" Vietnam War Movies You Probably Haven't Seen, But Should" Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 Feb 2019 3:30 p.m. PST |
"Movies about the Vietnam War aren't hard to come by, but much of the established Hollywood canon – We Were Soldiers, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket – has so far told only one story: that of American soldiers. Many of these classics also tell the same story in much the same way, often taking the form of buddy movies (albeit tragic ones). There are, of course, a multitude of other perspectives that deserve cinematic consideration, but the voices most sorely lacking from the chorus are those of Vietnamese people: the civilians, the refugees, and the ones who fought for the North and the South. Often reduced to nameless, voiceless extras in movies about American soldiers, it might surprise you to know that Vietnam had its working film industry in the War, although most of its output was of a non-fictional nature until the early ‘70s…."
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| Old Wolfman | 14 Feb 2019 7:48 a.m. PST |
Heard about a few concerning South Koreans and Australians who fought there also. Not to mention Russians,Chinese,etc.. |
| Tango01 | 14 Feb 2019 11:15 a.m. PST |
You are right my friend… Amicalement
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bases up the rifle teams.