Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Daniele C — 14 Mar 2013
One of the characteristics that made Kubrick a legendary director is the eternity of his movies. Any generation can watch them and feel them as vivid and contemporary as ever. The story, the characters, the message are universal and thus timeless. Not this one.
A teenager watching Full Metal Jacket in 2013 will probably wonder where is the violence that everyone is talking about, why the first half of the movie about Gomer Pyle is supposed to be so cruel, and what's there to be so bloody. Using modern parameters, I wouldn't even define it as a "strong" movie.
All others Kubrick's movies fulfil the attemp to make you wonder about human condition/nature/future by sickening you, by brutally violate the viewers' mind, for an experience to never forget. "Full Metal Jacket" maybe accomplished this result in 1987, but nowadays won't even slightly bother the experienced modern audience.
This review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) was written by Daniele C on 14 Mar 2013.
Full Metal Jacket has generally received very positive reviews.
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