deer hunter

Kasey 2022-04-22 07:01:03

A film about the Vietnam War, and the real battlefield pictures only account for less than one-third of the whole film, focusing on the foreshadowing of life before the war and the search for friends after the war. The two pieces of music used in the film and the language of the pictures are very contagious, and also express the pain, fragility, and instinctive yearning for peace and beautiful things in the face of war. The five friends "hunting deer" together, symbolizing the With the pursuit of life and freedom, the camera narrative is very atmospheric. The only thing that feels insufficient is the wedding at the beginning. Does it seem too long?

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  • Bridgette 2022-03-24 09:01:16

    The training manual for the Beat Generation. The film did not render the scenes of the war too much. It described the lives of ordinary young people in the United States, as well as the comparison between their thoughts and behaviors before and after the war. The more detailed descriptions are deeply moving.

  • Winston 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    4.5. The American "Scar Movie", the film opens with a wedding and ends with a funeral. The plot mainly presents the PTSD of three small town youths after participating in the Vietnam War. Loss of speech, memory, and soul is not only the psychological trauma suffered by individuals, but also the pain of the times. @SIFF first scene

The Deer Hunter quotes

  • Nick: I don't think about that much with one shot anymore, Mike.

    Michael: You have to think about one shot. One shot is what it's all about. A deer's gotta be taken with one shot.

  • Julien: When a man says no to champagne, he says no to life.