Is the American dream broken?

Jamar 2022-03-27 09:01:06

Adapted from a true story, but filmed too didactically and too deliberately. Born on the National Day, immersed in traditional Catholic teachings and patriotism (there is no lack of focus on these two in the movie), Tom, who grew up in a typical middle-class American family, joined the army under the inspiration of the government, but suffered physical and The double destruction of the spirit. The narrative continuity of the film is not strong. It uses the three war parades that Tom went through from children to adults as clues, and extracts several important passages in Tom's life to show the destruction of the war (manslaughter of teammates on the battlefield + Wounded, misdiagnosed by a quack doctor in a military hospital) and his transformation of the war stance (from being a staunch fighter who despised anti-war people to participating in anti-war parade speeches, and even to atonement at the homes of dead comrades), his expression was almost direct (corpses everywhere) The Vietnamese village, the filthy and chaotic military hospital, the intoxicated and depraved Mexican veteran's retreat), there are also a lot of preaching paragraphs, basically almost shouting that you don't listen to the government and go to war. Tom's appearance can be said to be the most haggard and sloppy in his works, and he can only be identified from the outline of his facial features later on.

Alice 2022-04-23 07:02:07

Not the best Vietnam War movie, but certainly the best anti-Vietnam War movie. There are almost no beautiful and handsome guys in the whole film, and Liang Tang does not hesitate to uglify the image. The characters are ordinary people. The character's mentality reversal process is very painful and intense. This strong war reflection also pushes Oliver's Vietnam War trilogy to a peak. Inviting Willem Dafoe is also a stroke of genius. The soundtrack, art, photography, performance and makeup of the whole film are excellent.