Biloxi Blues paints the portrait of a young man from New York joining the army during World War II and his time in boot camp. It’s based on a play, which is semi-autobiographical, and is the second in a trilogy about the main character, Eugene. The entire movie has a quaint feeling, and while there are some pretty dark themes (especially those surrounding the dangerously unstable Sgt. Toomey), as a whole it’s a very soft picture of boot camp during the second War.
The film makes use of fairly frequent close-ups, to show how the characters are feeling. It utilizes a very frank style of filming to make the audience feel like they’re right there with the characters. The scene where Eugene is with the prostitute in Biloxi has a tense, close feel that makes you feel as nervous as Eugene does, with the added benefit of the humorous dialogue and the chest puffings of a young man trying to seem like an adult in his first sexual situation. The scenes where he’s shown with his first love, Daisy, are light and warm, a positive difference from the boot camp scenes.
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