"Soldiering doesn't need a special kind of person- Anybody's son will do". This is the theme illustrated in Gwynne Dyer's documentary. Dyer uses the idea of basic military training to prove that the average citizen can become a soldier. Several documentary techniques are used to make viewers believe in his theme. The most notable ones are interviews, juxtaposition, and cinema verite. .
Interviews play an important role in developing Dyer's theme. Several Vietnam veterans are interviewed to show that it is possible to turn civilians into soldiers. A war veteran talks about his experience when he arrived at Parris Island as a teenager to receive his training. He explains that he was scared and that living through a day to day basis was a big accomplishment. This enforces the idea that any ordinary young person can be become a soldier. Near the end of the documentary, Dyer interviews recruits nearing the end of their military training. The recruits reply with positive comments such as " I"m not scared at all anymore" and "Drill Instructors build up your confidence". The fact that the recruits are not scared and that they see the Drill Instructor's as a respectable image shows the transition from a civilian to a soldier. This again proves that the average person can become a lethal killing machine. Moreover, a drill inspector says proudly, "I can motivate a recruit if I tell him to jump off the third deck, he'll jump off the third deck". Viewers realize the extent to which the recruits" mentality is affected. This is also telling viewers that no matter who the person is, Drill Instructor's are able brainwash him. Thus, an ordinary person can do a soldiers job. .
Besides interviews, juxtaposition of certain scenes with contrasting ideas is used very effectively to support Dyer's theme. One of the veterans says, "We can motivate them (recruits) to do anything". The next scene shows drill instructors screaming at the teen recruits while they are practicing to descend down ropes from fifty-foot towers.
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