20: Full Metal Jacket (1987)

The Knights journey to the jungles of Vietnam in 1987’s “Full Metal Jacket”!

Stanley Kubrick’s take on the United States’ war  in Vietnam stands apart from its contemporaries in the genre due to its dark, self-deprecating sense of humor and tongue-in-cheek commentary on the quagmire America found itself in during the latter-half of the 1960’s. The film is anchored by a hilarious, brutal opening sequence as audiences follow a group of United States Marines attempting to navigate basic training in order to earn their coveted Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, lead by Private “Joker” Davis. During “Joker’s” tour through Vietnam, “Full Metal Jacket” shows audiences the impacts of the war not only on natives, but on soldiers as they try to survive a war that many in the film have to convince themselves is worth fighting. WIth controversial, brutal subject matter, director Stanley Kubrick offers a take on America’s second-longest war true art-house fashion—challenging audiences to multiple viewings to truly understand.

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