Post by jeffan on Apr 7, 2009 7:34:02 GMT -5
Classic Movie Monday Briefs: Stanley Kubrick, satire, controversy and good movie memories.
Visionary, though he was known as secluded and private, New York-native Stanley Kubrick directed a number of films and adaptations which are regarded as highly influential and ground-breaking. Before his death from a heart attack in 1999, Kubrick birthed a number of films still remembered and revisited today.
"Full Metal Jacket" (1987)
A subversive and engaging vision of the Vietnam War, this film manages to subject us to the horrors of war and still somehow leaves us with a Mickey Mouse theme song stuck in our heads.
We are subject to an inept marine recruit, Private Pile (Vincent D'Onofrio), who cracks under the pressure of boot camp. At his breaking point, D'Onofrio's face contorts into an uncanny resemblance of Jack Nicholson's mnemonic portrayal of Jack Torrance in Kubrick's "The Shining." In this film, the possession isn't paranormal, but spawns from an internal imbalance and is as over-dramatic as it is eerily surreal.
The film is as dual-natured as it's main character, The Joker (Matthew Modine), whom has the phrase "Born to Kill" etched on his helmet and a peace sign pinned to his uniform. An urgent blend of actuality and over-the top theatrics make this movie a must- see classic that tears through the psyche with a brass image of a war-torn era.
Diana Joy Jones
Globe Salt Lake City Community College
4/6/09
Full list
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Visionary, though he was known as secluded and private, New York-native Stanley Kubrick directed a number of films and adaptations which are regarded as highly influential and ground-breaking. Before his death from a heart attack in 1999, Kubrick birthed a number of films still remembered and revisited today.
"Full Metal Jacket" (1987)
A subversive and engaging vision of the Vietnam War, this film manages to subject us to the horrors of war and still somehow leaves us with a Mickey Mouse theme song stuck in our heads.
We are subject to an inept marine recruit, Private Pile (Vincent D'Onofrio), who cracks under the pressure of boot camp. At his breaking point, D'Onofrio's face contorts into an uncanny resemblance of Jack Nicholson's mnemonic portrayal of Jack Torrance in Kubrick's "The Shining." In this film, the possession isn't paranormal, but spawns from an internal imbalance and is as over-dramatic as it is eerily surreal.
The film is as dual-natured as it's main character, The Joker (Matthew Modine), whom has the phrase "Born to Kill" etched on his helmet and a peace sign pinned to his uniform. An urgent blend of actuality and over-the top theatrics make this movie a must- see classic that tears through the psyche with a brass image of a war-torn era.
Diana Joy Jones
Globe Salt Lake City Community College
4/6/09
Full list
media.www.slccglobelink.com/media/storage/paper442/news/2009/04/06/ArtsEntertainment/Classic.Movie.Monday.Briefs.Stanley.Kubrick.Satire.Controversy.And.Good.Movie.Me-3698765.shtml