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like the liberals who vandalize our site, adolescent males can easily translate the idealistic lessons they have been taught into a rationale for acting in ways that are rigid, dogmatic, and self-just
Tim Hutton's performance as the cadet major is continually upstaged by [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Sean Penn]]. Cruise plays a control freak with a company of red beret wearing cadets. He gets himself and Moreland killed at the end by disobeying orders and opening fire on the National Guard just as Moreland has ordered the boys to surrender. Sean Penn, the best actor in the film, plays the loyal friend of Moreland who questions the lengths they are going to.
Tim Hutton's performance as the cadet major is continually upstaged by [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Sean Penn]]. Cruise plays a control freak with a company of red beret wearing cadets. He gets himself and Moreland killed at the end by disobeying orders and opening fire on the National Guard just as Moreland has ordered the boys to surrender. Sean Penn, the best actor in the film, plays the loyal friend of Moreland who questions the lengths they are going to.
Critic Roger Ebert wrote, "TAPS is basically a character study, a portrait of the personalities engaged in the showdown. And, like LORD OF THE FLIES, it observes that adolescent males can easily translate the idealistic lessons they have been taught into a rationale for acting in ways that are rigid, dogmatic, and self-justifying. [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19810101/REVIEWS/101010369/1023]