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The video sparked outrage, with critics arguing that Kubrick, a known anti-war filmmaker, would never have endorsed the use of his footage in support of Trump’s anti-woke message. Hours later, Vivian Kubrick responded, and her words left little room for doubt.
“You will love this!” she began in her statement, before addressing the skeptics directly: “TO THOSE WHO THINK MY FATHER WOULDN’T HAVE WANTED #TRUMP TO USE FMJ FOOTAGE…”
Vivian expressed understanding of the irony in using an anti-war film like Full Metal Jacket to promote a strong, traditional military. She acknowledged that “an anti-war movie is incongruous with promoting the idea of a tough non-woke U.S. military,” but added that the current state of affairs required such “expedience.”
In her view, Trump’s use of the footage was deliberate, playing on the paradoxes of human nature, which is a central theme in her father’s work. She pointed out that Trump has always aimed to end wars, and thus, she saw the video as aligning with her father’s principles.
“Trump is always seeking to end wars and use peaceful methods,” she said. “That’s primarily what Full Metal Jacket is about—the shocking and complicated paradoxes of human nature.”
She further argued that in today’s dangerous world, a strong military is necessary. The powerful boot camp scenes from Full Metal Jacket, according to Vivian, provided a sharp contrast to the “entirely demoralizing and inappropriate injection of WOKE ideology” into the U.S. military. She stood by the decision to use the footage, claiming that her father would have approved, especially given his respect for a strong defense.
“My father had a great respect for life,” she wrote, emphasizing his love for freedom, self-defense, and the pursuit of happiness. “I’m going to stick with the idea that FMJ footage was used primarily because of its powerful, realistic portrayal of boot camp,” she added, noting that the imagery contrasts with the “demoralizing effects of woke-ism” in the modern military.
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Vivian didn’t stop there. She declared that her father would not only approve of Trump’s message but would be a Trump supporter today, in large part because of his commitment to saving America and the world from what she described as “highly destructive Globalist forces.”
“If that footage from Full Metal Jacket helps Trump make the point that the U.S. military needs properly trained, super tough, focused, dedicated warriors…then Trump has my blessing,” she concluded.
In her fiery closing remarks, Vivian assured readers that she knew her father well. He understood the paradoxes of human nature, and while he made anti-war films, he also had a great passion for self-defense. She stressed that despite any apparent contradictions, her father would have stood with Trump in the fight for freedom.
“Capisce?” she ended her post.
Here is Vivian’s tweet:
Vivian Kubrick’s response has added fuel to the fire of debate surrounding Trump’s ongoing fight against ‘woke’ ideology in the U.S. military. With a profile picture of President Trump surviving an assassination attempt, it’s clear where her loyalties lie. Whether or not critics agree with her assessment, there’s no denying that her defense of the president has struck a chord with supporters of a strong, non-woke military.
