I thought it was good. I liked it better than Three Kings.
I thought it was pretty sad when Troy started to cry because he couldn't kill his enemy. I think, to him, killing an enemy was his purpose and he really wanted to. You kept hearing things like "when do we get to shoot someone" during the movie. So, I think it was a big disappointment. Not the kind of situation I go through day to day.
Another thing I felt was the fear of losing someone you love to another peron (cheating,breaking up) while you're away. Swoff was anxious about losing his girl for most of the movie and then there was that weird moment when they watch the tape of the guy's wife getting fucked.
The scene that stuck to me the most was the oil covered horse. I thought it was very mysterious and sad in a way.... something weird about it...
"Fuck politics. We're here. All the rest is bullshit." - Troy
"Suggested techniques for the marine to use in the avoidance of boredom and loneliness. Masturbation. Re-reading of letters from unfaithful wives and girlfriends. Cleaning your rifle. Further masturbation. Re-wiring Walkman. Arguing about religion and meaning of life. Discussing in detail, every woman the marine has ever fucked. Debating differences, such as Cuban VS Mexican, Harlys VS Hondas, left VS right-handed masturbation. Further cleaning of rifle. Studying the mail-order bride catalogue. Further masturbation. Planning a marine's first meal on return home. Imagining what a marine's girlfriend and her man Jody are doing in the ally or in a hotel bed." - Swoff
That's all true.
