Alan Arkin plays Yossarian, lead role. He's a burnt out soldier, wearied of the politics of war and the heartless injustices created by those around him using the war for personal profit. But he can't. The only way the doctor could ground him is if he was crazy and asked to be grounded. I'm not generally fond of anti-war propaganda.
War is a bad thing.
But sometimes it may also be necessary . Anti-war propaganda tells us the first point, which everyone already knows, and ignores the second, which is really what needs saying. On top of that, it's alternately horrifying and wickedly funny. Balancing these points together, I give Catch-22 a modest recommendation but caution that it's not for everybody. Links Internet Movie Database .