a good film.

Rating: 7/10 (29 May 2007)

#1. The symbolism for the Russian Roulette sequences. What was the director trying to get at? Do you agree or disagree with his concept? Include with this our discussion as related to patriotism.
In preparation for their last deer hunting trip together, Nick and Michael are getting ready in their shared trailer on the outskirts of town above the factory where they work. Michael is a true heroic and serious sportsman who takes pride in his self-imposed, "one-shot" spiritual philosophy. He expresses reverence for the hunt with its various rituals. His all-male code, expressed in sexual slang, emphasizes the quickness with which the prey, or enemy target in life is taken "with one shot" Ironically, Nick is the one who dies at the end of the film due to the one shot of Russian Roulette. Michael went back to Vietnam to help him, but unfortunately did not make it. Russian Roulette is a game of chances, like hunting, and one shot can make all the difference. It's the one shot that kills you. While hunting, one shot can end the deer's life. It is kind of like Russian Roulette because it's the deer dodging the bullets instead of pulling the trigger. It's the humans playing the game with the deer. Russian Roulette is the Vietnamese playing a game with each other. I agree with what the director is trying to portray here.
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