As I mentioned in my State of the Blog post this month, I am planning a series of in-depth essays on the films of Stanley Kubrick. Near the end of each month, I will publish an essay on one of Kubrick’s films, and I intend these pieces to be worthy of the films that they are analyzing, not mere “reviews”. This will not be a trivial pursuit. And, I acknowledge that I may not be up to the Herculean task. Regardless, these are some of my favorite films, and I hope to enhance my enjoyment of them (and yours!) through analysis and discussion.
“Full Metal Jacket”: a Brilliant Dark Vision of Man
Duality, Contradiction, and Oxymoron in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket is often described as a film split in two: boot camp and battlefield, Parris Island and Vietnam, order and chaos. The split is real, but runs deeper than plot or structure. The film is built from duality and contradiction at … Read more