An affecting exploration

Rating: 9/10 (9 February 2017)

Michael Cimino may have been difficult to work with, but you can't say he didn't make a good film. "The Deer Hunter" is at its core a very tragic story that will stay in the viewers mind for a while.
It showed less about the Vietnam war than I thought it would. But this film is about much more than just that. It's main focus is the story of a few friends and how they all change in different ways, even if they had to endure the same horrible things. It makes you think how some things they went through would affect you. It doesn't move quickly at all and takes its time.
I know a lot of War films are about similar subjects, but I think most of them explore it in different and unique ways. This one has its own way of exploring how lost you can become without degrading any other War film out there. It's a very long film, but it's really worth experiencing at least once when you have the time. It's a very affecting great story.