The personalities of Nick, Mike, and Steve.

Rating: 10/10 (14 December 2010)

When Deer Hunter begins the three men are very different and they don't have a lot in common except for the fact that they are friends. Their personalities vary a lot and cause conflict and dispute between them cause of it. Mike wants to do things by the book and be precise. Nick is sort of a ladies man who likes to have fun and be with friends. Steve tries to be independent and he has issues with commitment.
The men go to Vietnam and their personalities lead them in the beginning but slowly their personalities start to change and they have to change because of the environment they were dealing with in Nam. Nam starts to change them and this becomes apparent in every scene after the scene where the play Russian roulette. After that point the men begin to break down and change and all of them change completely as Nick becomes distant and sad ,Mike becomes lonely and desperate, and Steve looses his independence.