- Many moviegoers quickly realized that the artwork after being altered
- Matthew, 65, also shared his frustration about the amendment online.
- Amazon Prime has since returned the poster to its original form.
Actor Matthew Modine criticized Amazon Prime after spotting a major change to the Full Metal Jacket movie poster.
Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 war comedy is available to rent on the streaming platform, but many people quickly realized last week that the artwork had been altered.
Matthew, 65, was among disgruntled film fans who took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their outrage at the change.
The original poster for the film shows a war helmet with the words “born to kill” scrawled in black ink.
But in the Amazon Prime version, he simply had the camouflage helmet without the iconic slogan.
Actor Matthew Modine criticized Amazon Prime after spotting a major change to the Full Metal Jacket movie poster.
The original poster for the film shows a war helmet with the words “born to kill” (left). But in the Amazon Prime version, he simply had the camouflage helmet without the words (right)
‘Who decided to remove ‘BORN TO KILL?” Matthew wrote. “Not only did they alter an iconic work of art by Philip Castle, they completely misunderstood the point of it being there”
‘Who decided to remove ‘BORN TO KILL?” Matthew wrote. “Not only did they alter an iconic work of art by Philip Castle, they completely misunderstood the point of it being there.”
The star noted that the words on the helmet were vital to the film.
“(My character, Private JT ‘Joker’ Davis) wears the helmet with ‘BORN TO KILL’ and the peace button as a statement about ‘the duality of man,'” he added.
The film followed Private Joker as he trains for the Vietnam War and also starred Adam Baldwin, Vincent D’Onofrio, Lee Ermey and Dorian Harewood.
In one scene, one of his commanding officers asks Private Joker why he has those words on his helmet.
-What is that supposed to be? Some kind of bad joke? the Colonel asks, to which Private Joker replies, “No, sir.”
Private Joker then tells him that his support means “The Duality of Man”. Jung’s thing, sir.
He refers to a psychiatrist named Carl Jung, who famously said: “Every good quality has its bad side, and nothing good can come into the world without directly producing a corresponding evil.” This is a painful fact.”
The star noted that the words on the helmet were vital to the film, adding: “(My character) wears the helmet with ‘BORN TO KILL’ on it as a statement about ‘the duality of man.'”
Many fans of the film were as angry as Matthew, with one describing the artwork as “one of the most iconic movie posters of all time.”
It’s unclear why Amazon Prime made the change, but it has since returned the sign to its original form.
Many fans of the film were as angry as Matthew, with one describing the original artwork as “one of the most iconic movie posters of all time.”
Someone else said that “one of the best parts of the entire movie” was Private Joker “explaining the helmet to his superior officers.”
‘Why on earth would they do this?’ asked another angry user. ‘Awful.’
‘Here we go again. Hello corporations, stop censoring art,” read a fourth tweet, while a fifth said: “It is NOT okay to censor history or art.”
It’s unclear why Amazon Prime made the change, but it has since returned the sign to its original form.