Just try reading the book!

Rating: 10/10 (13 October 2005)

Many people have watched this movie and walked away from it dazed and confused. However, if you get the chance, go to the library and find the book. Then try to read just Chapter 1 in the book, then you will understand: THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE ARE SUPPOSE TO MAKE YOU DAZED AND CONFUSED! The whole point of this classic movie (and book) is simply this- War is crazy. Killing our fellow human beings is crazy. Flying a perfectly good airplane into an area where people are throwing every imaginable thing in the air to try to knock you down is crazy. And, most important, dropping bombs on cities that "have no strategic value whatsoever" (to quote from the Major Danby early in the movie) is crazy. Enter Yossarian, a guy who sees how crazy all this is and decides he's had enough. He try's to convince the Army that he is crazy, and therefore, shouldn't have to fly combat missions anymore. But, as he soon finds out, he isn't crazy after all- EVERYBODY ELSE IS!