[…] Why I Think This Is A Classic 80s Movies: Two words: Kubrick and Vietnam. Sure, other filmmakers beat him to the punch, but what other movie that focuses on the Vietnam War showcased the urban war? Full Metal Jacket took a subject that was close to being cinematically done to death and turned it on its head. Vietnam was no longer a jungle, some rice paddies, and ocean: It was a semi-developed country with buildings and battles fought amongst those buildings.Of course, what most viewers remember about the movie is its hypnotic, tense, and incredibly symbolic first third where we see boys (symbolized by their hair) make their transition to men (the graduation ceremony) and beyond (the chilling scene in …read more […]