THEME EXPLORATION

recruit training

12 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
2016 · Scott Derrickson
Empire
Empire
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
How to Train Your Dragon 2
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014 · Dean DeBlois
Rocky IV
Rocky IV
1985 · Sylvester Stallone
Kes
Kes
1969 · Ken Loach
The Dragon Tamers
The Dragon Tamers
1975 · John Woo
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959 · Masaki Kobayashi
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid
2010 · Harald Zwart
The Singing Lesson
The Singing Lesson
1967 · Lindsay Anderson
Challenge of the Masters
Challenge of the Masters
1976 · Kar-leung Lau
Hanna
Hanna
2011 · Joe Wright
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His film 'Full Metal Jacket' is a masterwork examining the psychological brutality and dehumanization of military recruit training through its unflinching first half.