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Chilton Lacked Foresight
Will We Ever See a Flashback of the Moment Kreese Turns Bad
Would Frank Be Eligible for a Military Pension?
Was Jingles Reckless?
Robbery During Drug Deal
The Court Martial They Would Have Faced
Frank's Final Scene
Why Did Max Leave His Wife and Son Unattended to go Confront the Bikers?
Drunk Abusive Bar Patron
When the guy coughs in the movie theaters
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I often wondered why Captain Harris did not intervene with Barnes. Surely he must have seen that Barnes was destroying the confidence of a new young officer who might have had some potential had been been saddled with a Platoon Sargent who mentored him a bit. Harris had to have known what was going on in his company, and what a liability that made Barnes into and by extension Wolfe. Why did he not pull Barnes aside and have a word with him about his duties as an NCO, and his job of supporting his platoon leader. Harris and Elias seemed to be the only two not intimidated by Barnes, so he would not be afraid to. Barnes probably would have listened and obeyed, even if grudgingly.
He comes across as the kind of guy who will find a way to survive, but at the expense of his troops who he should be leading.
Assuming he managed to evade a court martial, he might be able to do a career in the military given his experience. The movie takes place in 68 so he still had a few more years to do more tours before the war ended. After that he would come back and get enough years for a pension. The thing is though, his distain for officers, combined with the fact that he would not be able to evolve well in a changing army means he would have difficulty advancing. He could be like Gunnery Sargent Highway in Heartbreak ridge in that his rank would not be reflective of his age and experience . Presuming he didn't go overboard and get one of his troops killed in some extreme training accident he would still struggle to make his pension without getting kicked out first. His drunken episodes, insubordination, maybe some fights off base would have him spending his last few years in some posting where he can't do much harm as he sits and waits for his pension. Then he becomes one of those guys who practically lives at the legion, drinking with old timers telling wars stories and badmouthing officers. Death due to cirrhosis of the liver.
I guess that even the most badass thug would be all polite smiles and "Yes Sir" if questioned by Barnes
In "For your Eyes Only" he has a guy who's car is perched perilously at a cliff ledge, who begs him to spare his life and he kicks the car causing it to fall
Normal people don't hate any person or country
I am probably one of the least politically correct people in the world yet even I think his comments are disgusting.
Even if Bruce managed to take an arm that would be fatal. The missing eye could have happened post mortem due to small fish picking at it
I never thought of that but it actually makes a lot of sense. I guess it's like when Johnny tells Miguel his version of The Karate Kid.
I guess that moment to me was like Anakin when he slaughtered the sandpeople. It was foreshadowing, but I did not see him fully going over there. Subsequent to him killing his commander, he shows concern for his new student Johnny, and is protective of his masters granddaughter.
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