War Languages Films against war The use of satire Vesa Matteo Piludu University of Helsinki Department of Art Research
Full Metal Jacket - 10 Minutes of Boot Camp St. Hartman – 1987 (Stanley Kubrik) Military idiotism and racism Common soldier’s point of wiew vs. the brutality of commanders Speeches similar to the Nazis' ones Grotesque realism and involuntary comedy A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training Former US Marine Corps Drill Instructor R. Lee Ermey performed a demonstration on videotape in which he yelled obscene insults and abuse for 15 minutes without stopping, repeating himself or even flinching - despite being continuously pelted with tennis balls and oranges
Monty Python Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - The French Taunt With this film Monthy Python destroyed epic movies’ rethorics Monty python Hitler in England Monty Python - Trivializing the war / Courtmartial Light Entertainment War - Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python - Meaning Of Life Monty Python - Meaning Of Life (Fighting Each Other) Monty Python - The Meaning of War (Tigers) Monty Python ~ Marching up and down the square (Michael Palin) Monty Python - The Meaning of Life Monty Python's Military Fairy