The film, Deer Hunter portrays the lives of a group of friends from a small town in Pennsylvania. The first hour in the film shows the three protagonists, Steve, Nick and Mike, in their hometown. The first hour of the film is primarily about Steve’s wedding to his fiancée Angela. There is an assumption that if wine spills from the newlyweds’ cup, then the marriage will likely fail. The wine splashes on Angela’s dress, which serves as a symbol suggesting that their marriage will fail. As we learn later in the film, the war does break apart their marriage.
The first hour of the film shows the boys before they depart for the Vietnam War. The boys engage in risky and adventurous behavior while being at home. The game of Russian roulette that the boys engage in is foreshadowing of the risk they will be involved in. Luck is the only thing that could keep them alive. This is similar to what they experienced in Vietnam. The first hour of the film relates to the rest of the story because it shows the comparison of their lives before and after the war. Before the war, Mike kills a deer while hunting with his friends. This is similar to his experience in the war because he kills the Vietnamese as if they were animals. Steven returns from Vietnam War disabled, and he cannot deal with the post traumatic stress from the war. Steven’s wife Angela becomes depressed, this shows that not only the soldiers of the war were affected by the war, but the families and friends of the soldiers also suffered. Nick never returns to the United States and becomes consumed with the riskiness of the war. This is similar to some of texts that we have read. Individuals became so consumed with the risk that they could not let go of the rush.
This film represents an anti-war film. Returning home after the war, all of the men have trouble adjusting back to their life. The war turns three innocent boys into three torn apart individuals. These boys were destroyed both mentally, and physically. The war destroyed individuals in all aspects of life.
The film, Deer Hunter portrays the lives of a group of friends from a small town in Pennsylvania. The first hour in the film shows the three protagonists, Steve, Nick and Mike, in their hometown. The first hour of the film is primarily about Steve’s wedding to his fiancée Angela. There is an assumption that if wine spills from the newlyweds’ cup, then the marriage will likely fail. The wine splashes on Angela’s dress, which serves as a symbol suggesting that their marriage will fail. As we learn later in the film, the war does break apart their marriage.
ReplyDeleteThe first hour of the film shows the boys before they depart for the Vietnam War. The boys engage in risky and adventurous behavior while being at home. The game of Russian roulette that the boys engage in is foreshadowing of the risk they will be involved in. Luck is the only thing that could keep them alive. This is similar to what they experienced in Vietnam. The first hour of the film relates to the rest of the story because it shows the comparison of their lives before and after the war. Before the war, Mike kills a deer while hunting with his friends. This is similar to his experience in the war because he kills the Vietnamese as if they were animals. Steven returns from Vietnam War disabled, and he cannot deal with the post traumatic stress from the war. Steven’s wife Angela becomes depressed, this shows that not only the soldiers were affected by the war, but the families and friends of the soldiers also suffered. Nick never returns to the United States and gets consumed with the thrill and riskiness of war. This is similar to some of texts that we have read. Individuals became so consumed with the risk that they could not let go of the rush.
Deer Hunter is an anti-war film. Returning home after the war, all of the men have trouble adjusting back to their normal life. The war turns three innocent friends into three torn apart individuals. The war destroyed individuals in all aspects. These boys were destroyed both mentally, and physically.