I'm serious, I almost hurt myself from laughing so hard for so long during the boot camp part of the movie.
I can't begin to imagine how the actors kept a straight face, I mean they even acknowledge this by writing Gomer Pyle being unable to keep a straight face himself!!!
SO question is, was it INTENDED to be funny? Because it sure hell was!!!!
I don't think it was intended to be funny, but it agree with you that it very much is.????
shareKubrick is known for being a satirist, so... You should be the judge if you found it funny or not.
I found the initial scene funny, but as we continuously saw D'Onofrio's character get berated and yelled at by the General, I began to feel sympathy for him and I felt terrible psychologically.
"I found the initial scene funny, but as we continuously saw D'Onofrio's character get berated and yelled at by the General, I began to feel sympathy for him and I felt terrible psychologically."
Exactly, same here. I think this was Kubrick's intention. Things get worse and worse for him and the last with him is absolutely shocking. It was definitely a psychological test.
I found myself laughing a lot during this movie. Specifically because of dialogue. For example: "Well, you seen much combat?"
"I've seen a little, on TV."
I don't know if it's a comedy the same way that Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a comedy, but it has some funny moments.
"I'll make my own theme park! With blackjack, and hookers!"-Bender
Kubrick himself laughed a lot on set about Hartmans colourful dialogue, which Ermey improvised on set. But you're telling me that you also laught at the brutal abuse and dehumanisation of the recruits? At the blanket party? At the scene where Pyle shoots himself?
shareKubrick's films are full of unintentional comedy. take The Shining for example
shareI don't think Kubrick's humor is unintentional. His style is dark, ironic, sardonic humor. If you find Dr. Strangelove funny then you should find Full Metal Jacket funny in the same manner. What Kubrick is exploring, in my opinion, is the affection one can develop for abusive people and life threatening situations. Drill Sergeant Hartman's crude insults are funny, but extremely cruel and often involving violent beatings. Along those lines, soldiers who were originally apprehensive about entering combat zones can become addicted to it, making their old home lives the unbearable alternative. They even find humor in the gory violence of the battlefield. For instance, the sadistic noob Rafterman and, to some extent, the likes of "Animal Mother" (who was much more intelligent than he might first appear).
Maybe not all the humor one finds in FMJ is intentional, but obviously some of it is. For example, the name of their marine base chaplain is Charlie. Most of the humor is more dark and subtle. I think Kubrick purposefully straddles the line. He wants the viewer to develop some affectation for the very traits that make some of his characters sadistic. Perhaps the best example is Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange.