I‘m rewatching Aliens. Decades later, this movie still holds up. Over the years, Corporal Gorman has become my favorite character in an already fantastic cast. Gorman is in over his head, sure, but I always got the impression that he was almost competent enough. And even when he loses his shit, it’s clear that he’s trying to keep it together. Gorman redeems himself in the end, but I never thought less of him at any point of him in the movie.
As I finished writing the above paragraph, I looked up from my phone to watch Ripley tell a freaking out Private Hudson that she’s “sick of his bullshit.” And after dressing him down, she tells them they need him, gives him a purpose, calms him down, and gets his head in the game.
Such an amazing scene.