Oscar-winning director Stanley Kubrick’s daughter, Vivian, hit back at those upset at the use of her late dad’s work in former President Donald Trump’s latest ad about our military.
“TO THOSE WHO THINK MY FATHER WOULDN’T HAVE WANTED #TRUMP TO USE FMJ [Full Metal Jacket] FOOTAGE,” Kubrick’s daughter wrote in a post on Sunday on X, about the use of footage from her late father’s brutal film about military basic training and war in the 1987 movie “Full Metal Jacket.”
“I agree in principle that an anti-war movie is incongruous with promoting the idea of a tough non-woke US military and thus war itself — however — these are very dangerous and strange times and thus using this footage is doubtless pure expedience,” the daughter of the late film maker wrote.
“Because I’m sure the irony of using FMJ footage is not lost on Trump or his team — Trump is always seeking to end wars and use peaceful methods. However, that’s primarily what FMJ is about, the shocking and complicated paradoxes of human nature,” she added, pointing out that in this world a “strong military” was necessary.
“So I’m going to stick with the idea that FMJ footage was used primarily because of its powerful, realistic portrayal of boot camp, juxtaposed with the entirely demoralizing and inappropriate injection of WOKE ideology into the USA military,” Kubrick continued. “Which I agree with myself and which I’m certain my father would have agreed with.”
TO THOSE WHO THINK MY FATHER WOULDN’T HAVE WANTED #TRUMP TO USE FMJ FOOTAGE
Here are my thoughts: I agree in principle that an anti-war movie is incongruous with promoting the idea of a tough non-woke US military and thus war itself – however – these are very dangerous and… https://t.co/0bSXz8nL3V
— Vivian Kubrick (@ViKu1111) October 13, 2024
Kubrick — who says on X that she’s responsible for the film score for “Full Metal Jacket” — said she truly believes that her late father “who supported [former President Ronald] Reagan” would “approve of saving America, indeed the world, from the highly destructive Globalist forces threatening to take over this planet.”
“And if that footage from FMJ helps Trump make the point that the US military needs properly trained, super tough, focused, dedicated warriors, and not introduce the demoralizing effects of woke-ism, and attracting people to join up simply to have their sexual reassignments paid for, then Trump has my blessing,” Vivian wrote.
“Finally, knowing my father very well, I can assure you he had a profound grasp of how paradoxical human nature is! Which accounts for how at the same time he made anti-war films, he had a great passion for guns (self-defense not hunting) and he had quite a few!” she added.
“My father had a great respect for life — his movies being unimpeachable evidence of his love for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness! So on that basis, I feel very confident he would be a Trump supporter and would forgive using FMJ incongruously, if it helps the cause of freedom!” Kubrick concluded.
The Trump campaign unveiled the anti-woke military ad during his recent campaign stops that features clips of the famous marine drill instructor who was played by the late R. Lee Ermey in Kubrick’s movie.
The clips of “FMJ” — with the words “President Trump” — are juxtaposed against clips of people currently in President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ administration using transgenders and drag queens in our military promoting an LGBTQ military for the U.S.
Trump later shared the clip on social media and wrote, “WE WILL NOT HAVE A WOKE MILITARY!”
