Honest response
Full Metal Jacket is a critically acclaimed film and I would
have to agree with many of the reviews.
The transition between both halves of the film is done perfectly and
every character in the film is portrayed right.
The character of the drill instructor is the undisputed most realistic
and perfectly portrayed character in the film, through his extreme language he
can occasionally seem a funny character- however it is dark humour at most as
in the end it creates a monster that leads to his shocking demise. The first
half of the movie is almost perfectly executed. The 2nd half slips a
bit in comparison. It does not display the war; its chaos and horror as well as
Apocalypse Now for example. Also, in a
film focuses on the transformation from new volunteers into trained killers, I
thought the 2nd half (minus the final scenes) did not include enough
character development and changed more into a narration of a military units
struggle in Vietnam, including characters we have had no back-story or
information on. Despite this, the film is still excellently made and will leave
audiences filled with emotions. Stanley Kubrick should be proud of this film as the
techniques involved make it one of the greatest war/anti-war films out there.
8/10
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