing grenades and what conferences on the deployment of mines, construction of fighting positions, and vehicle identification? What training maneuver under fire, tactical training, map reading? I know they had a limited amount of time, but I would like to see a movie about the Navy Recruit Training that puts more emphasis on things instead of the pseudo-ideological ba Rating: 3 / 5