2005 · drama · war · biography
Jarhead (2005)
Directed by Sam Mendes2h 3m2005
Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.
Our read: Jarhead (2005) (2005) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · war · biography entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / war, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
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