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Is there a Vietnamese movie about that war that doesn’t portray American soldiers as bloodthirsty goons?

• the_af 4y ago
  I don't know, but it wouldn't surprise me if there isn't. Though I've heard from Americans living in Vietnam that the Vietnamese are pretty forgiving and not at all bitter against them. They are understandably proud of having defeated their invaders, of course. I think this doesn't matter though. This is a critique of American cinema and their ambivalence towards the war even for a supposedly anti-war piece. It is relevant regardless of what the Vietnamese do with their cinema.
  • serf 4y ago
    One could argue, myself included, that Apocalypse Now is neither a war or anti-war movie. I think it's a movie about the developing psyche in humans under extreme duress, with the backdrop of a war that happens to be the US/Vietnam conflict. That's exactly why I think ambivalence should be allowed in this case; the war is merely the backdrop which influences the psyche problems that we explore within.
• neves 4y ago
  Rambo?