Full Metal Jacket - The Duality of Man

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  • I know what you're thinking. Man, I love the first half of Full Metal Jacket, it's the only half worth watching. Right? WRONG. A Matter of Film explains why in this video essay/analysis.
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    Since its release in 1987, Full Metal Jacket has remained a topic of discussion among film lovers. The film is notably divided into two parts, the first being at boot camp and the second in Vietnam. But what’s most interesting about this Kubrick masterpiece is that it’s not a Vietnam war film. Actually, it isn’t a war film at all.
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    joshmaloof97. (2016). Full Metal Jacket: The Individual is Dead. ., Deep Film Analysis Website: deepfilmanalysis.wordpress.co...

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  • @AMatterofFilm
    @AMatterofFilm  5 років тому +857

    Song List:
    The Marines Hymn [0:00 ]
    Free to Use Beat: ua-cam.com/video/5BnKfLiEDp0/v-deo.html [0:44]
    Full Metal Jacket Soundtrack - Leonard
    : ua-cam.com/video/qVv1XsGMv-I/v-deo.html [2:50]
    Burnt to a Crisp or Bloody as Hell: ua-cam.com/video/7RJQTOGcK14/v-deo.html [6:00]
    Far The Days Come - Letter Box
    : ua-cam.com/video/9q4FFIBnkmI/v-deo.html [6:34]
    YES, we know it's "Disgusting Fat-body" and NOT "Disgusting fuckbody", you know...late night editing. Shit happens.

    • @majorzero5204
      @majorzero5204 5 років тому

      Thank you friends

    • @mysteryguytv3749
      @mysteryguytv3749 5 років тому

      Hey can you talk about another film
      Taps (1981)
      It has a really deep meaning

    • @noco7243
      @noco7243 5 років тому +3

      I thought it was fuck-buddy. Still funny though.

    • @broth____619
      @broth____619 5 років тому +2

      In my school band we played that hymn

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 5 років тому +4

      Good editing but sometimes too over-the-top.
      I liked what you did in the beginning, but it ia too much in the middle.

  • @sevensolaris
    @sevensolaris 6 років тому +8453

    Joker did not hesitate to kill the woman. His gun jammed.

    • @ahmetertugrulakyol2916
      @ahmetertugrulakyol2916 6 років тому +1318

      Yeah! And how is Pyle killing the drill instructor is the only part of him thats "human"? The whole video claims that becoming a killer is when you lose individuality and humanity. Very good video but a bit confused at some points.

    • @seadav0183
      @seadav0183 6 років тому +96

      Yeah, I had noticed that too

    • @stormblahblah5589
      @stormblahblah5589 6 років тому +948

      I believe it's still a proper analysis in terms of Jokers hesitation. Hartmann trained them to keep their shit wired tight at all times and at the moment of truth he failed. Instead of clearing the jam he fumbled around and dropped his weapon, looking inept and untrained. His instincts weren't sharp. It should have been instinctual "shit, jammed" wham bam clear it and hose her. Especially if he's approaching the hostile position I would have made sure I was locked and loaded ready to fire.

    • @stormblahblah5589
      @stormblahblah5589 6 років тому +344

      Ahmet Ertuğrul Akyol The point of the video is highlighting the conflicts within the characters. Pyles new killer instinct and his last semblance of humanity clash and culminate in the murder of Hartmann. He loathes Hartmann because of the abuse of his psyche, or humanity, and his instincts motivate him to squeeze the trigger. Pyle was defending his own humanity from being lost forever in a void of abuse, but upon the act of murder, he realizes he lost it and in that moment decides to kill himself. There's more to it then him simply going crazy or else he would have triggered joker too. Granted joker helped him but he also participated in the act of abuse that pushed Pyle over the edge, the soap scene.

    • @galenmerrick
      @galenmerrick 6 років тому +42

      Failure to perform SPORTS.

  • @razona5139
    @razona5139 Рік тому +348

    A simple yet discrete detail I liked was that "born to kill" was written on his helmet and the peace symbol was over his heart. Shows how Hartman hijacked his brain but Joker retained his heart.

    • @GeorgiyArvanidi1972
      @GeorgiyArvanidi1972 Рік тому +3

      Хорошее наблюдение.

    • @Psycho-Complex
      @Psycho-Complex Рік тому +3

      Creating the duality upon his individuality.

    • @62Cristoforo
      @62Cristoforo Місяць тому

      Ironically, or intentionally, Hartman was the man who showed the least amount of heart.

  • @subzero6796
    @subzero6796 5 років тому +2508

    This movie really comes to show that ultimately we create our own demons and that we ultimately become what we hate. My uncle served in Vietnam and I know nothing about his time there. All that my dad told me was that his brother left for Vietnam and someone else came back.

    • @suk_my_tiblets1508
      @suk_my_tiblets1508 5 років тому +222

      Shits scary, just imagine losing yourself out there

    • @ElBandito
      @ElBandito 4 роки тому +106

      The horror, the horror.

    • @TheWanderer7274
      @TheWanderer7274 4 роки тому +96

      Sub Zero my great uncle served there too. He was 18 or a little above it, and he returned a changed man. Somehow he is one of the funniest guys I’ve ever known, but PTSD still sticks with him to this day.

    • @cardinalbob1
      @cardinalbob1 4 роки тому +56

      That happened to a lot. They were drafted, made it through the severe behavior modification of basic/boot camp, then exposed to the horrors of war. They may be in one piece physically, but don’t expect to see that same individual again. PTSD and a TBI did a number on me as well.

    • @nonneb1336
      @nonneb1336 4 роки тому +2

      And you have this movie review youtuber telling otherwise.

  • @ericcolacino1825
    @ericcolacino1825 3 роки тому +553

    The scene where the marines sneak out of bed as they prepare to beat Pyle is arguably the most sinister for me. They look like a pack of wild animals before they hunt their prey. Very poetic when considering the dehumanization factor.

    • @cagedcreature439
      @cagedcreature439 3 роки тому +31

      That scene made me so furious. It is such a disgusting Display of bullying I’ve ever seen

    • @MissysDomain
      @MissysDomain 2 роки тому +37

      I've always hated that scene. I know Pyle messed up quite a bit but he didn't deserve that. Pretty inhumane.

    • @Nordicus0114
      @Nordicus0114 2 роки тому +8

      when it comes to survival and instinct, humans are no different than wild beasts, regardless of gender, race, or religion. and regardless of how "moral" or "evolved'' they are

    • @manofthewest5395
      @manofthewest5395 2 роки тому +10

      Bullying is one thing, but in a combat situation you want to be sure that the guy who holds your life in his hands can stand up to the pressure. Pyle couldn't. The problem is that he wasn't discharged from bootcamp.

    • @Andrew-yr6ig
      @Andrew-yr6ig 2 роки тому +1

      Reminded me of lots of the flies

  • @MayFlwr
    @MayFlwr 6 років тому +2843

    Its also fitting that Kubrick's films can be watched at face value by casual moviegoers as a normal films (the shining as a horror story, full metal jacket as a war movie, etc ) or they can be completely analyzed like this and still not make any outrageous stretches...the duality of man. Amazing video, great work!

    • @jonanjello
      @jonanjello 6 років тому +16

      Agreed about the levels of viewing a Kubrick film. Timeless

    • @mequedo
      @mequedo 6 років тому +6

      If the shining is an horror moovi st first glance, what It is your second reading?

    • @taylorbrzoski4339
      @taylorbrzoski4339 6 років тому +11

      I can definitely agree with that about Kubrick films, but that analogy works for any film that could be called ‘a work of art’ (Kubrick films, No Country For Old Men, Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Taxi Driver). Great stories with hidden meanings, symbolism, all that good stuff in it as well. Unfortunately we haven’t had too many of those in the last decade, at least in my opinion.

    • @dr.funkenstein9790
      @dr.funkenstein9790 6 років тому

      mike sixx maybe she shouldn’t have been killing his fellow soldiers🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @Janon48
      @Janon48 5 років тому +4

      The first time I watched Full Metal Jacket I thought it was a comedy because the boot camp scenes were hilarious to me right up until the scene where Gomer Pyle gets beaten with soap bars in socks.

  • @PittsburghSonido
    @PittsburghSonido 6 років тому +1115

    “The jungian thing, sir-“
    Gets me everytime.

    • @DualityofManLimited
      @DualityofManLimited 5 років тому +66

      Yes! Joker has a novice level awareness and understanding of Jung. The Colonel's rebuttal, "Who's side are you on?" suggests the Colonel is fully aware and understanding of "the Jungian thing" but has no time or inclination to discuss it. He expects obedience. Period.

    • @shawn6970
      @shawn6970 4 роки тому +44

      DualityofManLimited I saw it as a defense mechanism; as if he didn’t understand fully what Joker meant if at all and reverted back the authority to him.

    • @Shadow77999
      @Shadow77999 4 роки тому +1

      Ikr lol

    • @Shadow77999
      @Shadow77999 4 роки тому +7

      @@DualityofManLimited not really. Hes asking if hes on the hippies or right side

    • @davidoftheforest3822
      @davidoftheforest3822 4 роки тому +6

      I always thought he said 'the onion of things' as in, the layers of an onion.

  • @b.l.1289
    @b.l.1289 4 роки тому +1278

    "I am become death" is a direct reference to Oppenheimer's statement on the successful Trinity test of the first nuclear bomb to be exploded. @5:07

    • @rohandalvi6476
      @rohandalvi6476 4 роки тому +52

      Oppenheimer was Quoting the words of Krishna from bhagwat geeta and said that all of his team felt something of that sorts.

    • @jewelrybag4557
      @jewelrybag4557 4 роки тому +48

      Guys, don't you think, in a paradoxical, way nuclear weapons has made humanity safer because going to war assures mutual destruction so it compels leaders to find peaceful solutions?

    • @woodchip543
      @woodchip543 4 роки тому +1

      @Graf von Losinj do you know what far cry 5 is

    • @matwheeler8629
      @matwheeler8629 4 роки тому +10

      B. L. The quote is
      I am become death, the destroyer of worlds

    • @b.l.1289
      @b.l.1289 4 роки тому +4

      @@rohandalvi6476 Yes, indeed as Krishna spoke to Prince Arjuna about the need for war and the role of the leader. What I think is so clever by Kubrick is the reference of the quote for the soldiers and war machine that don't understand the deeper meaning of the quote.

  • @WhyBeUgly
    @WhyBeUgly 5 років тому +2371

    Ironically it's people like Joker who actually make the best soldiers.

    • @simonnachreiner8380
      @simonnachreiner8380 4 роки тому +469

      The military doesn’t want robots a mindless drone is good for following orders but a mindless drone needs instruction. The scene when joker is made squad leader is a good example any answer will be wrong and he will be punished more if he reverts himself. By sticking to his principles he shows the ability to think and stick to his guns a leadership trait.

    • @jeremylaneball5890
      @jeremylaneball5890 4 роки тому +171

      “The marine corps doesn’t want robots it wants killers.”

    • @tangocharliedd-2146
      @tangocharliedd-2146 4 роки тому +8

      @Iain Bailey only for enlisted different with officer

    • @tangocharliedd-2146
      @tangocharliedd-2146 4 роки тому +4

      @@simonnachreiner8380 enlisted yes officer no

    • @tangocharliedd-2146
      @tangocharliedd-2146 4 роки тому +4

      @Iain Bailey an jarhead who stand as an officer probably would make all platoon he held as suicide squad

  • @michaelstanage3425
    @michaelstanage3425 6 років тому +1446

    Very well done. As a veteran this explains why this movie is such a big part of military culture and a favorite amongst those who serve. We are broken down into the cogs of the big military machine from day one.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому +27

      Thank you very much Michael!

    • @TheHelghast1138
      @TheHelghast1138 6 років тому +2

      Indeed

    • @DeathlessVindicator
      @DeathlessVindicator 6 років тому +68

      You are told you fight for freedom and democracy, yet lose all individually and agency. The military is one of the biggest scams.

    • @tonyblitz1
      @tonyblitz1 6 років тому +110

      The military is a sacrifice.
      They make you the most efficient group machine you can possibly be to defend those ideals for civilians.
      But in the pursuit of that efficiency you have to sacrifice those things yourself.
      Like a parent going hungry so their child can eat.

    • @dr.funkenstein9790
      @dr.funkenstein9790 6 років тому +24

      Chase Moore too bad all those soldiers in WW2 got scammed, amirite?

  • @jayfolk
    @jayfolk 6 років тому +822

    issue is the 1st act starts and finishes an arc like a standalone film.
    the protagonist shifts from 2 to 1, location changes, wardrobes change, characters change so relations change, situation changes means conflict changes.

    • @trout5434
      @trout5434 6 років тому +43

      jay folk Kyle's arc ended but jokers didn't

    • @Knights_of_the_Nine
      @Knights_of_the_Nine 6 років тому +41

      Childhood and then adulthood.
      As much as childhood sucks, it’s when he had the most fun.

    • @kaltsssit
      @kaltsssit 6 років тому +5

      How's Demo doing btw?

    • @fangsabre
      @fangsabre 6 років тому +11

      Theoretically you could've split them into two movies and just stretched the two acts out. But I think it works better as one film. No padding and you get Jokers whole arch in one sitting

    • @jayfolk
      @jayfolk 6 років тому +2

      his Ustream is supposedly dead, disney didnt like him airing aladdin or lion king for free online

  • @cristhian900
    @cristhian900 2 роки тому +99

    Something I never asked myself until my third viewing of the film is, “why exactly does Lawrence (Gomer Pyle) snap at this particular part in the movie?”
    The last few scenes leading up to this point show a significant improvement in his performance compared to the first scenes with Pyle. He had graduated and as Joker said, it was their last night on Parris Island. He didn’t have to put up with most of the bullying/demeaning anymore. Sure he would have no grand time in Vietnam but if he kept performing like the last few scenes with him in Boot Camp showed, then there would be very little reason for others to demean him like Hartman had done for the past few weeks. The DI is staying in Parris Island to continue training new recruits right? Pyle only had to deal with the source of most of his turmoil for the past few weeks (Hartman) for one more night. An easy task considering he’d shaped up. Sure, Pyle was bitter about his treatment for the past few weeks but in 1 night his life was about to improve compared to how it had been lately…. Okay maybe improve isn’t the right word… he’s still being sent off to Vietnam but it seemed like he was on the right track to becoming the perfect marine, even if it did cost him is individuality, sanity, and a beating or two. Perhaps not having to deal with Hartman wasn’t enough and he felt he had to kill him. Killing Hartman was retribution for his treatment but also serves as payback for drastically turning him into what Pyle deep down really isn’t; a killer.
    Regardless, there’s another theory that makes the timing of his snapping point make a bit more sense: Clearly, Lawrence was drafted. There’s no way he would have volunteered. He obviously doesn’t want to be there so he figures the best way to avoid being sent to Vietnam is to fake being unfit for service. Maybe, just maybe, his plan will work… the verbal and physical abuse he endured will be worth it if he gets sent home or reassigned. What if the real reason he snapped was because of his realization that his plan of playing a fool to get him discharged failed, he endured weeks of verbal and physical abuse all for nothing, he is still being sent off to Vietnam and most likely will die. Notice how he executes the rifle exercise flawlessly in this scene and how his performance has improved overall leading up to this scene, just as if he had dropped the act or something. I don’t know, an “if I’m going sent off to die I might as well die on my own terms and might as well take Hartman with me as payback” kind of thing
    I just wanted to share this theory that kind of blew my mind (pun intended) that makes the timing of Pyle’s breakdown make more sense.

    • @hashiramasayan162
      @hashiramasayan162 Рік тому +1

      Pyle is clearly a victim of the US program "Mcnamara's Morons" were the govt lowered the standards of individuals for draft (even those with low I.Qs) in order to increase US troops reinforcements in Vietnam.

    • @jamesofglory
      @jamesofglory 5 місяців тому +1

      I feel like if it was his plan all along, he wouldn't have seemingly improved over time as we see in the film. It seems to take him a few days to rapidly get better, but if he was trying to be discharged you'd think he'd keep the act up until the last possible moment. but it is an interesting theory

    • @DutchKidRanger
      @DutchKidRanger 4 місяці тому

      When you achieve the goals you had set, then what? It doesn't matter if you are homeless or a CEO, then what?
      He transformed into what they wanted a killer. So he killed. No going up or down the chain of life, he just remained what he became. I think it's like that because he and Joker could have been friends, but instead Joker maintained his heart, and Pyle lost his.

    • @TheCompleteMental
      @TheCompleteMental 3 місяці тому

      This whole theory ignores an entire chunk of the movie where Lawrence is inspired by famous criminal assassins and dedicates his practice to the rifle, all with the intention - over days or weeks - to kill Hartman

    • @TheCompleteMental
      @TheCompleteMental 3 місяці тому

      ​@@DutchKidRangerI wouldnt day he lost his heart. Just had it torn from his chest.
      Despite Joker joining in heavily on the abuse, Leonard spared him. That shows heart.
      He's portrayed as very sinister, but I dont know who wouldnt want to shoot Hartman after a month of what he put him through. The marines just set an example for him.

  • @voiceofreason1208
    @voiceofreason1208 5 років тому +75

    The military haircut....also known as the "the great equalizer". Humans are visual creatures. Removing our hair removed a huge amount of of our individuality and made us look all the more alike.

  • @loganchapman1345
    @loganchapman1345 6 років тому +596

    The suicide scene scarred me man

    • @konnorrockkonnoisseur4970
      @konnorrockkonnoisseur4970 4 роки тому +43

      DEATHSTROKE621 I knew Pyle was gonna kill himself because someone spoiled it for me, but it was still hard to watch.

    • @JDP2104
      @JDP2104 4 роки тому +42

      What is your major malfunction numbnuts? Didnt mommy and daddy give you enough attention when you were a chil- *gets blowns up*

    • @cardinalbob1
      @cardinalbob1 4 роки тому +5

      I went to a shrink to try and put Humpty Dumpty back together. One of the best things I ever did.

    • @nonneb1336
      @nonneb1336 4 роки тому

      You have never seen people who push others.

    • @ronaldtartaglia4459
      @ronaldtartaglia4459 3 роки тому

      DEATHSTROKE621 insert some testosterone

  • @neonerfilms
    @neonerfilms 6 років тому +2472

    OH MY LORD, THIS EDITING....

    • @sevensolaris
      @sevensolaris 6 років тому +128

      That nausea-induced transition that's used is so annoying.

    • @bipbong2906
      @bipbong2906 6 років тому +59

      Neoner Films it’s a bit cheesy

    • @user-cb3de3di9y
      @user-cb3de3di9y 6 років тому +18

      bip bong your cheesy now go away and don't watch it he or she did a great job on it and much better than anybody I've seen on UA-cam

    • @bipbong2906
      @bipbong2906 6 років тому +28

      No offense but you've gotta watch some mediocre videos if this is the best editing you've ever seen. And don't worry, I won't be watching it a second time :)

    • @neonerfilms
      @neonerfilms 6 років тому +2

      bip bong I didn't say that...

  • @mellosmind6602
    @mellosmind6602 4 роки тому +312

    5:28 Just noticed for the first time that when he changes magazines there is still a round visible inside the one he takes out

    • @danielj5650
      @danielj5650 4 роки тому +10

      So? Maybe he just miscounted how many he already shot

    • @usarkarzts4207
      @usarkarzts4207 4 роки тому +5

      @@danielj5650 or maybe he did it to not have to cycle the gun manually.

    • @Notmagickal
      @Notmagickal 4 роки тому +124

      He did it so he could bring bullets into the barracks. He was prepared to kill his Sergeant

    • @ty88
      @ty88 4 роки тому +48

      oooh good eye man. This is Kubrick, so not unintentional. That's where he got the rounds.

    • @moudakovitch
      @moudakovitch 3 роки тому +3

      nice man! u got the eye

  • @cornholio8411
    @cornholio8411 4 роки тому +528

    "Did mommy and daddy not give you enough attention when you were a child?!" - Hartman
    Mommy = Joker
    Daddy = Hartman

    • @DivineAtheistWannabe
      @DivineAtheistWannabe 4 роки тому +7

      @Nic Rock His mother should've given him head to soothe his pain instead.

    • @localshithead7430
      @localshithead7430 4 роки тому +25

      Hartman and Joker would have a weird marriage.

    • @joshm1660
      @joshm1660 3 роки тому +3

      @@localshithead7430 The domestic abuse fits.

  • @sadelaide205
    @sadelaide205 3 роки тому +34

    If you rewatch the movie, Rafterman starts as a photographer that gets spooked by combat. As he progresses further into film, he goes from carrying photography equipment to holding both a camera and an M16 and spouting the life as an ideal solider. Before Joker shoots the sniper, look at Rafterman's face; it's nearly identical to the face of Pvt. Pyle's and his sanity before he shoots the drill sergeant as he is the only one smiling in that situation.

  • @poppashots994
    @poppashots994 4 роки тому +101

    I remember a friend and I was watching this move for the first time and in the movie. Both of us was laughing at Private Pyle until the part he committed suicide...after that we remained quiet the whole rest of the movie...realizing how boot camp can affect some people not ready for the military.

    • @someone.621
      @someone.621 10 місяців тому +1

      no one’s ever ready for the military

  • @johndonwood4305
    @johndonwood4305 5 років тому +475

    Gomer Pyle isn't the worst of the bunch. He most likely got drafted and in the opening scene, he seems to be gentle and innocent which brings him into conflict with Hartman who chokes Pyle simply for having a smile on his face. Pyle goes on to become a great marksman. I view the ending in which the marines sing the mickey mouse song as a metaphor of the military-industrial complex's cultural Amercanisation of South East Asia.

    • @troyweatherford2428
      @troyweatherford2428 5 років тому +19

      It's just a song, it's not that deep

    • @troyweatherford2428
      @troyweatherford2428 5 років тому +6

      And Pyle is the worst, he's a shitbag it doesn't matter if he6kind or not because hes also careless and harms his fellow Marines with his carelessness and lack of giveafuck.

    • @DualityofManLimited
      @DualityofManLimited 5 років тому +75

      @@troyweatherford2428 Stanley Kubrick was VERY precise and deliberate in what he chose to present in a film. Granted, the song is just a song, but it's inclusion at the end of this film is undoubtedly purposeful. Views may vary on what Kubrick's intent was, and indeed they do.

    • @troyweatherford2428
      @troyweatherford2428 5 років тому +7

      @@DualityofManLimited it's probably intended to show an actual song that soldiers in Vietnam (and today) sang.

    • @snakecheese3810
      @snakecheese3810 5 років тому +4

      @@troyweatherford2428 so your talking about yourself I see. Well it's not my fault your a shitbag.

  • @insane-bz7ji
    @insane-bz7ji 6 років тому +2373

    you gotta chill out with the editing my dude

    • @zandarzandarevic5466
      @zandarzandarevic5466 5 років тому +60

      I have nothing to complain on about the editing, and i dont see why would you?

    • @carrotcake6572
      @carrotcake6572 5 років тому +134

      Žandar Žandarević because it’s corny and over the top, the effects and transitions are off-putting and distracting, it takes away from the video

    • @Trve_Kvlt
      @Trve_Kvlt 5 років тому +39

      Carrot Cake yeah, if you're easily distracted

    • @zhaitae2470
      @zhaitae2470 5 років тому +33

      @@Trve_Kvlt No he's right

    • @Gyrbae
      @Gyrbae 4 роки тому +53

      This guy edits like it's aired on american network tv.

  • @TeufulHundenAirsoft
    @TeufulHundenAirsoft 6 років тому +447

    This is the best analysis of this movie I have ever seen.

  • @smeagster6796
    @smeagster6796 3 роки тому +17

    I love how the theme of duality is quite literally explicitly stated in a scene, but only as an excuse used by Joker after someone points out what his helmet says compared to his peace sign pin

  • @dingdongdilliam6651
    @dingdongdilliam6651 5 років тому +190

    Now this is some of the strangest editing I've ever seen and I've seen the hulk movie!

  • @WollongongWacko
    @WollongongWacko 6 років тому +32

    I always love how the weapon they train on "This weapon of wood, and iron" R.L.E., referring to the m14. When they get to Vietnam, everyone has m16s.

  • @tabasajustinjakej.7715
    @tabasajustinjakej.7715 6 років тому +809

    dude. how come you only have 8k subs?!

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому +16

      We started uploading just this year! Glad you lke the content :)!

    • @rileycaton1502
      @rileycaton1502 6 років тому +2

      he has 17k now

    • @tabasajustinjakej.7715
      @tabasajustinjakej.7715 6 років тому +4

      Riley Caton well that was fast.

    • @tabasajustinjakej.7715
      @tabasajustinjakej.7715 6 років тому +2

      A Matter of Film well just keep doing what your doing now. Being a good UA-camr putting out good content.

    • @Emilianoo8
      @Emilianoo8 5 років тому +2

      42k now

  • @pablo_giustiniani
    @pablo_giustiniani 3 роки тому +27

    Joker: *Persona!*
    Pvt.Joker: "The Jungian thing sir"

  • @uke4382
    @uke4382 4 роки тому +78

    Dang if only my old high school essays were this good 😂

  • @AMatterofFilm
    @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому +485

    Hey guys! What did you think of this video? The editing was a bit of a pain, but we managed to pull through. Let us know, what's your favorite Stanley Kubrick film? Also, remember to stay tuned for our 10K SUBS SURPRISE! We're getting close! See you next week!
    YES, we know it's "Disgusting Fat-body" and NOT "Disgusting fuckbody", you know...late night editing. Shit happens.

    • @ivanvoronov3871
      @ivanvoronov3871 6 років тому +9

      A Matter of Film you are such an underrated film analysis channel I really appreciate your work

    • @davidryle
      @davidryle 6 років тому +3

      A stunning review of the essence of what made this film Great. Nailed it!

    • @CapybaraFourteen
      @CapybaraFourteen 6 років тому

      This was so well done and the editing blew me away. Keep this up! It's amazing.

    • @richardtaylor3089
      @richardtaylor3089 6 років тому +5

      2:23 its "disgusting FAT BODY"
      Not "disgusting FUCK BUDDY"
      ..............But I lol'd

    • @raffturtle3803
      @raffturtle3803 6 років тому

      Fantastic analysis👌

  • @marianknow5570
    @marianknow5570 5 років тому +138

    3:05 I started dying because of how funny this was😂😂

  • @SilverShelled
    @SilverShelled 5 років тому +251

    The editing was well-done, really drives home the points you're trying to make in your analysis without being too flashy. Overall, a great essay on FMJ. Keep up the good work!

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  5 років тому +5

      Thank you very much, Spike!

    • @Wermact1239
      @Wermact1239 5 років тому +4

      I think my favorite part of the editing is from 1:10 - 1:14

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  5 років тому +3

      Awesome Earl! That's my favorite bit too!

    • @Wermact1239
      @Wermact1239 5 років тому

      The reason I like it is the combination of the music and the segments from the film

    • @olgabai3111
      @olgabai3111 4 роки тому

      I like the editing too. very spot on

  • @strawdawgs78
    @strawdawgs78 5 років тому +143

    In the book, the last thing the D.I. says before Gomer Pyle shoots him was "I'm proud of you."
    Full Metal Jacket was the reason I joined the Marines and the reason I started reading Jung.

    • @deeznutz4505
      @deeznutz4505 5 років тому +42

      So you joined the military because of a movie...interesting

    • @user-zg5ey5xo9i
      @user-zg5ey5xo9i 5 років тому +88

      @@deeznutz4505 Yea americans are really prone to propaganda.

    • @deeznutz4505
      @deeznutz4505 5 років тому +7

      @@user-zg5ey5xo9i they'll believe anything lol

    • @odsttrooper3724
      @odsttrooper3724 5 років тому +52

      purple durkle uh oh, spotted some dumbasses in the chat. Boo hoo america bad, socialism good, America enslave people (even tho Europe literally raped africa of its resources but oops can’t talk about that)

    • @deeznutz4505
      @deeznutz4505 5 років тому +15

      @@odsttrooper3724 socialism is for bitches and yes Europe did rape African countries and even Asian countries...
      0811 artillery
      Camp Pendleton, Las pulgas area, usmc
      Sit down civilian

  • @squaaam2263
    @squaaam2263 5 років тому +103

    "You're more forgettable than the second half of 'Full Metal Jacket"
    Edit: my vietnam veteran grandfather said this was the most accurate training section of a military movie he's ever seen

  • @schaumerrikk9859
    @schaumerrikk9859 6 років тому +304

    This editing is orgasmic.

  • @TXkid124
    @TXkid124 4 роки тому +27

    I love the ending. It shows the mask that the soldiers have to put on at the end. When you’re in war your goal is to survive and to not dwell on the horrors you may have had to perform. Singing the Mickey Mouse club theme song separates the soldiers from Vietnam to a more innocent time. It’s pretty dark and genius that Kubrick decided to end it that way

  • @paulliu8502
    @paulliu8502 4 роки тому +6

    0:44 amazing editing and I love that you made a beat remix with Hartmann's voice just to go along with the video

  • @eliasishereoldchannel6784
    @eliasishereoldchannel6784 6 років тому +304

    You deserve a million subscribers. This is an amazing masterpiece!

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому +2

      Someday we'll get there. Thank you so much Elias!

    • @eliasishereoldchannel6784
      @eliasishereoldchannel6784 6 років тому +4

      A Matter of Film I also like how you're very active replying to your fans and your community. Keep it up!

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому +1

      You guys are the reason we make these videos in the first place :) cheers brother.

    • @eliasishereoldchannel6784
      @eliasishereoldchannel6784 6 років тому +1

      A Matter of Film cheers! With respect.

  • @HighTechCinnamon
    @HighTechCinnamon 6 років тому +269

    You should do a video on Apocalypse Now! There's a lot to digest in that one.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому +35

      That's a video that's definitely coming up!

    • @the_real_tutu3578
      @the_real_tutu3578 5 років тому +2

      @@AMatterofFilm this is the end my only friend the END

    • @Mikefantasia22
      @Mikefantasia22 4 роки тому

      @wavygr there is more.to it than that. Including Kurtz himself.

  • @Reed2538
    @Reed2538 5 років тому +7

    the quality of editing is beyond hard work. amazing content.

  • @jonasdavid1536
    @jonasdavid1536 Рік тому +1

    This has to be the most high effort best edited engaging video essay I have seen thus far and I watch a lot of those on many different channels. Dang. Give yourself a raise!

  • @sneakysnake6063
    @sneakysnake6063 6 років тому +359

    1-2-3-4 I LOVE MARINE CORP!!

  • @NeonCinema
    @NeonCinema 6 років тому +90

    you're a beast mate, keep doing what your're doing, you have some of the best video essays on UA-cam.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому

      Thanks, man. I like your channel as well. You definitely deserve more views. Keep it up!

  • @Farifafaa
    @Farifafaa 5 років тому +22

    Wow, your editing style and choice of music really sends the message you’re trying to give. I also learned a lot about pvt pyle.

  • @miongskie
    @miongskie 5 років тому +6

    Wow! In depth on its purity! Editing on its mastery! Narration on its humanity! Video on its entirety! Genius! I could've said it better, but I just can't, and you provided more! Amazing specimen from genuine professors!

  • @christianrupprechter3645
    @christianrupprechter3645 6 років тому +376

    I disagree with you:
    The woman Joker failed to kill was not an innocent child but a ruthless sniper who had to be taken care of.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому +108

      Well, nobody said she was innocent. She was a ruthless sniper, she had to be taken care of. Agreed. But she was also a woman and a child and this contrasts Joker's earlier views in the film. Thanks for commenting Christian!

    • @justsomestuff4971
      @justsomestuff4971 5 років тому +54

      A Matter of Film I think in a way the sniper represented who joker kinda was on the inside. The fact that it was a child trained to kill, showed the death of innocence as children are a symbolism of purity or kind innocence. By killing her, in a way it only showed even more that joker was changed forever because she was a representation of the last piece of him. He was a man who lost all innocence by killing her. I don’t think the fact that it was a moral conflict that made it hard for him, or at the very least a simple moral conflict like it was just a child but actually I think it was the fact that he saw himself in her. He saw the dead eyes that shined with the fire burning around her. And the final scenes of the soldiers marching through this fire singing a children’s song even pushes the idea further showing that it was every bit of innocence burning away. She may have been a ruthless killer but also in the same situation as joker where she was forced to become a cog in the system, and the only thing left was her adolescence, ultimately destroyed by war. But that’s just my thoughts on it.

    • @wombit
      @wombit 5 років тому +11

      if it's red then let's make it dead
      commies don't get daddy's cummies
      better dead than red

    • @sidharthcs2110
      @sidharthcs2110 5 років тому +28

      She was defending her country

    • @nutlover3609
      @nutlover3609 5 років тому +2

      Isn’t that against some Geneva convention rule

  • @jordansells4357
    @jordansells4357 5 років тому +12

    In the novel on which this movie is based - "The Short-Timers" by Gustav Hasford - the drill instructor tells Pyle he's proud of him after getting shot. Hardcore.

  • @Ronin_Noir
    @Ronin_Noir 5 років тому +4

    What a wonderful explanation of the film. I was in the Corps and only viewed the film through my experiences. You definitely shed a new light on how to view it

  • @danieljonesworshipper8
    @danieljonesworshipper8 5 років тому +9

    My friend shows me this movie and I fell in love with it every time I went to his house we would watch full metal jacket

  • @eddiepretzel1501
    @eddiepretzel1501 5 років тому +5

    Really good video. There’s really no other way to put it. Great editing, visuals, music remixes, and overall message and analysis. Keep it up man.

  • @asdplayer2242
    @asdplayer2242 5 років тому +4

    This is my first time visiting your channel and i'm already learning a lot about things I've never noticed while watching these films. Keep up the good content!

  • @apoctriforce
    @apoctriforce 5 років тому +4

    That was some of the best video editing I've ever seen! Almost as if you were showing flashbacks of Pyle and Joker having ptsd or something!

  • @michaels3436
    @michaels3436 3 роки тому +19

    I actually really love the second half. That’s my opinion anyway I think it’s a great film overall.

  • @drewhammond5203
    @drewhammond5203 6 років тому +94

    This channel is the most painfully underrated thing I've ever seen. Good shit my friend.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому +1

      We appreciate that, my friend. Thank you!

    • @drewhammond5203
      @drewhammond5203 6 років тому +1

      A Matter of Film well, I appreciate your content and superb editing. I am a video essay junkie, so this business is a dream come true. Keep it up and have a great one!

  • @TruRequiem
    @TruRequiem 4 роки тому +58

    “To rise above monsters, we have to abandon our humanity. What we fight we become, Fire with fire”

    • @paweldziuba4344
      @paweldziuba4344 3 роки тому +1

      lmao i didn't expect a attack on titan quote here.

    • @tenthtennant8935
      @tenthtennant8935 3 роки тому

      @@paweldziuba4344 but its always good to have one

    • @TheCompleteMental
      @TheCompleteMental 3 місяці тому

      What monsters were they fighting?

  • @mbsb1376
    @mbsb1376 4 роки тому

    This vid is two years old and its perfect. Its an outstanding example on how to analyze a movie and of critics and old media finally getting pushed out of the picture.

  • @alexstimac5990
    @alexstimac5990 6 років тому +18

    amazing video i never thought to look at the movie like that and since you explained it i see it in a completely different way

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому +1

      That's what it's all about. Thanks Alex!

  • @LetsMakeItOfficial69
    @LetsMakeItOfficial69 6 років тому +63

    Holy damn ,my man, this is really really good editing and the message was very well put across!

  • @fuzzydunlop7928
    @fuzzydunlop7928 5 років тому +7

    I REALLY enjoy how you incorporated music while editing clips from the movie, that's pretty fucking creative. Instantly set you apart from other channels on UA-cam.

  • @chickendrawsdogs3343
    @chickendrawsdogs3343 5 років тому

    Revisiting this video for the 10th time this year. This is no doubt one of the best movie analyses I've ever seen on any channels.

  • @AmeerKKamal
    @AmeerKKamal 6 років тому +3

    I've never seen editing so great in a video essay

  • @callumsturgeon4216
    @callumsturgeon4216 6 років тому +4

    One of my all time favourite films, great analysis, editing and narration, can't wait to see what you'll analyse next, looking forward to it.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому +1

      It's a great movie! Thanks Callum. Stay tuned for Monday's new video and our 10k Subs Surprise!

  • @aotoda486
    @aotoda486 4 роки тому +12

    *_"THE DUALITY OF MAN"_* has now in itself become iconic in the meta world of film revision XD
    Gddmnit Knowledgehub...

  • @brianmo2965
    @brianmo2965 5 років тому +10

    You know now that I watched this video, it just made me realize how dark of a movie full metal jacket really is.

  • @andrechan4936
    @andrechan4936 6 років тому +11

    Excellent editing and narration. Nothing like a good video for the eyes and ears! Keep it up

  • @GamerTheTurtle
    @GamerTheTurtle 6 років тому +10

    These are so well produced. Keep it up bro!

  • @InfernalLeo777
    @InfernalLeo777 4 роки тому +12

    3:04 When I'm sad and remember all the times my mom got mad at me

  • @switchbladerich
    @switchbladerich 5 років тому +20

    Your best friends in bootcamp aren't the ones that pull you out of the water, it's the ones who stop you from drowning but keep you in deep enough to see you struggle.

  • @stevenbanda7474
    @stevenbanda7474 6 років тому +5

    WOW... Ive never seen a breakdown quite like this one bro..... Well done... well done.

  • @alexorozco6120
    @alexorozco6120 6 років тому +340

    Lol just watched it again on Netflix

    • @xstereosunx
      @xstereosunx 6 років тому +12

      Alexander Orozco Same. I got this recommended without ever looking up anything about FMJ on UA-cam or google 🤔

    • @tiko5876
      @tiko5876 6 років тому +2

      Raziuh hope you watched it son. I know I’m about to.

    • @xstereosunx
      @xstereosunx 6 років тому +2

      Ti ko Oh yeah I saw it on Netflix, but before that I never looked anything up about it

    • @eloisanzara237
      @eloisanzara237 5 років тому +2

      In all honesty, the disses fished out by the D.I. were some of the best roasts I’d ever hear in a movie

    • @trueaffinity1101
      @trueaffinity1101 5 років тому +2

      It isnt on Netflix

  • @jebbanks2533
    @jebbanks2533 5 років тому

    Great work! Reminded me of the film analysis I wrote in gen ed class on this movie focusing a lot on what you talked about. A lot of cool symbolism and parallels with the what's going in the plot and what the viewers see/hear

  • @Jarod-sm5rf
    @Jarod-sm5rf 4 роки тому +9

    I bet the actors had a real fun time during “this is my rifle” part.

  • @federicoariano7984
    @federicoariano7984 6 років тому +21

    Beautiful analysis of the movie!!! Keep up the good work

  • @delosreyesgino
    @delosreyesgino 6 років тому +5

    What an awesome analysis! Very simple yet offers deep insights!

  • @gonufc
    @gonufc 4 роки тому +1

    Always considered Joker like a version of Winston from 1984. Trying to retan himself in a maelstrom of an attempt at homogeneity.

  • @CPorter
    @CPorter 3 роки тому +4

    Can we take a moment to realize how well this video is put together?

  • @JavierAliagaOfficial
    @JavierAliagaOfficial 6 років тому +25

    Amazing video man! Keep making more! I don’t understand how you don’t have more subs

  • @ronanoconnor6
    @ronanoconnor6 6 років тому +31

    You're my new favourite UA-camr.

  • @patrickspencer6550
    @patrickspencer6550 4 місяці тому +1

    If I was Joker, I would tell Hartman to punish me for Leonard’s mistakes, but to keep everyone else out of it. Hartman did assign him Joker as Leonard‘s mentor.

  • @sobersaber494
    @sobersaber494 5 років тому

    brilliant video essay. This is the only video Ive watched in regards to the movie and it has opened my eyes to not just the movie, but war itself.

  • @tsimtsum32
    @tsimtsum32 6 років тому +4

    Really well done and interesting video. You should definitely continue making these film analysis videos.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому

      Thanks so much Ben! We love doing these.

  • @GOWvMatchstick
    @GOWvMatchstick 6 років тому +133

    Editing masterpiece

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому +4

      Thank you very much Mr Noncredible!

  • @AK-47Outlaw
    @AK-47Outlaw 5 років тому +6

    @AMatterofFilm
    Subscriber for Life!!!!!!!
    Simply Outstanding sir Thank you very much, you Flawlessly Presented an immaculate review of a "DOCUMENTARY" type of Vietnam War Movie.
    I can't begin to express to you how Important this Film is to me and the type of VALIDATION it gives me. NOBODY not even my own Parents, Believed me when I told them about what I saw at Parris Island. Shortly after I showed this Film to the both of them they Immediately started to understand why I still wake up at 04:00 every night and freak the hell out.

  • @RyanMartinezUkulelelessons
    @RyanMartinezUkulelelessons 2 роки тому +1

    6:42 the m16 actually was known for "jamming at the worst time" his killer instincts were caught off guard by this though

  • @ImTheBatchMan
    @ImTheBatchMan 5 років тому +30

    Thank you for playing the entirety of the Marine's Hymn. As a Marine and former bandsman, my biggest pet peeve is when people cut it off short. That and the anthem.

  • @abemand369
    @abemand369 6 років тому +19

    Dayyymn. Your editing is on freaking point! Keep it up! This is so awesome.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 років тому

      Thank you Niels! Stay tuned for new videos every Friday! Any movie you'd like us to talk about?

    • @abemand369
      @abemand369 6 років тому

      Well so far i have really enjoyed the movies you have analyzied up until now. Both "The prestige" and "Prisoners" are worthy candidates IMO. If you are up for some foreign language movies I really think that "The hunt (Jagten)" is awesome. Thx for you reply.

  • @Nebelwerfer057
    @Nebelwerfer057 5 років тому

    Excellent video essay. Brilliantly written and edited. Well done!

  • @mateoaviles1158
    @mateoaviles1158 2 роки тому +3

    Hey! I first watched these movie 4 years ago more or less. I had only the opportunity to watch the first part and really enjoyed it. Yesterday, I watched the whole movie and it was really really interesting. Such an experience. I would like to share something that I've noticed. In the scene where Joker kills the sniper, in the beginning on the shot you can see the word kill on his helmet and the peace sign. However, slowly the peace sign starts dissapearing to the point where we cannot see it and it is at that moment, at that shot, when you can only see the word "kill" and not the peace sign when he shoots her.

  • @danmadtes2024
    @danmadtes2024 5 років тому +3

    When I first watched Full metal jacket I was left in confusion, now watching this I have a better understanding of what Kubrick meant.

  • @codywright7932
    @codywright7932 5 років тому +3

    I can't imagine what pain the soldiers went through mentally and physically in Vietnam.

  • @zachcraig9340
    @zachcraig9340 5 років тому

    Your editing was incredible, this entire video is a masterpiece in of its self

  • @beerten202
    @beerten202 4 роки тому +1

    We learned this in military intern
    The part in bootcamp our officer told us that "no matter waht happens if you feel bullied talk about it with a trust person"

  • @reborn6328
    @reborn6328 6 років тому +4

    Your channel is gold and your editing a masterpiece. I'm a part of it now.

  • @Matt-it9qx
    @Matt-it9qx 6 років тому +12

    Just watched this film a couple of days ago. Great analysis.

  • @aesophare9466
    @aesophare9466 5 років тому

    Loved this! Well made and smart breakdown. Keep 'em coming.

  • @filmthoughtproject5699
    @filmthoughtproject5699 4 роки тому +2

    Subject aside, just want to say the editing is incredible in this. I've never seen a visual essay cut with such rhythm and flow. This must've take a long time to edit. Great video.

  • @sebster555
    @sebster555 5 років тому +7

    This video was recommended to me by UA-cam.
    You just earned a sub my friend. Outstanding analysis of one of my favorite movies. You’re doing God’s work

  • @theopenrift
    @theopenrift 6 років тому +4

    This is the synopsis for this film that I've been looking for. I honestly loved the second half of the movie just as much ad the first half, but seeing this brings a truly unsettling meaning to it all.

  • @floater7082
    @floater7082 4 роки тому

    I don't know why anyone else is pointing this out but your editing is spectacular!!! Hope to see more of your videos.

  • @pablo_giustiniani
    @pablo_giustiniani 3 роки тому +2

    Joker's killer's instinct didn't fail, his weapon got jammed, that used to happen a lot with M16's in Vietnam

    • @ahuman2695
      @ahuman2695 3 роки тому

      And the M16a1 fixed those issues. That looks like an A1 to me

  • @Kriegter
    @Kriegter 5 років тому +99

    I actually like the second half more
    seriously
    It's just so cool
    me
    1 out of 10000

    • @princesouthee6679
      @princesouthee6679 4 роки тому +2

      me too man

    • @kylephilipe8347
      @kylephilipe8347 4 роки тому +1

      Wow you are so special and unique

    • @rgsxyz1105
      @rgsxyz1105 3 роки тому

      I liked the second half better too, but I'm also a fan of abandoned industrial-scapes , and the second half plays right into that.