After we see them and the funeral Swoff attends, we hear Swoff narrating his last thoughts of the film.) (We see several Marines in their lives today, after Operation Desert Storm. Listen to how he talks about always being a jarhead. Also, whenever he uses the word “jarhead,” he is talking about being a Marine. He explains that no matter where the Marines are now, whether with a family, at work, or still serving, they are all still connected to each other and to the war. At the end of the scene, you’ll hear Swofford talk about what is going through his mind throughout the day, and how the war has changed the way that he sees things. Before we see Swofford in the scene, however, we will see several Marines that Swofford served with, and what they are doing after the war. He has just come home from the Marines after being at war in Iraq. Today we are going to watch a video clip of a young man named Swofford. The clip then ends at 1:53:42, after the fade to black. It’s better to err in starting the clip later rather than earlier. Be careful though, because the shot before this has a Marine with a girl on his lap at a bar. He explains that no matter what he ever does in his life, he will always be a Marine, and he will always have a connection with the Marines, because they are all “still in the desert.” The scene begins at 1:50:57, with a Marine giving a presentation to a group of executives. Once we show him at home, he never actually says a word, but you do hear his voice narrating. The scene ends with Anthony Swofford in his home. It shows a couple in their every day lives, and Swoff attending the funeral of one. It is the last scene of the movie, which goes through the post-war lives of several of the Marines. The clip that I have chosen from Jarhead is very clean.
(Just don’t write me an email complaining… because you aren’t going to get a response. The clip in itself has nothing immoral in it, but it’s from a movie that I don’t endorse. Others might use the Bible content and the questions without the clip. Some people might think this clip might be a good one for a college group or mature high school group. But when one of my writers sent me this discussion… I really liked it, so I’ve included it in our list of ideas for you to review. So know this: I probably wouldn’t use this clip. But I read enough of content to know that it’s not something I would show my own teenage son. I haven’t seen Jarhead, so I won’t even begin to critique it. But over the years I’ve made a few exceptions. WARNING NOTE FROM JONATHAN: I struggled with whether or not to even add this video clip idea to our list of discussion starters, after all, I don’t like showing movies that I wouldn’t want kids to go out and rent themselves. The movie is an intriguing movie if you like the psychological war drama movies, but under no circumstances would I allow someone under 18 to watch the movie. He goes to Iraq, but is only in the actual war for four days, ending up never having fired a shot. It is about a Marine named Anthony Swofford, who has joined the Marines sniper-scout division just before Operation Desert Storm. The story itself is very well put-together. It has a lot of blatant swearing and sexual language, as would be expected in a typical war movie. Basically, it’s a movie about being in the Marines, and includes all of the language that many Marines use. This movie is a very difficult movie to watch… it might be better advertised as research, than entertainment. Main Point: We must always remember that we are in a spiritual battle, and that no matter where or who we are, we are still soldiers for Christ, fighting a non-stop battle.
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