Mickey mouse

Rating: 8/10 (30 April 2020)

Perhaps the most ridiculous factor in war is that the people participating in the war do not understand why they are fighting. They gave up their lives and forgot their deaths. Under the admonishment of the instructor's cruelty, humanity was wiped out a little. With his equipment on his back and his gun on, all those who fled everywhere were the Communist Party, and those who did not fled in place were all trained Communists. They embarrassedly set foot on the land of Vietnam and slaughtered the local people unscrupulously, but only because it felt strange that there was no horse there. This funny battle was performed by a group of funny people like a stage play.
Kubrick borrowed the background of the Vietnam War and wrote this masterpiece full of satire on the war. From the initial "Curse of Motherhood" to the later choice of life and death, the meaning of war is the topic that the director wants to discuss repeatedly. The United States waged war in the name of liberation and freedom, but it cultivated murderous machines with unhuman training. The instructor's tragic death also marked that the United States will eventually be repulsed by it in a series of wars waged for its benefit.
Perhaps the most appealing part of Kubrick 's film is his wide range of themes, the peculiar expressions, the soundtrack selection, and the unexpected conclusion at the end. With the singing of Mickey Mouse, these soldiers who were confused by the war seemed to have won the victory, but when they recalled the fighting on the ruins, they would think, what are they for? As the person interviewed on the camera said: "I think we are on the wrong side"