Tom could've had Oscars if he really wanted them

Tom could've had Oscars if he really wanted them

Cruise and Dafoe great combo, great performances and actually really nice writing also just a good depiction of man. Everytime i watch some shit like this It just another reason for me to say niggas could never get me to serve, ever.

Cruise and Dafoe great combo, great performances and actually really nice writing also just a good depiction of man. Everytime i watch some shit like this It just another reason for me to say niggas could never get me to serve, ever.

I'm sure I watched this before, probably in high school or college, but as I sat down to rewatch this I honestly can't remember - which is strange because there are some powerfully arresting cinematography on display and Tom Cruise and Olive Stone completely sell the transformation of Ron Kovic, from a naive kid that's drank the patriotic American dream Kool-aid and enlisted to fight in Vietman to a completely disillusioned and disgruntled paralyzed vet. It goes a little too long and the end feels very anticlimactic (Hannah even blurted out, "That's the end?") but it's still an incredible film and makes me want to go back and watch more of Olive Stone's filmography, especially his Vietham films - Platoon I remember but I don't think I ever watched Heaven & Earth.

I'm sure I watched this before, probably in high school or college, but as I sat down to rewatch this I honestly can't remember - which is strange because there are some powerfully arresting cinematography on display and Tom Cruise and Olive Stone completely sell the transformation of Ron Kovic, from a naive kid that's drank the patriotic American dream Kool-aid and enlisted to fight in Vietman to a completely disillusioned and disgruntled paralyzed vet. It goes a little too long and the end feels very anticlimactic (Hannah even blurted out, "That's the end?") but it's still an incredible film and makes me want to go back and watch more of Olive Stone's filmography, especially his Vietham films - Platoon I remember but I don't think I ever watched Heaven & Earth.

#watchedthisinclass

#watchedthisinclass

Is that a fake mustache?? Did they glue a fake mustache on him???

I didnt enjoy it that much, but one thing I will say is that it manages to be one of the few anti-war films that are actually anti-war (yk the whole thing about how movies are a visual medium so the moment you portray war on screen you're essentially promoting it a bit) by focusing on the consequences of war rather than the horror itself (although it does show a bit of that too and really well imo) 
I think you could even say its in a bit of a conversation with Grave of the Fireflies – both focusing on the impact of war on people – on the soldiers in this case and on the civilians in the other.

Is that a fake mustache?? Did they glue a fake mustache on him???

I didnt enjoy it that much, but one thing I will say is that it manages to be one of the few anti-war films that are actually anti-war (yk the whole thing about how movies are a visual medium so the moment you portray war on screen you're essentially promoting it a bit) by focusing on the consequences of war rather than the horror itself (although it does show a bit of that too and really well imo) 
I think you could even say its in a bit of a conversation with Grave of the Fireflies – both focusing on the impact of war on people – on the soldiers in this case and on the civilians in the other.