Rambo 2 is seen through the eyes of a Vietnam War veteran, 10 years after the war has ended. John Rambo is serving time for his actions after the war in Washington, where he just tried to escape public persecution by the local sheriff and deputies. His captain from the war approaches him with a way out of jail, and Rambo takes the mission. The mission he is given is secretly just an attempt to please politicians and civilians alike. The military wants to show America that there are no more prisoners of war, and that no one was left behind. They give Rambo the mission to take photographs of the camp, which is supposed to be deserted at the time. Rambo does not see eye to eye with this idea and decides to take action and free the Americans.
The movie is simply an action-packed, testosterone filled adventure story. It is a classic example of the Hollywood hero genre. Rambo destroys nearly an entire army of Russians and North Vietnamese to rescue these men, and he does so with only a bow, knife, and what he views as the most powerful weapon, his brain. The action of this movie is unrealistic, yet captures the viewer’s attention and willingness to put aside logic and cheer for Rambo.
I think that this movie was made to be a blockbuster action movie, and not necessarily to reflect peoples feeling or sediments about the Vietnam War. There are some points that are brought up by the characters that do reflect different points of view of different people. The military views these soldiers as “forgotten ghosts” or simply “expendable”. The view of Rambo towards his country is similar to that of the thousands of veterans returning home to a hostile environment. These men were willing to kill, and even die for their country, yet after all that is done and gone, they are pushed aside and forgotten. Rambo makes us remember these men who served, and Rambo, like those who served, just wants “my country, to love me, as much as I love it”.
Rambo 2 is seen through the eyes of a Vietnam War veteran, 10 years after the war has ended. John Rambo is serving time for his actions after the war in Washington, where he simply tried to escape public persecution by the local sheriff and deputies. His captain from the war approaches him with a way out of jail, and Rambo takes the mission. The mission he is given is secretly just an attempt to please politicians and civilians alike. The military wants to show America that there are no more prisoners of war, and that no one was left behind. They give Rambo the mission to take photographs of the camp, which is supposed to be deserted at the time. Rambo does not see eye to eye with this idea and decides to take action and free the Americans.
ReplyDeleteThe movie is simply an action-packed, testosterone filled adventure story. It is a classic example of the Hollywood hero genre. Rambo destroys nearly an entire army of Russians and North Vietnamese to rescue these men, and he does so with only a bow, knife, and what he views as the most powerful weapon, his brain. The action of this movie is unrealistic, yet captures the viewer’s attention and willingness to put aside logic and cheer for Rambo.
I think that this movie was made to be a blockbuster action movie, and not necessarily to reflect peoples feeling or sediments about the Vietnam War. There are some points that are brought up by the characters that do reflect different points of view of different people. The military views these soldiers as “forgotten ghosts” or simply “expendable”. The view of Rambo towards his country is similar to that of the thousands of veterans returning home to a hostile environment. These men were willing to kill, and even die for their country, yet after all that is done and gone, they are pushed aside and forgotten. Rambo makes us remember these men who served, and Rambo, like those who served, just wants “my country, to love me, as much as I love it”. If there is a group of people out there to whom this film was made to please, it would have to be the people who thought that we could have won, if it were not for the government. These men and women who share this point of view were displeased because they thought that that the government restricted them from winning the war. This sediment is seen with Rambo when he asks if he would be allowed to “win this one”.