Born on the Fourth of July

Elfrieda 2022-03-22 09:01:49

An Oliver Stone film again!!
The second one of the Vietnam War Trilogy.
One of Tom Cruise's best movies ever.

The first casualty of war is innocence.
Really good tagline!!

It reminds me of our Cultural Revolution, they both ruined a whole generation, both goverment made a wrong decision, the loss were both great.

Oliver Stones had done great jobs for their country.

Back to China, do we have a real director? do we have a movie like that?

As i know it, the answer is NO.
We have our own history.
We have our own spirit.
What are the chinese directors doing?
Is this the sadness of chinese movie?
Or the sadness of the entire nation?

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Extended Reading
  • Brandt 2021-12-08 08:01:50

    Both anti-war and Oliver Stone, this film is far worse than "Field Platoon".

  • Joesph 2022-04-20 09:01:42

    This film is the second of Oliver Stone's Vietnam War trilogy. The focus of this film is different from the previous work [Field Platoon]. It is about the mental state of the Vietnam War veterans who suffered from physical pain and spiritual torture. The climax is in his The values ​​of survival collapsed in an instant, which made the audience have to rethink the historical significance of the Vietnam War from the perspective of the protagonist. The very provocative performance of the idol boy Tom Cruise reflected the mentality of a generation of American youth. Although the scene of the Vietnam battlefield in the film only takes up 17 minutes, the whole film is shrouded in the shadow of war from beginning to end, full of tragic atmosphere, which is thought-provoking.

Born on the Fourth of July quotes

  • Charlie - Villa Dulce: The bitch thinks it's funny I can't move my dick!

  • Steve Boyer: You probably think it's just a hamburger. A patty's just a piece of meat, but it can have character. See that doughnut hole? Gets 18 patties to the pound instead of 16. Saves me about $40,000 a year. That's serious money, Ron. I plug the hole with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, spices. I cover it with a pickle. They'll never miss a thing.