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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.3
Full Metal Jacket poster

Overview

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Overview

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film is left-leaning due to its dominant themes critiquing the dehumanizing effects of military indoctrination and the psychological trauma and absurdity of war, aligning with anti-militarist sentiments rather than promoting specific political solutions.

Full Metal Jacket features a diverse cast within its military setting, reflecting the historical reality of the Vietnam War, without explicitly recasting traditional roles for DEI purposes. The narrative focuses on the brutal realities of war and military training, offering a critique of the system rather than explicitly targeting or negatively portraying traditional identities.

Secondary

Full Metal Jacket does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. While derogatory language, including slurs, is used as part of the military's dehumanizing process, it is not directed at or used to define any character's queer identity. Therefore, there is no depiction of LGBTQ+ individuals or themes to evaluate.

Full Metal Jacket, a film set during the Vietnam War, does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the experiences of U.S. Marines, with no elements touching upon gender identity or transition, resulting in no depiction of transsexual individuals or issues.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Full Metal Jacket is an adaptation of Gustav Hasford's novel "The Short-Timers." All significant characters in the film, including Joker, Pyle, and Hartman, maintain the same male gender as established in the source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed as a different gender than their canonical or historical representation.

Full Metal Jacket is an adaptation of the novel "The Short-Timers." A review of the film's main characters against their descriptions in the source material reveals no instances where a character's established race was changed for the screen.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
8.2
The Movie Database logo
8.1

Critic Ratings

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9.0
Metacritic logo
7.8

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