Symbols and Tropes
Bugle
No, not the tasty corn snacks that fit oh-so-snugly over your fingertips. We're talking about the actual army-issued abbreviated trumpets.Prewitt is a bugler—and a really good one. We see him wai...
Prewitt Blinds His Friend In The Ring
File this incident in the "Never Again" folder with "Westley Dies So Buttercup Will Never Love Again" and "The Hound Hates Fire So Goes AWOL On Joffrey."Prewitt used to be an awesome boxer, but whe...
The Kiss on the Beach
We're going to drag a ridiculous song out of the 90s nostalgia vaults just for this occasion: Vengaboys' "Sex on the Beach." (There is literally no other instance where this song is appropriate…...
The Flower Garlands (Leis)
Leis are super-pretty tropical flower necklaces—in our opinion, they absolutely trump flower crowns. They're iconic of Hawaii, luaus, and (thanks to this movie), uncertain war-torn romance.At the...
"The Treatment"
When Prewitt refuses to participate in the military boxing tournament, Captain Holmes decides to give him "The Treatment." "The Treatment" is not a treat; it's abuse. It's really, really messed upâ...