The Deer Hunter

in #movie6 years ago

War


This would have to be one of the first films that I saw Robert DeNiro in, he plays the part of soldier very well, and his performance even then indicated he was a cut above.



Here we have Michael, Steven and Nick who are young factory workers from Pennsylvania. I suspect that they like a lot of young men at the time heard stories from their grandfathers about war. This could be why they enlist into the Army to fight in Vietnam.

But like anyone going off into an unknown situation it is an opportunity to put a few things place. Such as getting married, Steven marries his pregnant girlfriend Angela. The wedding has a double meaning as it is used as their going away party.

War however is never glamorous and after serving some time in Vietnam they see the reality. But their ordeal is only just beginning as they are captured by the enemy, the Vietcong, whom were not known for treating prisoners well. The Vietcong soldiers like to gamble, but there isn't much to gamble on while guarding POW's. That is unless you force the prisoners to play Russian roulette against each other and gamble on the outcome.

Michael however comes up with a plan and they manage to escape, but they soon get separated again, and their ordeal isn't over yet. Even after their tour of duty their own internal war doesn't end.

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