Jarhead: One Man's Story

Rating: 9/10 (12 April 2006)

I liked this even after reading comments about how it is anti-Marine. It isn't. It's about one person's growth into becoming a Marine. He starts out as a "dickhead" - he didn't get it - he didn't get the very training he signed up for. But time passes and he starts to get it. He starts to be a Marine.
The thing that impressed me the most is its neutral narrative of each guy in the outfit. One is a loving husband, one is a real hump (a--hole), one is a total JARHEAD, one is a goof, another is level headed... ya' know, I liked this film. It was ... it had a "real" quality to it but without being the "REAL TV IN YOUR FACE" kind of pap they show on commercial television.
Oh, about the negative comments: the negative comments about this film focus on a scene where the Marines are bored. But the whole movie neither tries to disgrace these young men nor tries to make them out to be super-heroes. It tells a story, in plain text - neither BOLD nor italic, neither all caps nor underscored, and best of all, it's neither left nor right... it's about one young man and his growth into becoming a Marine... ya' know? I liked this film. 9/10
-Zafoid
PS: I have to explain something: I am a Bible believing Christian, and I do not support any war any time any where on any side - God said "Thou shall not kill." and that's the end of it. So by saying "I liked this film." I am saying that I liked this film - period. So please don't think I am telling you to go join the military or anything like that. This was a story - it's like a story you would read in a book. I read it and I liked the story. It was entertaining and well done. That's all.
Besides ... all you need is Christ.
-Z