Below is a movie, Johnny Got His Gun, that was based on the book by the same title by Dalton Trumbo. The book was previously banned in the US, but it is definitely a mandatory read (or watch) in this day and age. This classic movie is a chilling, haunting, yet thought-provoking tale of a young man who goes off to war and lives through a horrifying blast that leaves him completely dismembered. He is kept alive by doctors and machines though he is also deaf, mute and blind. It is very graphic - not intended for small children. I saw this movie for the first time when I was about 15 and it made quite the impression though I didn't pick up much of the symbolism the first time around. It's more than an anti-war statement, it's about existence, humanity/inhumanity, medical science, religion and the dichotomy that lies in the lengths to which we will go through to save a single life while in the midst of killing thousands.


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