its another vietnam movie, but the similarities end there. here the focus is on the characters and how their lives are affected by the war in vietnam, not just of the soldiers, but their friends and family. To that extent its a great movie, but its not an entertainer. the deer hunter is more like a beautiful documentary supplemented by a lot of life in the characters ably potrayed by stalwarts like
Robert de niro and christopher walken. The film truly gives you a glimpse into the atrocities that was the vietnam war. Obviously its tilted heavily in favour of the US, but thats a legitimate part of the story too. Come to think of it, the movie is not about the warring nations at all; thats what makes this movie stick out. Director
Michael Cimino weaves a thick thread
around the lives in the plot.
The focus on originality as gleaned from extra reading can be seen in the brilliant action sequences, especially those featuring the deadly russian roulettes.
The screenplay i felt is a bit loose, tending to drag at times. there are also a lot of fill in the blanks. I guess that came with the movie being cut down from 4 hrs to 3 hrs.
Overall, there was a lot of enlightenment and poignancy, but it did feel like an ordeal in between. Must watch for movie buffs
other famous vietnam movies :
platoon (1986),
full metal jacket (1987) and
apocalypse now (1979)i now wanna watch :
in the year of the pig (1968)Performance 9/10
Screenplay 6.5/10
Concept 8.7/10
Technical 8/10
Overall 8.0/10
P.S
Meryl Streep looks heavenly throughout the movie. i saw her first in
music of the heart (1999) as a middle aged woman and instantly fell in love. you can imagine then
