Description:Joe, a young American soldier, is hit by a mortar shell on the last day of World War I. He lies in a hospital bed in a fate worse than death - a quadruple amputee who has lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth and nose. He remains conscious and able to think, thereby reliving his life through strange dreams and memories, unable to disJoe, a young American soldier, is hit by a mortar shell on the last day of World War I. He lies in a hospital bed in a fate worse than death - a quadruple amputee who has lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth and nose. He remains conscious and able to think, thereby reliving his life through strange dreams and memories, unable to distinguish whether he is awake or dreaming. He remains frustrated by his situation, until one day when Joe discovers a unique way to communicate with his caregivers.... (more)(less)
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Soooo yeahhh...I am pri-tay, pri-tay much scarred for life. Imagine no arms, no legs, no eyes, no nose, no mouth, no tongue, no jaw....Remind you of a certain depressing song by Metallica named One?
That's what the protagonist has to deal with, and it's damned reviling and harrowing. Johnny Got His Gun is very effective at scaring off people from war, successfully propagating it's pacifist message in a horrific sort of way. The black and white medical scenes starkly contrast the faraway, a"
"BEST MOVIE YOU SAW DURING THE LAST YEAR
I don't know if it's the best one...I can't remember all the movies I saw in 2011. But I really enjoyed that one. "
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In drug-influenced dreams and hallucinations, he imagines seeing Jesus (Donald Sutherland) preparing to take soldiers on a train for their date with death. He sees himself as a freak in a sideshow run by his father and mother. He hears an oration on progress from a man played by Trumbo himself. He sees Kareen in a garden strewn with Greek sculptures telling him she had to marry someone else when he didn’t return from the front."
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