Review of M*A*S*H (1970) by Stephen H — 20 Mar 2012
I have had "Suicide is Painless" in my head for three days now.
This is one of those movies that's more a series of vignettes than an actual story. We get to know the characters a little as the movie goes on, but they don't really go on a journey or learn anything. They have a few laughs, sew some people up, punch people in the face, then they get back in the same jeep they arrived in.
Since M*A*S*H is pretty much my only exposure to the Korean War, I have no idea whether it was represented accurately, but the Swampmen seemed like they'd been influenced by 1960s counterculture a decade early. It's confusing making a movie about a 1950s war when you're in a 1970s war.
It also bothered me that all of the Swampmen's attacks on Hot Lips were sexual. Couldn't they find a more creative way to get their revenge, instead of exposing her to the camp? I feel like I'm supposed to be on their side, but I didn't want to be.
This review of M*A*S*H (1970) was written by Stephen H on 20 Mar 2012.
M*A*S*H has generally received very positive reviews.
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