Chaotic but good?

Rating: 7/10 (14 June 2020)

I personally really wanted to love this movie, the Vietnam era is great with its music and changes in culture. Some of the best films ever made have been about the Vietnam war. So I was readily anticipating its release.
The characters were interesting and you could feel the chemistry between them, Delroy Lindo was especially good playing the conflicted Paul his monologue into the camera was unusual and made you feel uncomfortable as if you had become a part of his mind. I also loved the change between the Vietnam war and present day in camera, colouring and the change in aspect ratio.
I don't understand why people hate the fact that the characters were not de-aged in the war, I think it helped you get attached to them and not separate them as two characters as who they are today was made in the war.
I thought the scene were David, Paul's son, was stuck on a mine was particularly good, drawn out and riddled with suspense.
However, the film is too long some scenes could be shorter and it could've been edited a lot better. My biggest pet peeve with it was how they discovered the gold, I mean what are the chances David would dig on the exact spot a gold bar was, it seemed too far-fetched.
Da 5 bloods is an interesting story, riddled with political messages but the themes don't resonate through as strongly as they should've and the ending scenes seemed disjointed from the rest of the film. It's an interesting watch, something that has to be felt instead of understood.