But Glory is by no means a perfect movie. Matthew Broderick, who played the white commander of the regiment, received top billing and audiences often saw black soldiers through his eyes. It's frustrating to see a film that's considered a landmark in such a whitewashed genre still so often centered on a white character's perspective. of Warner Bros. Entertainment Directed by Stanley Kubrick Full Metal Jacket Starring Matthew Modine Lee Ermey Vincent D'Onofrio and Adam Baldwin.
The film tells the story of a U.S. Marine Corps platoon as it nepal phone number library struggles through boot camp and is led by an abusive training instructor. The film traces the experiences of two Marines from the platoon as they participate in the offensive in Vietnam. . Full Metal Jacket has been hailed as Kubrick's best film, Richard Corliss of Time magazine perhaps said best of all, saying it "bravely chose a series of intermittent skirmishes to express the futility of war." Brothers. Image courtesy of Lionsgate The psychological drama war film Brothers does something no other war film has done - it depicts a soldier's return home.
Tobey Maguire plays Captain Sam Cahill, a soldier deployed in Afghanistan who was presumed dead after his helicopter was shot down. Back home Sam's brother Tommy Jake Gyllenhaal and Sam's wife Grace Natalie Portman came together in mourning. But Sam was not killed but became a prisoner of war. When Sam finally returns home it's clear that he's dealing with severe PTSD and even his family doesn't know how to support him.
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