Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Filipeneto — 28 Jun 2018

This is another movie about the Vietnam War. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, its full of violence and shocking scenes, as the director likes. However, in this particular case, violence is welcome, showing us the inhumanity of war, very clear and explicit, from the brutal recruiting of the Marines to the crudeness of the battlefield.

It's hard to watch this movie, but this, combined with raw and intense realism, makes the film truly unforgettable. However, this movie is too much like "Apocalypse Now". Coppola's film has the same message, the same environment, the same violence and event a very close soundtrack.

It's impossible not to observe this similarities without consider how much this film could be more original and is not. Okay, the early scenes, in the military recruit, are a good addition to the film and a good differential, but it's not enough.

It even seems that Kubrick simply wanted to do a remake of "Apocalypse Now"...