15 Most Dehumanizing Moments In Stanley Kubrick's Films

2. Pyle Is In A World Of Sh*t €“ Full Metal Jacket (1987)

The second half of Full Metal Jacket is set during the Vietnam War, with practically every scene - especially, the sniper from the ninth spot - an example of a desensitized and programmed humanity. But, the first half is set in a boot camp and shows the brainwashing first hand. With the help of two characters - Drill Instructor Hartman and Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence - Kubrick strategically builds up to one of his most emotionally charged, and dehumanizing, cinematic moments. Surviving months of brutal physical, verbal, and psychological abuse, Pyle successfully graduates from camp - thanks to his shooting skills. But, it's already too late because Hartman's inhuman treatment has snapped Pyle beyond repair. On graduation night, Pyle declares that he's "in a world of sh*t", loudly recites the Rifleman's Creed, kills Hartman, and commits suicide in front of Joker. Everything in the scene - Vincent D'Onofrio's crazed gaze, the chilling music, etc. - is a bone-chilling example of how high the price of turning men into killing machines really is.