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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The film portrays the Vietnamese as monsters wheras in reality they were the ones that suffered by far the cruelest blow. Two and a half million fatalities at the hands of the americans, I am sick to death of seeing so many films that have glorified american involvement in that war, its gauling to see that angst ridden stare out the window kind of angst regurgitated ad nauseum.
from www.imdb.com: Various critics objected to the Russian roulette sequences, suggesting that such activity never took place in the Vietnam War. Director Michael Cimino was planning on the scenes to cause controversy and simply stated that no one could be certain of the accuracy. Robert De Niro and Cimino reportedly argued as to the realism of the scenes.
The film seems intended to show how unpleasant the war was for Americans. The possibility that it might have been worse for the Vietnamese isn't exactly gone into at great length. I think you're right myron.
Can I recommend going to watch it again. And I mean WATCH it. Prepare all refreshments beforehand. Kick everyone out. Lock all the doors. Listen to every word that is said. Then give us your opinion.