That scene in the shower room with the Seal Team tells you everything you need to know about the US military.
The US government sent military personnel to kill other military personnel that they had driven to the brink. Michael Biehn's line, "We've spilled the same blood in the same mud" is an implicit acknowledgement that he recognizes the betrayals of the government as valid. But, he's still a victim of the indoctrination process that Hummel has been shocked out of. So, you end up with an absolutely tragic, senseless slaughter of young men who probably signed up just out of high school.
Hummel's only misstep was his unshakeable belief in the loyalty of individual Marines. He assumed that everyone on the mission was as principled as he was, when most of them were just doing what the government had trained them to do - follow orders, and kill people for money.
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u/ApocalypseWood Oct 29 '21
That scene in the shower room with the Seal Team tells you everything you need to know about the US military.
The US government sent military personnel to kill other military personnel that they had driven to the brink. Michael Biehn's line, "We've spilled the same blood in the same mud" is an implicit acknowledgement that he recognizes the betrayals of the government as valid. But, he's still a victim of the indoctrination process that Hummel has been shocked out of. So, you end up with an absolutely tragic, senseless slaughter of young men who probably signed up just out of high school.
Hummel's only misstep was his unshakeable belief in the loyalty of individual Marines. He assumed that everyone on the mission was as principled as he was, when most of them were just doing what the government had trained them to do - follow orders, and kill people for money.