Rambo 2 is a film about an american soldier who is sent over to Vietnam after the war in order to rescue stranded POWs. The point of viewof this movie is that the Americans who served in Vietnam were forgotten by their country. The operation that John Rambo is sent on is disguised as one to rescue POWs. It turns out that the mission is just a front so that the governemnet can say that there are no remaining POWs. This shows the utter lack of concern for the Americans who served from the point of view of the government. It seems that the only one who cares about the imprisoned soldiers is a fellow soldier, Rambo. Throughout the film Rambo makes comments about how the government never cared for the soldiers sent to serve, many of whomgreatly loved their country. Rambo's hope at the end of the film is that someday the american government will care for the soldiers as much as the soldiers care for it. At the time it was clearly not the case with the government's attempts to wash their hands of the POW situation and leave them there.
This film was primarily made for entertainment purposes. At its heart this movie is a pure action film with huge amounts of rediculous violence and killing. Along with the highly unfeasable plot line it is easy to view Rambo 2 as just a "bubble gum" film. Rambo 2 however does have a social message mixed in with all of the action. The maker of the film puts alot of focus on the government's abondonment of its soldiers. The film highlights the fact that the soldiers were not allowed to win the war because of government policies. The film also hopes that the government will continue to support the troops and not just focus everything about money. Money has been a driving factor of the government's treatment of the war and its soldiers. The film wants the government to take some social responsibility and take care of its people.
Rambo 2 is a film about an American soldier who is sent over to Vietnam after the war in order to rescue stranded POWs. The point of view of this movie is that the Americans who served in Vietnam were forgotten by their country. The operation that John Rambo is sent on is disguised as one to rescue POWs. It turns out that the mission is just a front, the true purpose is so that the government can say that there are no remaining POWs. This shows the utter lack of concern for the Americans who served from the point of view of the government. The soldiers have been abandoned. It seems that the only one who cares about the imprisoned soldiers is a fellow soldier, Rambo. Throughout the film Rambo makes comments about how the government never cared for the soldiers sent to serve, many of whom greatly loved their country. Rambo's hope at the end of the film is that someday the American government will care for the soldiers as much as the soldiers care for it. At the time it was clearly not the case with the government's attempts to wash their hands of the POW situation and leave them there.
ReplyDeleteThis film was primarily made for entertainment purposes. At its heart this movie is a pure action film with huge amounts of ridiculous violence and killing. Along with the highly unfeasible plot line it is easy to view Rambo 2 as just a "bubble gum" film. Rambo 2 however does have a social message mixed in with all of the action. The maker of the film puts a lot of focus on the government's abandonment of its soldiers. The film highlights the fact that the soldiers were not allowed to win the war because of government policies. The film also hopes that the government will continue to support the troops and not just focus everything about money. Money has been a driving factor of the government's treatment of the war and its soldiers. It is clear that the writer of the movie believed that the U.S. Government put its soldiers in a position to fail and refused to aid the soldiers who most needed their help.
Rambo 2 is a film about an American soldier who is sent over to Vietnam after the war in order to rescue stranded POWs. The point of view of this movie is that the Americans who served in Vietnam were forgotten by their country. The operation that John Rambo is sent on is disguised as one to rescue POWs. It turns out that the mission is just a front; the true purpose is so that the government can say that there are no remaining POWs. This shows the utter lack of concern for the Americans who served from the point of view of the government. The soldiers have been abandoned. It seems that the only one who cares about the imprisoned soldiers is a fellow soldier, Rambo. Throughout the film Rambo makes comments about how the government never cared for the soldiers sent to serve, many of whom greatly loved their country. Rambo's hope at the end of the film is that someday the American government will care for the soldiers as much as the soldiers care for it. At the time it was clearly not the case with the government's attempts to wash their hands of the POW situation and leave them there.
ReplyDeleteThis film was primarily made for entertainment purposes. At its heart this movie is a pure action film with huge amounts of ridiculous violence and killing. Along with the highly unfeasible plot line it is easy to view Rambo 2 as just a "bubble gum" film. Rambo 2 however does have a social message mixed in with all of the action. The maker of the film puts a lot of focus on the government's abandonment of its soldiers’ ambitions to win the war. The film highlights the fact that the soldiers were not allowed to win the war because of government policies. The film acts as a medium for the large amount of Americans who believe that the government failed its soldiers by refusing to allow them to win the war. The film also hopes that the government will continue to support the troops and not just focus everything about money. Money has been a driving factor of the government's treatment of the war and its soldiers. The film wants the soldiers to take responsibility for its soldiers who have suffered great personal tragedies because of their time defending the country. It is clear that the writer of the movie believed that the U.S. Government put its soldiers in a position to fail and refused to aid the soldiers who most needed their help.