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Posted on 1/9/24 at 5:51 pm to oogabooga68
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The bigger question is why did they paint Jessup as the bad guy?
Because he didn't take responsibility for his decision.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 5:55 pm to Scuttle But
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Nah, grunts are smarter than most pogues.
This is dumb. Is your average grunt smarter than your average motor t Marine or warehouseman? Absolutely. Smarter than your average fighter jet mechanic? Unlikely. "POG" encompasses everything from the barely literate to the most complex technical jobs.
But to your point, the modern day infantryman is much more intelligent and capable than your stereotypical "grunt"
This post was edited on 1/9/24 at 8:29 pm
Posted on 1/9/24 at 6:03 pm to Sam Quint
Also, re: PFC Downey - almost every single PFC in the Marine Corps does indeed act about like he did. It's less their intelligence and book smarts and more the fact that their entire world has been rearranged and they are still getting their feet back under them. They usually even out by the time they make lance.
This post was edited on 1/9/24 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 1/9/24 at 6:05 pm to i am dan
James Marshall pretty much always plays dumb. He adds an air of confusion to whatever the script calls for.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 6:43 pm to Sam Quint
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. Is your average grunt smarter than your average motor t or warehouseman? Absolutely
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This is dumb
Posted on 1/9/24 at 7:19 pm to BuckyCheese
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Accurate portrayal of the typical Marine?
Yeah. The black guy, the colonel and Keven Bacon were way too smart.
And the Navy people were too heterosexual.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 7:30 pm to i am dan
I’m just surprised they didn’t have him eating crayons.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 8:29 pm to faraway
What?
Posted on 1/9/24 at 8:32 pm to Philzilla
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And the Navy people were too heterosexual.
I mean Tom Cruise did get called a **** lol
Really? THAT word is censored on here? Good lord. Rhymes with "Faget", as in a "bundle of logs"
This post was edited on 1/9/24 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 1/10/24 at 8:36 am to oogabooga68
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The bigger question is why did they paint Jessup as the bad guy
Marines circa mid 90s loved the movie and quoted it nonstop, but always thought Jessup was the protagonist and turned it off after “You’re goddamn right I did!”
Posted on 1/10/24 at 8:44 am to i am dan
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Why did they make his character so stupid?
As an army brat I was taught that Marine stood for: "Muscles are required, intelligence not expected."
Posted on 1/10/24 at 9:29 am to Ten Bears
answer the captains question!
Posted on 1/10/24 at 1:30 pm to Magnus
All I know is Lt Cdr JoAnne Galloway would get a ride on the Hispanic Titanic. Demi looked so good in that movie.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 2:54 pm to i am dan
quote:Important to the trial aspect of the movie. A smarter person would have not gotten caught in the trap of not actually hearing the order.
Why did they make his character so stupid?
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:10 pm to Sam Quint
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I mean Tom Cruise did get called a **** lol
"You see, I can deal with the bullets and the bombs and the blood. I don't want money, and I don't want medals.
What I do want is for you to stand there in that faggoty white uniform and with your Harvard mouth extend me some fricking courtesy."
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:52 pm to SaintEB
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because he was on a long run and didn't make it back to hear the order
Pick-up and me did it 45 flat, sir.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 5:36 pm to BuckyCheese
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Accurate portrayal of the typical Marine?
That’s why it’s bait.
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