Saturday, May 1, 2010

#7 From the film "Full Metal Jacket"

The next scene is from the film "Full Metal Jacket." The unit of soldiers face a Vietnamese sniper, who has wounded a soldier from their squad. The director modeled this scene after factual events from the Vietnam War. A sniper would purposefully wound a soldier in an open area, then kill any troops that attempted to rescue him. The unit was hesitant to venture into the open, but eventually another soldier risked his life to aid his fallen comrade. The sniper continued to wound both soldiers in an effort to draw the rest of the unit into firing range. The enemy sniper wounds the squads' medic while he attempts to help the first victim. Eventually, the next courageous soldier decides to advance on the sniper's position. Finally, the unit is able to overtake the sniper, but not before she is able to kill several squad members.

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