#3 What's the deal with the French character who introduces Nicky to the Russian Roulette den in Saigon? What is this character suppose to symbolize?

Rating: Null/10 (10 December 2014)

The French character who introduces Nick to the Russian Roulette den in Saigon is intended to represent Frances part in the Vietnam war. France persuaded the United States to join Vietnam to prevent the spread of Communism. Similarly the french character convinces Nick to join the Russian Roulette games. After the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu, France decided to pull out of the Vietnam war ignoring there links to the US. Comparably, in the movie when Mike goes back to the French man to ask for help, he pretends that he does not speak English nor knows anything about the Roulette games. The director of the film did an impressive job symbolizing the role France had in the Vietnam war by portraying there actions through the French character.