The movie Full Metal Jacket, directed by Stanley Kubrick, is accurate in terms of history, setting, and behavior but contains small inaccuracies here and there. The chronology and events depicted in the movie are realistic and correct. The locations, buildings, and costumes are also accurate, as well as the characters behaviors. There are certain values, feelings, and emotions that the director wishes to convey, and he does so perfectly.
The movie’s depiction of the Vietnam War is very accurate. The North Vietnamese attack on the base where Joker, a journalist for the US military, resided was part of the Tet Offensive. The movie shows that the Tet Offensive happened on the correct day because earlier in the film, fireworks went off in celebration of the Lunar New Year. The attack on the US embassy was also mentioned, and that part is also accurate. The journalism that happens during the war is also accurate; the journalists used
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The movie does not show the Vietnamese jungle a lot but when it does, the jungle is not as green and lush as it should be. The buildings shown, especially the ones destroyed by the war, are very accurate. The base shown in the beginning of the film, where the recruits go through boot camp, is also accurate. The gear, uniforms, and weapons of the soldiers are also accurate.
The behaviors of the characters are probably the most accurate of all. During boot camp, Private Pyle, a recruit, develops a conditioned called psychosis. Psychosis was a common problem for soldiers, and there were many suicide attempts throughout. The way Joker changes throughout the movie are also realistic. During the ride on the helicopter, Joker meets a gunner who shoots women and children without discretion. Joker is horrified, and he too will abandon some of his morals by the end of the film. What is also accurate are the Vietnamese women who offer the US soldiers sex in exchange for