Traumatic Brilliance

Rating: 10/10 (14 October 2016)

Michael Cimino's 1978 Oscar winning drama, a traumatic and moving Mellon collie tale.
Based on the screenplay The Man Who Came to Play by Louis Garfinkle The Deer Hunter is memorable story about friends and how their American community becomes victimised by the terrorising Vietnam war. Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep, star as the friends keeping up a happy loving family of friends that still hold up friendship even when the bad luck haunts them. Winning best director, Editing, Sound, supporting actor for Walken and Best Picture, the Deer Hunter lives righteous as a classic and portrays a striking reality during the time and wonderful blend of performances.
A group of steel worker friends living in Clairton Pennsylvania, (De Niro, Walken, John Savage, and John Cazale) share fun loving banter together as they prepare for one of theirs weddings, go hunting, and as they go across the world to serve their country. When three of the good chumps eventually make it to the Vietnam war, they enter a world that they may not all return from and try to find themselves again back home.
All cast displaying awe inspiring characters, De Niro doing what he does best, Meryl Streep also portraying a very lovely performance. But as the Academy did rightly justice to Christopher Walken's outstanding performance gives the film the heart that is at its focus, especially delivering the real pounding emotion in the third act of the film.
Set during one of the most important times in world history, the Dear Hunter truly express's impact that tormented America and it's people at the time. A very solid piece of perfect story telling and directing creating magnificence in heart-breaking traumatising format.
The Deer Hunter is a very powerful piece of cinema and propaganda even, discovering more about impact of the Vietnam war, and very correct win of Best Picture at the Oscars. A truly perfect film. 10/10