Jarhead, Sam Mendes, society, movie of war, Gulf War, military men, issue of gender, militarism, masculinity, feminism, gender theories, Connell's theory on masculinity
Jarhead is a trip movie and also a movie of war that tells the stories of the soldiers, it was filmed in the late 1970s, Sam Mendes directed the film based on the true story of Anthony Swofford's private life as a military man in the US marine, the movie takes us back to the Gulf War. The hero in the film (Jake Gyllenhaal) is 20 years old and decided to visit the Marine Corps on his way to college and consequently finds out that the San Diego training depot for recruiting the marines is a living hell for him. He is allocated to Pendleton camp, where he is trained as a sniper and is sent to an operation in the desert to protect oil fields belonging to Saudi Arabia from the hands of Saddam Hussein (Swofford, 2005). The substance of the movie as narrated by Gyllenhaal in a sarcastic gloomy tone is about the ordeal of waiting in the desert for something to happen and the daily routine of training and also enduring the sexually frustrated and insensitive fearless world and also how women persevere when their men are in a military mission in the desert.
[...] Demetriou, D. Z. [...]
[...] Still, when it comes to the military women, it becomes an issue of discussion that the military has been for a very long time dominated by men, and regardless of the experience, women have in warfare, they are not recognized. Though what people understand as "manly" sometimes varies with the place and time, militaries continue to be seen as of high value in society as the essential site of producing men. This regardless of how women participate in military roles has increased recently (Swofford, 2005). [...]
[...] When we come to the field of politics, women who engage in serious politics are often accused of being witches, for example during the US presidential election in 2016, Hillary Clinton was referred to as the wicked witch by her opponents and she smelled like sulphur. Another woman with serious political power named Joan led the French against the English and later come out victorious she was later accused that she got her success by using demonic powers, all this because she was a woman. Negative perception is all evident here (Miller, 2018). References Demetriou, D. (2001). Connell's concept of hegemonic masculinity: A critique. Theory and Society, 337-361. Miller, M. (2018). [...]
[...] On the other hand, women also undergo basic military training. Still, the standards, machines, and equipment used and even the making of the uniforms all have developed having the male body in mind. Traditionally women are deemed suited to combat and found fit to be the men's girlfriends, wives, mothers, and even nurses, though as the culture reflects the men's desires to fulfil their fantasies in war fighting, there is nothing to compromise about. Masculinity and feminism according to Jarhead Film Jarhead film describes how masculinity and feminism are constructed, masculinity can be defined by physical strength and boldness, economic independence, and how men show authority over women, and in the matter of sexual relationships, masculinity varies from culture to culture. [...]
[...] From Circe to Clinton: why powerful women are cast as witches. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/07/cursed-from-circe-to-clinton-why-women-are-cast-as-witches Sam, Mendes. (2005). Jarhead film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufOC6fq3fPg Swofford, A. (2005). Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles. Simon and Schuster. [...]
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