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The war on drugs goes way deeper than you think, it goes back 🔙 into the dark passenger day's when, someone decided to take something from someone else who already owns it, called land
I didn’t like this movie because I had clue who it was about and ended up not careing who it was about and was wondering why this movie was made about him
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, you don't get it at all. IT'S NOT about getting rid of you humanity, or yourself, Boot is about getting rid of you arrogance and replacing it with comradery, understanding that your survival is in the group. If the idea was to strip you of your individuality, then you couldn't think for yourself. It's many things. You watched Full Metal Jacket. When the Lt. was killed the Sgt. had to take over. If he didn't have his own mind, and the Lt. was the hivemind then the hive would die. Instead the dude took over. Animal Mother would not have been able to resist falling back and leaving his mates in the lurch, and horribly wounded...never mind, you will NEVER be able to understand having never being one of us. I could go on about what happens to you...Sgt. Hartman seems to be the anti-Christ or something. He was my DI. He was everyone's DI. He wanted his boys to leave as hard men because he was there. He lost many of his mates and as a DI he wasn't going to leave his "men" by leaving a soft place for the enemy to strike their mortal blow. I was there, in Vietnam. It was not a movie. It was real. It was more real then a heart attack, because every bullet in war is NOT A METAPHOR, IT WAS YOUR LIFE OR DEATH. Perhaps Kubrick and the people in the film didn't know this IMPORTANT point: The average age of the American combatant in WWII was 26. The average age of the combatant from America in Vietnam was 19! At 26, and back in an age where most people still didn't have a toilet in their house, the average guy would have had the schooling behind him, had a job, and a family to protect. He was MOTIVATED to save them. In Vietnam and 19, the world was completely different. Things were WAY EASIER and fashioned for the individual. Your grandpa, or great grandpa, your father had it rough. He went to war so his children and forever would be safe and more prosperous than the old man could ever dream of; that was his dream. It is your DUTY to stand for your country or get out. So when I saw Full Metal Jacket the boot half was great! The Marines have a cadence and a way to call cadence that is UNIQUE to The Marines. Now, since the military is run by Nancy Boy people, it's about coddling the INDIVIDUAL. Hands off the precious children...when your DI, back then, wondered, very loudly: "Are you a PeePee sniffer he wanted to see how you would react. I had my DI get in my face and then asked me: "Do you want to kick my ass, boy!?!" "Sir, your goddamn right I do, SIR!" That was the answer he wanted to hear. And he KNEW I meant it! 'Cause I DID! I survived the bullets and bombs because of my DI. My Da told me, before I left for Boot: "Shut your festering gob! Use your head! Your DI is there to keep you safe! I hope you heed my words 'cause I want you home when your done. Everything this side of war is cotton candy and happy days. Everything after the war is nothing like before. You may survive the bullets and bombs of war, BUT, you NEVER SURVIVE THE WAR. It is so because you were 19 and you had to do what the Bible told you was wrong: Thou shalt NOT KILL! Gods can say that, but people have to do what they have to do because GOD IS NEVER THERE FOR US. EVERY SIXTY-FIVE MINUTES OF EVERY DAY A VETERAN PUTS A BULLET IN HIS EAR.
I would always watch this movie with my dad when I was younger. My dad served 20 years in the Marine Corps and he always told me that Joker was a bad marine simply off the fact that his rifle would consistently jam in every fire fight he found himself in.
I read somewhere that one of Michael's main end motives is to recreate his sisters murder, but *_"better"._* Like he's spent the last 15 years replaying the first murder in his mind until he's worked out how it would've been perfect, and when he arrives back in Haddonfield he assigns Laurie the role of his sister, and she's supposed to be the last victim of that particular spree while the other teens are basically garnish or snacks while he's working his way up to the main event. To me that does make sense, but i'm not exactly an expert in the matter.
I think it’s not just duality of man but how war transforms men to animals and following the same order the duality of “animal” animal mother is the best example when joker walks in to see cowboy again it’s like a new gorilla entering troop (yes a group of gorillas is called a troop funnily enough) with the one upping and threatening vibe going around then they show animal mother having relations with the lady who think 8 ball is umm for lack of a better term “too beacoup” an animal can be distilled into these two things sex and violence often called primitive urges.
I was about to cry because you described Mad Max Fury Road Perfectly and yes MMFR is the greatest sequel of all time better than all of those because Its not an film.....ITS ART and so is blade runner 2049
With gladiator 2 coming out, obviously this movie needs more awesome content like this. If you watch the dvd with written commentary on the bottom, there’s this bittersweet but awesome (fitting) story about how the actor who played the guy who thought Maximus died, and he was supposed to play a bigger role, but he died during filming, the movie did an amazing job working with the footage they had, and that’s why the black friend was added in.
its not the Drug but the individual. The "addictive personality" is real any one vice can lead to a demise: food, alcohol, drugs, BODY IMAGE (sara's case), Memories (also sara's case). Plenty of people keep room's exactly the same after someone's death, and we all know its unhealthy.
As a huge WWII history buff, seeing this was a no-brainer. However, it immediately became one of my all-time favorites, not only as a historical film, but as a deep, thought-provoking experience. It's as much a film about man's search for some semblance of meaning in this chaotic thing called life as it is a war movie. It details how different men look for it in different places, and what better way to display that than a war where a bunch of different men from different backgrounds and walks of life have congregated together to achieve a common goal. Some, like Witt, turn to spirituality, and because of it exude an almost other-worldly presence. Others try to find it in order such as what one might find in the military or in other things such as love. By the end of the film, however, we see that the only one whose faith has really held true was Witt's. Military order failed the men almost immediately when it became clear it could not save them from the bullets and artillery, in fact it was even the driving force that was sending them into the meatgrinder to begin with. Faith in a single man, such as how the men respected Captain Staros, only lasted until he was screwed over by command and sent back to the states. The sole thing that seemed to be getting Private Bell through the chaos, his love for his wife, faltered too. The only character who retained a consistent cool-headedness throughout the film was Witt. That's my take anyways.
Is it only me who likes the second half more? The second half about the war is depicted so brilliantly intense and interesting, both hilarious and suspensful
I remember being rocked by Saving Private Ryan, and I still enjoy watching it from time to time. When I first saw Thin Red Line, it was inevitable that I would compare it to Ryan, and being a slower movie with fewer action scenes, I walked away thinking it was "good, but not great". After watching Thin Red Line a few years later, (and being a bit more reflective), I realized it is the superior story. While Ryan relies mostly on spectacle and the single story line, Thin Red Line combines a few threads together into one larger narrative. Ryan is about saving one person because the Army told them to, while Thin Red Line is a number of individuals trying to save themselves from the Army. I love both movies, and will watch them when I need whatever they each give.
I regret to this day that I never saw this film in the movie theater. I have considerably greater appreciation for this film than Private Ryan, which I also like. Don't know for certain, but I think combat veterans may appreciate this film more also.
for all the abuse bootcamp throws at the recruits, keep in mind they're marines. they literally have to be bloodthirsty killers by virtue of having one of the hardest, most dangerous roles possible, amphibious landings.
I watched this movie for the second time recently, the first been in 1993 at the movies. It took all of those years to feel anywhere near comfortable to do so. I enjoyed it more the second time. The horror & vilence sort of stuns you the first time & i missed a lot of things (or just forgot) from the first time. Can anyone explain to me why a fair few people nominate Saving Private Ryan as a similar sad movie?? It was violent, yes. The scene when the priest arrives at her house, sad, Yes but compare it with the psychological trauma of Schindlers list, i am absolutely stunned. Saving Private Ryan is one of my faves but i could not give it more than 8/10. That what makes Schindlers list so sad, it wasn't fictional, it actually happened & only around 80 years not even a century. Is the next Hitler around the corner?
I found other actors were under-appreciated here too. Miranda Otto’s beautiful portrayal won her a place in Peter Jackson’s LOTR masterpiece on, and so were Sean Penn, John Travolta and Adrien Brody. Shame that Jim Caviezel was ignored however.
