Оџ Johnny Got His Gun (1971) -

[Theme: Surrealism] #6. Johnny Got His Gun (1971) : r/TrueFilm

: Joe’s request to be exhibited as an educational "freak show" is denied because his visible trauma would undermine the military’s heroic narrative. The film critiques doctors and generals who treat his life as a scientific experiment or a statistic rather than a person. Оџ Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

: Joe realizes he was sacrificed for abstract ideals like "democracy" and "liberty"—words used by the moneyed classes ("Them") to manipulate the working class ("Us") into fighting. [Theme: Surrealism] #6