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I find the focus on the experiences of one veteran an inferior approach compared to the approach made in "Best Years of Our Lives". I find it problematic how the movie tries to relate all the various problems veterans faced to one person. There are other veterans in the movie, but none are given any real depth compared to the main character. I also found it questionable how little time the movie actually spent in the Vietnam war itself. - Jonathan Bell | I find the focus on the experiences of one veteran an inferior approach compared to the approach made in "Best Years of Our Lives". I find it problematic how the movie tries to relate all the various problems veterans faced to one person. There are other veterans in the movie, but none are given any real depth compared to the main character. I also found it questionable how little time the movie actually spent in the Vietnam war itself. - Jonathan Bell | ||
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| + | I don't really think the point of the movie was to focus on the war, it was to focus on the equally trying time that some vets like Kovic faced upon returning home. Movies like ''Platoon'' and ''We Were Soldiers'' (had to get that Mel Gibson reference in there) and to an extent ''Rescue Dawn'' chronicle the conditions over in Vietnam. But this movie, Taxi Driver and Deer Hunter focus on the effect of coming home and dealing with an experience that fundamentally changed those who served. For instance, using WWII movies, if you wanted to view the war itself you might watch ''Saving Private Ryan'', whereas if you wanted to see the effect of the war upon returning home you would want to watch ''The Best Years of Our Lives'', or ''Flags of Our Fathers''. There can be "war movies" that do not focus on actual combat, and in some instances these are more compelling.- Bryan Mull | ||
One thing that really bothered me was the music for the film. John Williams has done an awful lot of first rate scores, but I don’t think his style of music was appropriate for this movie. Sure, it was pretty, but it kept pulling me out of the scenes. I’m pretty sure “they” say that the best scores are the ones viewers don’t really notice. --Taylor Brann | One thing that really bothered me was the music for the film. John Williams has done an awful lot of first rate scores, but I don’t think his style of music was appropriate for this movie. Sure, it was pretty, but it kept pulling me out of the scenes. I’m pretty sure “they” say that the best scores are the ones viewers don’t really notice. --Taylor Brann | ||
