Joker vs Animal Mother: What Full Metal Jacket is Really About (Pt. 2) - Film Analysis

After the murder-suicide of Private Pyle, there are many different scenes Kubrick could have given us to keep the drama flowing—but Kubrick is Kubrick. The first thing he shows us in Vietnam is a prostitute walking down the street with a 60s pop song to accompany her. It is just another example of Kubrick’s constant coupling of sex and violence. The characters of Full Metal Jacket are almost universally animalistic in nature. The best example being Animal Mother. But Kubrick doesn’t leave the film without a semblance of hope of overcoming our natural instincts. Through the character of Joker, Kubrick shows the viewer what it means to transcend our animal instincts and acknowledge the humanity of even those you hate. ___________________________________________________________________________ About me: My name is Aaron, and I’m an English student from Wisconsin. Stories are one of my great passions, and I love to talk about them, no matter the medium. Any advice about my content or video ideas wou