Michael returns for Nick

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2008)

This is BY FAR the best (and most intense) Vietnam movie I have ever seen. It's packed with not only action but also emotion. It provides a different perspective to the war and those who were affected by it: soldiers, family and friends.
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In regards to why Michael returns to Vietnam to retrieve Nick, I think it is simple. Michael feels rightfully obligated to do so. He promised Nick that if anything happened he would not leave him in Vietnam. (This promise was made under the basketball hoop, after the streaking incident after the wedding). Besides that, I think it is obvious that Michael and Nick are best friends and have been for a long time; Michael couldn't live with himself if he left Nick there.