Another movie that I recently bought: Full Metal Jacket is probably the best Vietnam-style movie ever made. It's split into two main parts; the first being Marine training on Parris Island, and the second being actual combat in Vietnam. Because of this, the movie actually has what appears to be two seperate climaxes, if not two seperate stories, for the main character (Joker). The first half shows, Hollywood-style, how Marine recruits used to be moulded into killers. The drill instructor is a WWII vet who has a very charming personallity and vocabulary that he uses to communicate with his recruits. His favorite being the seemingly obese and mentally retarded Leonard, who always messes things up for everyone else.
The second half features Joker's career as a military photojournalist in Vietnam. He eventually gets himself sent to a combat zone and meets up with another Marine squad lead by one of his fellow recruits, Cowboy. They continue on through the ruins of Vietnam...
(It's not easy to write this without spoiling anything. The movie is fucking brilliant)
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