is a high-definition repair version, which is much better than my previous DVDs. Here are 7 points:
1. Narrative structure. Single linearity, no flashback memories, jumping back and forth, and bringing the protagonist’s vision to the audience to experience the community life of Russian-American immigrants in a steelmaking town in Pennsylvania. During the Vietnam War, the farewell ceremony of the recruits and the romantic wedding of a recruit Steve took place at the same time. We saw grand, happy, relaxed, a little reckless, little crazy scenes. It can be said that in the movies I have seen, the scene depicting the wedding party is the most pleasing to watch. It took nearly an hour to describe these scenes before enlistment, but after enlisting, he was taken hostage by the Viet Cong, playing Russian roulette of life and death, escaped successfully, was rescued, the chaotic life in Vietnam, and the protagonist Mike's return to town, Returning to Vietnam to find Nick, etc. The whole tone is in sharp contrast with the joy before enlisting in the army. It is hidden pain and sorrow, but no flashback memory is inserted. The three protagonists are divided by the Vietnam War. The twisted life makes happy. In the past, it seemed like a world away, and the narrative structure reached a tacit agreement and consistency with the protagonist’s experience. I think this is really the brilliance of this simple and sophisticated narrative structure arrangement. (It just refutes the narrow words of many inferior film critics who claim to question the use of single-threaded stories in certain films.)
2. Character shaping. Many people say that Christopher Walken’s acting skills are better than others, including the great god De Niro. I disagree. The reason is that only emotionally, Christopher Walken has the advantage of tragic in the role of Christopher Walken, and acting this weak, melancholic, and distorted image of a youth in the literary warfare is an actor who can take on these tasks in the history of American cinema. Too many, you can count a few, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Martin Sheen, Micky Locke, and even Johnny Depp. Of course, this kind of crossing speculation was pure entertainment (or it was still stunned at the time). , Or for other reasons), but De Niro’s individual image of American heroism is an important factor that makes the movie a classic. In that era, De Niro played all the heroes of the era, the American past, the angry bull, the godfather, the taxi driver, and the deer hunter. In these classic movies, he played the leading role. After seeing his performance, I personally think that no other actors can replace this kind of aura. Of course, Christopher Walken is completely worthy of the outstanding performance of a golden man. The other supporting roles also played very well. Meryl Streep plays a brave girl who looks weak but has a firm attitude towards life. Her performance should not be missed.
3. Wonderful details. Although the narrative structure of this film is simple and exquisite, the excellent details of the arrangement cannot be ignored. The first is the several contacts between De Niro and Meryl Streep at the wedding banquet, from the eyes to the movements, from the implicit evasion to the subtle movements, Mike has a crush on Linda, and Linda understands it, such as Linda. When entering the house, Mike immediately took things out of the back door, avoiding Linda; Linda and Nick danced affectionately at the prom. Mike was drunk and looked at Linda. His sight happened to meet the other person, and there was a lonely person between his sights. The woman was looking at Mike speciously, but eventually became Nick's dancing partner, and Nick seemed to understand this situation. But their friendship is completely sincere, and of course it will not be broken. It is not the kind of plot that fell into the cliche of brothers robbing women. It is a true and implicit expression of friendship. Another wonderful detail is that the retired Mengsao officers drank booze at the banquet, and the small friction with some of their enlisted recruits happened to pave the way for the painful memories of the second half of the Vietnam War. There are still many innumerable details worthy of analysis by fans.
The part that should be "over-parsed". Why do you say this way? Frankly speaking, this is such a movie, with a clear-cut anti-Vietnam War color, and there are very obvious metaphors and symbolic expressions in it. It can be said that the audience is looking forward to the imagination of the audience. I think this is the key to winning the award for this kind of literary and artistic film. The title of the film is Deer Hunter, and in the film, there are two times before and after joining the army. This is the most critical part of the film that is expected to be interpreted. Here, let's dig into the theme as much as possible. This is where the film expects the audience to taste. Some film critics said that it was the role of hunter and prey being exchanged. The American spirit changed from hunter to prey in the war, which confirmed the defeat of the Vietnam War. This understanding makes sense. But I think that hunting activities symbolize a necessary means for human beings to survive from ancient times to the present. The meat and other things we eat now are also obtained from hunting, but they have replaced the past with breeding, mechanized slaughter, etc. The way of natural wild hunting. Human survival and development are always based on the slaughter of other species and feed on other things. Therefore, from an individual point of view, a deer hunter needs courage, courage, and resourcefulness to obtain prey, and for prey, he is a conqueror who can deprive the other party of life. In Hemingway's literary works, the tireless description of his hunting experience is considered a manifestation of courage. We might as well analyze it from this perspective. The companion forgot his boots and Mike refused to borrow. I think the reasons for his refusal to borrow are complicated. First of all, he believes that his friend is not prepared for hunting. He believes that hunting must be fully prepared and rely on. For his own ability, maybe he thinks that he sacrificed too much for his friends, and he complained in his heart. For this small dispute, Nick also reprimanded him, but he disapproved. He is lonely in his heart, so incompatible with his friends around him, he runs naked after the wedding banquet, calm, arrogant, cruel, and courageous when he hunts. What we see is a classic American hero image with true temperament and unpretentiousness. He didn't shrink from the prey, and he could always think of ways to overcome the fear in his heart. But during the war, they looked forward to making meritorious deeds (at the time, they respected the restored soldiers and Vietnam soldiers, this was also the environment, and the state propaganda related). As a result, the reality was completely different. Being captured as a hostage, Mike was actually fighting alone. My understanding in watching the film was that Mike told Nick to watch him resist with eyes. As a result, Nick was already in a half collapsed state at that time. He pressed the trigger. Perhaps it was for relief, but when the trigger did not sound, he showed a hideous and distorted smile, trance living under the Russian roulette to remind him that he was still alive. result Mike still became a successful resistance hero and saved his friend. In the whole incident, he was indeed the strongest, and both Steve and Nick collapsed. Therefore, under the Russian roulette, Mike is still the darling of God. This may be the purpose of the film faith. Those who are brave enough to survive and are strong enough to survive are still favored by God. Why did Mike's gun fail the second time he hunted? It's not that his marksmanship is not as good as before. From the disabled Steve asked him, his answer can tell that Mike deliberately let go of the stag. The war made him realize that the war was not something that he imagined to make contributions, but took away his life, youth, and friends. His courage was not lost. The male deer that Mike aimed at with his gun was actually The fear in his heart. Previously, the way he used it was to face the fear, shoot bravely, and hit the target. He was a hunter. But when he became a prey on the Russian roulette and pointed a gun at himself, he realized that he became a prey and how a threat to his life is worth fearing. Therefore, during the second hunt, he raised the gun. Shooting the deer, maybe he thought of aiming at his fragile heart, he let go of his empty gun, and everything changed. He felt that saving lives might be more important than hunting. That is, after the hunt, he went back to find Nick! Of course, the result is so helpless and sad. Therefore, the connection between the symbolic meaning of the deer hunting and the reflection on the Vietnam War depends on how you diverge the association. gram! Of course, the result is so helpless and sad. Therefore, the connection between the symbolic meaning of the deer hunting and the reflection on the Vietnam War depends on how you diverge the association. gram! Of course, the result is so helpless and sad. Therefore, the connection between the symbolic meaning of the deer hunting and the reflection on the Vietnam War depends on how you diverge the association.
5. The film's subjective attitude towards the image of the United States in the war. Indeed, I saw the movie depicting the Viet Cong’s behavior of throwing grenades at the refugee’s hideout. Was it a tactic to kill people during the war, reduce food and material reserves, or entrap the enemy and incite the enthusiasm of the masses to participate in the war? Or is it a description of the Viet Cong soldiers being abnormal because of the war? So, why is there no picture of the crazy massacre by the US military at all? Some friends said that this is obviously inferior to the field platoon, I am afraid I have to agree. Second, the film deliberately portrays Americans in Vietnam as prey to be played by the Vietnamese underworld and military. This may be necessary for the film to express, but the excessively exaggerated and deliberate subjective consciousness is also questionable. Moreover, it is suspected that the director has serious racial discrimination. In the film, although it is said that they are all Russian immigrants, among a few friends, Mike’s name is the most typical American name. His personality and actions are also the most American. The hero's style, on the contrary, other friends showed more or less personality defects. I wonder if there is any suspicion of insinuating other NATO camps during the Cold War. Exaggerating the image of America’s victims in the war is indeed a factor worth considering in this film.
6. Excellent shooting technique. There are several classic car driving scenes in the film, but they are all details that cannot be ignored. First of all, at the beginning of the film is a classic truck passing by, which is full of visual impact and a sense of oppression, opening the prelude to this heavy story. Secondly, before Mike and the others enlisted in the army, the crazy behaviors of driving, such as racing with trucks, showed that they love adventure and don't understand the fragility of life. They reveled all night and drove to the mountains to hunt at dawn. The row of lonely street lights seemed to extradite the dead, full of faint sorrow. After Mike returned to China, he hid in the cart, trying to avoid congratulations from relatives and friends, because he didn't think he was worthy of glory when he returned to the country, and the whereabouts of two friends were unknown (although Steve, who became a waste, was found in the hospital) . Finally, the scene of chasing the hearse is similar to the way they had fun all night, hunting and returning home late at night, which makes people feel infinitely melancholy.
7. After Mike streaked, Nick said: "Everything about us is here, I like this ghost place. If something happens to me, don't leave me there." What a heart-wrenching promise, although Mike can't do it , At least he tried his best to fulfill his promise. Linda's empathy for Mike after Nick disappeared was the most reasonable relief.
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