Man is going to have his war even if it kills him. This was a brilliant depiction of how we humans allow ourselves to be hoodwinked into buying into the loathsome futility of world combat, all in the name of patriotism, flag rallying, and keeping the home fires burning. Johnny couldn't wait to go off to the front lines; felt it was his duty, you see. Preserving democracy and all that rubbish. He felt this way because he was fed the party line at an early age. Get them early and they will never leave the fold, right? Poor Johnny didn't realize that there may be other forces at work behind the scenes; organizations that don't mind it a bit if he becomes a quadriplegic living a nightmare existence. This is not a war movie, rather a harsh look at the results of man's most insane undertaking.
Review of Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
(1971)
...this just and holy war for everlasting peace...or so says the Pope
8 September 1999
Warning: Spoilers