In 1968, South Vietnam came under a large-scale sweeping attack from North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces. Many cities and rural areas were attacked simultaneously. Within days though, American forces were able to turn back the onslaught and recapture most areas. This massive attack became know as the Tet Offensive. From strictly a military point of view, the Tet Offensive was a huge defeat for the North, but the Tet Offensive was a huge psychological victory. It …showed first 75 words of 1085 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1085 total…be portrayed as in older more romantic movies. Full Metal Jacket dispels romantic ideas of war by showing the hell it is capable of. The graphic nature of this movie is shocking and was certainly meant to be, but without the graphic detail the meaning would be lost. Stanley Krubrick’s depiction of boot camp and the Vietnam War forces the viewer to no longer see war through rose-tinted glasses but as raw harsh reality.