I agree with others that Nicholson and Cruise are very good actors.
With regard to movies, I don't take them all too seriously, nor do I apply a political litmus test to them. They can be a nice distraction from everyday life.
I'm also a fan of short fiction. I'm tearing through some Larry Niven short stories this weekend.
Most people do not understand the military. Once a commanding officer reaches O-6 they start to develop what I call a god complex and they get that because the military allows them the leeway to run their command as they see fit.
media, which includes movies, has been used by the left as propaganda vehicles for decades.
their anti-white-male / anti-1950s-America drive is not new.
you need to see it for what it is.
sitting on the fence only helps them as any opposition hurts them
You may not take movies too seriously, but I can assure you the moviemakers do. Every film, even the lightest of comedies, have a message and directors and actors, like today’s journalists, are out to change society.
With regard to movies, I don’t take them all too seriously, nor do I apply a political litmus test to them. They can be a nice distraction from everyday life.
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I served USN in 50s and 60s and the depiction of the ‘mindset’ of the Front liners and ‘civilians/REMFs’ was depicted well in the movie.
The ‘hero’ worship of the young White kid toward his Black buddy was not overdone as it was plausible (for the period depicted)
When I first saw the Eastwood movie ‘Heartbreak Ridge’ I scoffed at it and had a bad opinion of it etc until someone told me to ‘forget the Corps’ look at it as an adventure/comedy...
That mindset worked and I was also able to watch ‘Full Metal Jacket’ without ‘tearing it apart’.
One of my great laughs (movie wise) was the uproar when it was revealed that Cages’ job in ‘Windtalkers’was to shoot the Indian were they to be overrun...
Which, BTW, I had picked up on and was criticized for pointing it out....
Of course, think R Kipling & ‘Tommy’......
“With regard to movies, I don’t take them all too seriously, nor do I apply a political litmus test to them. They can be a nice distraction from everyday life.”
Agreed.
I agree.....I thought it a very well made movie....
...Nicholson imo was a ‘William Bligh’ type.....but didn’t reflect on the whole Corp
The two defendants were exemplary in their conduct ( with one exception, one very big exception).....
...but their respect for protocol was evident!
Cruise played his part well.....and I consider this one of Moore’s better performances......as she didn’t go for the slut appeal......she did well.
My husband and I enjoyed the movie