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The thing that struck me most from the entire movie was the scene in the VA hospital in which he's screaming, "I WANT TO BE TREATED LIKE A HUMAN BEING. DECENT. THAT'S ALL." For me, that really sums up how a lot of returning Vietnam vets felt after the war. The public reaction to Vietnam was so different to that to WWII, and veterans were not prepared for the responses they got at all. There are a lot of accurate parts of this movie, but for me, that scene really sums everything up. -- P.A. Appel | The thing that struck me most from the entire movie was the scene in the VA hospital in which he's screaming, "I WANT TO BE TREATED LIKE A HUMAN BEING. DECENT. THAT'S ALL." For me, that really sums up how a lot of returning Vietnam vets felt after the war. The public reaction to Vietnam was so different to that to WWII, and veterans were not prepared for the responses they got at all. There are a lot of accurate parts of this movie, but for me, that scene really sums everything up. -- P.A. Appel | ||
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| + | I think the film did a very good job at portraying the symptoms of PTSD. From the moment Ron was told to basically forget about the death of a fellow soldier, it was obviously going to bother him for the rest of his life. The stress, flashbacks, alcoholism, survivor guilt, and depression were all evident throughout the film, although some developed earlier than others. It was accurate to see Ron's character feel a disconnection from the rest of his family and neighborhood when he returned because noone really understood what he had gone throught. Separation and isolation seem to plague Ron from the moment she leaves Vietnam after his injury. It was really expressed well to the viewers for this loss of identity and meaning. On the same note of when Ron arrives back in the United States, he faces another issue that I believe the film does a good job of representing. The complex feelings of the United States as a whole was accurately portrayed. Many welcomed Ron back, and told him he did a good boy, even though there personal feelings differed. Then there were those that actively lashed out against him for fighting. Even Ron himself is torn between what he feels in the beginning and how he feels in the end. Passionate for his country, he defends it always. But by the end, and what seems to pull him out of his misery, is this vigor for his opposition to the war. I think the film does a very good job of noting the disconnection in the U.S. during this time between soldiers, civilians, and government officals. - Victoria Y. | ||
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