full metal jacket and platoon and apocalypse now these movie have their rightful place in the history of cinematography and but if you want to have a refreshing look at what war really be on a personal level and you must see this movie . it will grab your heart and it will make you want to live each day to the full and it will reinforce the importance of love within you and it will remind you of one simple fact represent amemento mori be a maxim we all need to keep in mind and but there be another one that be so much more important represent amemento vitae remember that you be alive . the love and the youth and the passion for living and the war all come together in this extraordinary picture . i would recommend it to anyone and from any culture and with any background .