How can you shoot Women and Children???

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  • scot88
    scot88 Posts: 217
    Saturnal wrote:
    I like the film, but I think it's like a kids version of Apocalypse Now. That film says much more about war, violence, and humanity on a much deeper level.

    i understand what you are saying, but i don't agree. both movies bring up different aspects of war.
  • scot88
    scot88 Posts: 217
    Ahnimus wrote:
    That movie is a model of how ruthless and mindless military and war is.

    uh, yeah.

    ruthless? what do you expect war to be? candy canes a puppies?

    and mindless? there's a shit load of research and development into exactly what the drill instructors do and say. it may seem like off the cuff inslults, but every moment of every day is meticulously planned ahead of time. and the incident with pvt snowball in the movie has never happens in todays military. sure there have been problems, injuries, and even a few deaths (back in the 50s), but there have also been far more in professional sports training. you people don't seem to be complaining about that though.
  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    It isn't anything but Stanley Kubrick.
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  • trappedinmyradio
    trappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    sponger wrote:
    How in the world is the audience supposed to know this? I would think one would have to be in the military. I guess that makes it an inside joke.

    i knew what it meant when i watched it when i was 11...
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  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    trappedinmyradio wrote:
    i knew what it meant when i watched it when i was 11...

    Well good for you. Why don't you share why that is instead of trying to come across as though it must be common sense or that I must've been an underdeveloped 11 y/o.
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  • trappedinmyradio
    trappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    sponger wrote:
    Well good for you. Why don't you share why that is instead of trying to come across as though it must be common sense or that I must've been an underdeveloped 11 y/o.

    i wasn't asked why i knew it...you said you must have to be in the military to understand what it means...i merely stated that i wasn't in the military and i knew what it meant at a certain age. it's not my problem that you feel inadequate.
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  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    trappedinmyradio wrote:
    i wasn't asked why i knew it...you said you must have to be in the military to understand what it means...i merely stated that i wasn't in the military and i knew what it meant at a certain age. it's not my problem that you feel inadequate.

    Let's say you have familiy in the military who may have explained this concept to you or that you learned it while playing football. Then I would say that it wasn't just the fact that you were 11 years old. It's like withholding information. Obviously, I'm curious to know how people were able to get the joke. "I was 11" doesn't really explain it.
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