![]() ![]() The men are displeased with the war because they were trained to be fighters and that’s not what they’re doing. It’s surprisingly apolitical there is no theme of ‘war is bad’ or ‘war is good’. This a story about young men trying to find their way, and determining what battles are worth fighting. Jarhead proves that war movies don’t have to follow the same generic formula to be effective. The song “Don’t worry, be happy” plays overhead because it’s just that kind of tongue-in-cheek flick. Their training leads them to run marathon-style every day and endure tough physical regimens in the blistering heat. Lee Ermey, who is cold and malicious just because he can be. He is nothing like Full Metal Jacket’s R. He loves the Marine Corps more than his own flesh and blood, and his hard-ass ways stem more from a love of the military than desire to bully. Together they all experience a grueling boot camp ordeal, led by Sergeant Sykes (Jamie Foxx). “Welcome to the suck!” they exclaim to the new recruit. When Swoff first meets the men in his platoon, Troy (Peter Sarsgaard) announces “Hey boys, fresh meat!” and they tie him to a bed and pretend to brand him with a marine logo. He was on a quest for something fresh and exciting, and decided to become a Jarhead-a self-created nickname by the Marines influenced by their odd haircuts-instead of hitting the nearest university. Tony, known as “Swoff” (Jake Gyllenhaal) joined the Marines in 1988.
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