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Stanley Kubrick's devastating Vietnam War film examining the dehumanizing effects of military training and combat through the journey of Marine recruits.

The film's two-part structure - brutal boot camp training followed by urban combat in Vietnam - creates a devastating portrait of how war transforms young men into instruments of destruction. R. Lee Ermey's performance as Drill Instructor Hartman is iconic and terrifying.

Kubrick's technical mastery serves an unflinching examination of military culture and the psychological costs of war. Essential viewing for understanding the true nature of armed conflict.