block 4 film

Rating: Null/10 (10 May 2008)

#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.
The Russian Roulette part of the deer hunter was a euphemism for the enlistment of Vietnam. If you avoided the draft you had to either be wealthy so you could enroll in college, or you could move to Canada. If you did those then you're family and friends might dislike you and think you were a coward. Then on the other hand if you went to Vietnam you were either scarred mentally or physically, or you died. I agree with the director about putting this in the film even though their is no evidence of any Russian Roullete being played during the Vietnam war. I think it makes the film more interesting because it makes you nervous for the people playing and you never know what will happen. I think the movie showed patriotism because the movie showed a realistic vision of the Vietnam war and their wasn't a happy ending in the film, or the war.
-Kaanan K.