Strong depiction of war story-wise and technical wise

Rating: 8/10 (5 September 2014)

The story rolls out strongly from the very start, depicting the post traumatic stress disorder symptoms. It ran a steadily strong story with virtually every scene, presenting the depictions as various as the scenes of Hau Phat, the Playmates, the ARVN, the bridge, and finally the Colonel scenes. I watched the redux version, which runs for more than three hours. The movie for me is very successful in depicting the Vietnam war visually using great lighting techniques. But the strongest part of this movie is surely the straightforwardly kind of disturbing scenes. Martin Sheen retained the composure of a slightly appalled soldier who is tempted to question his orders. Marlon Brando enrich the movie with the successful depiction of the Colonel character which was neatly built through mystery throughout the movie.