I saw Johnny Got His Gun at the theater when it was released. I feel I'm reading revisionist history in these reviews. Those at the time were not kind to it and it was easy to see why. When I saw it easily 25% of the audience left. I stayed to the bitter end and kept saying to myself this has to get better. Was I ever wrong. Afterwards I read a review in the Louisville Courier-Journal which basically said if this was the movie the anti-war movement thought would get its message across they made a grave error as over half the audience walked out.
If you want the anti-war message read the book.
If you want the anti-war message read the book.