Films that makes you reflect: "Full Metal Jacket"

Year released: 1987

 Awards:

-1988 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
    [Best Director ; Stanley Kubric] ,  Best supporting actor (R. Lee Ermey),

-David di Donatello Awards : Best Producer , Foreign Film

Story/Ploy :

 A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. After having their heads shaved, they meet Senior Drill Instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, who employs forceful methods to turn the recruits into hardened, combat-ready .The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, now a sergeant, is a war correspondent in South Vietnam Joker(January 1968,), covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.

Characters/actors:
                Matthew Modine           ...            'Joker' Davis
                    Adam Baldwin              ...           Animal Mother
              Vincent D'Onofrio            ...            Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence
                       R. Lee Ermey             ...            Gny. Sgt. Hartman (as Lee Ermey)

Opinion: Full Metal Jacket is a film that somehow show us how is the mentality of an American  soldier but in a historic context , The Vietnam War . We can see clearlythe transition of typical citizen to a Killing machine,literally, and a big change at mental level. The film shows American soldiers proud of his nation and with a big internalized nationalism who see in the massacre of Vietnamese folk a favor for the good of mankind.

Why is this film important?
It is because shows how the war and its consequences are so devastating, both for winners and losers , other thing that is interesting is the way that the film can expose the fragility of life , companied by  notable soundtracks  .