This past Saturday, I was sitting at home, perusing the internet, and I saw some sort of reference to a movie called "Tropic Thunder." In the reference, it stated that Robert Downey Jr., who is best known for his role in the Ironman movies, starred in the film as a black man. That caught my attention, as weird things tend to do for most people. So I looked it up and decided it might be worth the watch.
Starting out, it was weird. Right from the get go. It starts out by introducing the characters, who play actors in the movie. Except it introduces them through extremely odd fake trailers and advertisements. Despite appearing to be a serious movie, they let you know right from the start that this is going to be anything but that.
As the movie went on, I found out the plot of the story involves five actors who are staring in a movie called "Tropic Thunder" about a Vietnam War veteran's experience. However, the actors don't get along and filming goes completely horribly and money is lost. The producer is angry, the director is angry and in trouble, and the actors are angry, in trouble, and huge prima donnas. So what else to do but send the actors into the middle of the Vietnamese jungle to fend for themselves while recreating the scenes. They are given directions on what they are to do and where to go, and then things start to go wrong. The rest of the movie is their adventures trekking through the jungle and portraying the soldiers they were cast to play.
Despite the obvious illogicalities (including but not limited to thoughts like "Where did they get food from?" and "How are they not getting shot? Are the bad guys that bad of shots?" and "That truck just flipped like five times, how did that kid not die?") and obvious coincidences (like a prop explosive going off just where it would be beneficial for the antagonists), it was a good movie. It held true to the high ratings I found online. It was a humorous spin on both a war movie and poked fun at stereotypical movie production.
However, this movie is not for everyone. The widespread, near constant cursing and repetitive use of the word, form of the word "retard," and crude humor is apt to offend a good amount of people. To truly enjoy the movie, you need to have an open mind and a slightly twisted sense of humor.
So while this would not be a good movie for "family movie night," I believe that Tropic Thunder is a fairly decent way to spend one's Saturday night.
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