Private Joker
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Private Joker is a cynical yet increasingly disillusioned U.S. Marine and war correspondent who serves as the central viewpoint character in Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam War film "Full Metal Jacket."
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Marine
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| appearsIn | Full Metal Jacket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Gustav Hasford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J.T. Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Short-Timers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
disillusioned ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| creator | Stanley Kubrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Stanley Kubrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Full Metal Jacket (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf |
Private Cowboy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Private Pyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | war film ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | viewpoint character ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
I am in a world of shit, yes. But I am alive. And I am not afraid.
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I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture... and kill them. ⓘ |
| occupation | war correspondent ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Matthew Modine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Private ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork |
Gustav Hasford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Herr NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Kubrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWorkCreator | Gustav Hasford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Da Nang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huế NERFINISHED ⓘ Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
absurdity of war
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dehumanization in military training ⓘ moral ambiguity in combat ⓘ |
| trainedBy | Gunnery Sergeant Hartman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unit | Marine combat correspondent unit ⓘ |
| wears |
helmet with "Born to Kill" written on it
ⓘ
peace symbol button ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Private Joker