Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

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Filmul reprezinta povestea unui tanar soldat american, care a fost lovit de un obuz de artilerie in ultima zi a primului Razboi Mondial. Filmul se petrece im mintea acestui tanar de 20 de ani. El realizeaza ca este prizonier in propriul lui trup avand picioarele si mainile amputate, deasemenea pierzandu-si vederea, urechile, gura si nasul, creierul fiind insa sanatos. Incercand sa comunice cu doctorii cu ajutorul codului morse, cere sa fie lasat sa moara sau sa fie dat exemplu publicului pentru a demonstra ororile raboiului. Cu toate acestea realizeaza ca Armata nu ii va respecta niciuna din dorinte si pur si simplu il va lasa sa zaca intr-o moarte latenta. Tintuit complet pe pat, Johnny are marele avantaj de a nu fi paralizat, singurul lucru pe care-l poate misca voluntar este capul, deastfel fiind singurul mod in care putea comunica cu doctorii. Privirea dezgustata a medicului-chirurg-”macelar” convins ca pacientul sau este o leguma, reactia personalului medical care evita sa priveasca bucata de carne respirinda sau o manipuleaza cu indiferenta, reactualizeaza sfinta oroare a oamenilor intregi la trup fata de exemplarele monstruoase. La polul opus se situeaza reactia tandra a surorii medicale care reuseste sa stabileasca o minima comunicare cu pacientul.

Summary: I remember experiencing this movie in my teens in the 70′s. It overwhelmed me emotionally as a first person account of the horrors of war from the perspective of a quadriplegic WW1 soldier with the additional lack of eyes, ears, face and mouth with which to communicate, but sadly, with a functioning brain in tact. Imagine a man entombed within what is left of his own body…..that is the core of this anti-war film. In a series of flashbacks we learn the war experiences led up to his present state of helplessness, his day to day physical sense of time passing slowly in the hospital and of his attempts to communicate with his caretaker nurse. When a critical breakthrough occurs and the female nurse takes pity on his plight, she is prevented from helping him to find release from his agony. His agony becomes ours in the end. A truly remarkable perspective on the horrors of war, in a film written and directed by Dalton Trumbo, a member of the ten most unjustly alienated writers in Hollywood during the blacklisting era of the 1940′s.

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations

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