Full Metal Jacket
WarDrama
1987//DIR: Stanley Kubrick//116 MIN
Logline
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Box Office
$46.4 million
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
IMDb
8.3/10
Runtime
116 min
VISUAL STRATEGY: Primarily focused on Extreme Long Shots.
PACING:FAST-PACED
MOTION:DYNAMIC & FLUID
COMPLEXITY:VISUALLY DENSE
Principal Cast
Matthew ModineR. Lee ErmeyVincent D'OnofrioAdam BaldwinDorian Harewood
Visual Themes
Vietnam WarMarine CorpsBoot CampDehumanizationPsychological Horror
Film DNA
"Full Metal Jacket is a balanced war with 1511 shots and a 4.6s average shot length."
1511
Total Shots
4.6s
Avg Shot Length
13.0
Cuts / Min
Visual Style Meters
PACINGFRENETIC
SLOW
WARMTHCOLD
WARM
SATURATIONMUTED
VIBRANT
COMPLEXITYMINIMAL
INTRICATE
This film’s visual complexity is 236% higher than the average for War.
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