![]() ![]() In 1971, Trumbo wrote and directed a filmed version of Johnny Got His Gun. Though Trumbo agreed to suspend publication of the book (written in 1939) until after World War II, it understandably found a new and enthusiastic audience as the movement against the war in Vietnam gained momentum. Telling the story of a young soldier fighting in World War I who, caught in an explosion, loses both arms and both legs as well as his sight, hearing and ability to speak, it is as gut-wrenchingly disorienting and terrifying as it sounds. Nonetheless, that the film doesn’t mention in any way Dalton Trumbo’s masterpiece novel Johnny Got His Gun is frustrating for those familiar with his work. ![]() As a gauge of how important it might be, the film has gladly pissed off the right people.įilmmaking is a fickle art-form it is of course impossible to cram every single element of a person’s life into a biopic. As is free and open discussion of stripping people of their civil rights because of what their beliefs may or may not be. Discussion of socialism is now commonplace. The success of the film Trumbo – starring Bryan Cranston as the titular blacklisted screenwriter and Communist Party member – has come at an interesting time in the American cultural landscape. ![]()
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