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This is a plot summary of director Stanley Kubrick's film 'Full Metal Jacket'.  This is Kubrick's 2nd war film, his 1st being 1957s Paths of Glory Starring Kirk Douglas and George Macready. That film, set in WWI, took an anti war position from the standpoint of a French officer ordered to execute 3 soldier's for cowardice. By contrast, Full Metal Jacket is an ambiguous look at war through the eyes of Joker, a soldier conflicted by his nature to kill and his desire to see peace. Anyway, this is one of my favorite war films and I put this summary together highlighting key moments in the film. This clip is one of the funniest scenes in the movie.   Thanks for reading and feel free to leave a comment.  Production Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war action movie shot in London, England and directed by Stanley Kubrick who co-wrote the script with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford, based on Hasford’s 1979 novel “The Short Timers.” The film stars Mathew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vinc...

This is an analysis of themes from Stanley Kubrick's Vietnam War epic 'Full Metal Jacket' Full Metal Jacket is one of the best war movies ever set in 1968 prior to the Tet Offensive in South Vietnam. There's a lot of debate on the continuity of the 1st and 2nd parts of the film, the 1st of which focuses on the systematic dehumanization of the new recruits, particularly, a recruit named Leonard Lawrence who eventually goes over the edge after being broken. The 1st half of the movie is so powerful that it can seem front-loaded being that the tone changes completely in the 2nd half which follows Corporal Joker, the Lusthogs and their experiences in the battle of Hue. I saw the continuity but my view is subjective. Thanks for checking out my blog and I hope this plot analysis clarifies some of this film for you. The titles of each scene corresponds with the DVD version of the film.  FULL METAL JACKET By Stanley Kubrick from the novel "Short Timers" by Gustav Hasfo...

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This is the famous marketplace scene from the Bible as depicted in Martin Scorsese's 'Last Temptation of Christ' starring Willem Dafoe.   I like the way Jesus is humanized in this film. This scene shows Jesus in the marketplace attacking the money-changers.  What I think this film is about I think the film is about conflict; conflict between good and evil, the spirit and the flesh, man and woman, man and God. This society, in which Christianity is the dominant religion, that puts “in God we trust” on its dollar bill, that celebrates a pagan holiday named after Jesus Christ—this society is not unlike the society that crucified Jesus 2,000 years ago--rebellious! He even says--according to scripture-- that upon his return, he will go to war with the world.  Jesus, in this film, is a revolutionary and is vilified in much the same way as today's revolutionaries like Fidel Castro, Martin Luther King, Louis Farrakhan, Martin Luther, William Wallace, Mahatma Ghandi, Che Guev...

A perspective of the film 'Network' Sydney Lumet's 'Network' describes the transformation of news into entertainment and propaganda. It’s ironic that the film makes a comparison between how society responds to real news and how society responds to spectacle, again a commentary on how entertainment has dumbed down an American society that prefers titillation over facts and rational analysis. For example, Diana points out that when Beale said the word “shit” on the air the show’s ratings—and his popularity- went up by 5 points. And now, the biggest newspapers in the country are lavishing free press on the television station because of Howard Beale’s unpredictable behavior instead of the actual news content of the show itself. Although Howard is stirring the people up on righteous issues, the attention seems to be more on “how” he delivers that message rather than on the message itself.

A perspective of the film 'Network' In this scene, Max breaks the news to Howard that they have to take him off the air. Howard, though, has 2nd thoughts now that his show is gaining in popularity. He believes that he has a divine calling and that he speaks for the people. Beale gives an incredible speech and when he finishes he passes out as if unplugged from a wall socket.  To me, this scene represents idealism and how the media caters its messages to viewers’ preferences. Like politicians, the media tells us exactly what we want to hear, that we are important, that we matter, that we are individuals. But behind the scenes the people who supply what we see on television only care about money. A good example of a company combining propaganda and advertising is the National Rifle Association and their position on the 2nd amendment of the Constitution. At the same time, the NRA gets most of its money from the gun industry and individuals so the positions the NRA takes on Ameri...