The blood you see, the death you don't see

Berniece 2022-04-23 07:01:15

War is a time for people to face survival, plunder, and dignity naked.

It's a 1978 Best Picture and five Oscar winner.

This is a film that makes me, a female viewer, try to keep her eyes fixed on the screen, but her hands are constantly shaking, the game of 'Russian Turntable' that keeps appearing in the film.

The film constantly presents two contrasts, the quiet Pennsylvania and the small town of Clairton in Asia and the continuous rain in the smoke of Vietnam.


What impresses me deeply is not the heroic Michael in Vietnam, the brave veteran who returned to his hometown and released him when he was hunting deer. It's Nick, a visible and invisible hand, a backlog of war, and a Nick who gave up himself in despair.

Nick escaped from an island from the hands of the Vietnamese, and was sent to the hospital. Looking at the photo, looking at the disabled companion, I was asked the name of my mother, but couldn't say it. We can see that his body is still there, but his soul may have been severely mutilated. He was walking on the crowded streets of Saigon, and nothing caught his interest. The only thing that excited him was seeing a stranger who looked like Michael.


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  • Anais 2022-03-23 09:01:16

    I didn’t feel it the first time I saw it about ten years ago, but the remaining impression is like a choking on the bones. I re-watched it today and it was very shocking. The Master Shot that emphasized order was cancelled, Zsigmond's photography washed away all illusions, and finally there was a Joyce-like ending with a missing corner and an unbalanced dining table. Compared with its original and noisy, "Apocalypse Now" appears to be overly elaborate.

  • Felipe 2022-03-21 09:01:14

    9 points Deloni was so handsome when he was young. It looks like the American team’s bearded man is so good to look at the male coach that I can’t remove my eyes. Not boring and good-looking male protagonist is really not easy to take two Americans and get lost in a war that does not belong to you, never return to music, good Russians play Russian turntables, fatal irony and sadness, if there is no ending, God bless the United States. Definitely recommended by five stars

The Deer Hunter quotes

  • Axel: Lemme ask you a question: how come I never see you eat?

    Nick: I like to starve myself. It keeps the fear up.

  • Army Doctor: Chevotarevich, is that a Russian name?

    Nick: No, it's an American name.