Mike Going Back For Nick

Rating: 9/10 (13 December 2016)

This film places a great emphasis on the idea of family being not just those blood-related, but those that never leave your side and are always there for you. This is perfectly demonstrated by Mike's return to Vietnam to find and bring home one of his best friends, Nick. Mike is built as a character that all others depend on and go to for help and advice. He returns to Vietnam because he recognizes the faith that his friends have in him and knows he cannot let down Nick. The night before the group of friends had to leave for Vietnam, Nick asked Mike to make him a simple promise: he asked Mike to bring him home from Vietnam. Nick stated that it did not matter in what condition Mike brought him home in, as long as he was brought home and not left in Vietnam to die or decay. This was Nick's only request for his best friend before entering the war and being separated from him. As a result, when Mike returned home he did not feel complete. He knew that Nick was still somewhere in Vietnam and was most likely in danger. He needed to keep his promise and bring Nick home to safety, preferably while he might still be alive. Mike knew that if he did not at least try to find Nick and return to the United States with him, he would never forgive himself for letting down one of his closest companions. With Mike's ceaseless attempts to help everyone. he knows that he can't stop with Nick. He returns to find Nick playing Russian Roulette for money and realizes that Nick's trust and love for him has already disappeared; it disappeared the day Mike went home and Nick stayed in Vietnam.