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Rating: Null/10 (15 November 2002)

The Deer Hunter is in no way supose to be a thrill ride or the most entertaining blockbuster of the decade as many of the other reviewers were thinking. The Deer Hunter is the pyschological affects of the Vietnam War on three average people. This is a movie about the strength of friendship under the most extreme condition the entire world has to offer. This is a perfect picture of strength, courage, and devotion. There is so much anyone can learn from this movie. Each character in the movie represents a human emotion or characteristic. Michael (De Niro) is courage and leadership. Nick (Christopher Walken) is insanity and disregard for human life. Steve (John Savage) is timidness and insecurrity. All the friends back home in PA who didn't go to the war represent negatives such as ignorance and stupidity also some positive characteristics like friendship.
Everyone knows the story, if you haven't seen it, rent it. Put yourself through the punishment of the wedding party, everyone else does, the rest is pure gold. All three friends take their different routes after Michael frees them from the POW camp. Michael returns home to his small town, everyone in his town where he grew up looks at him as a hero, and they would do anything in the world for him. Steve is an ashamed Veteran because of his disabilities, like in Born on the Fourth of July. Nick is someone who will be completely tramatized for the rest of his life as an effect of playing the horrific game, Russian Roulette.
Anyone who doesn't like the ending to this movie is an Anti-American bastard. The ending is fitting for the story in every way possible, it's truely heart touching and brings out feelings of sympathy and patriotism.

Christopher Walken's win for Best Supporting Actor was probaly my favorite and I think the Academy's best descision. He is a great actor who gets many of his roles as the persona he played in this film. He needs another nomination.