Deer Hunter by Adam P

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2012)

The Deer Hunter is a great film that follows the journey of Roberto De Niro, or Mike in the film, to fight in the Vietnam War. But along with him is his best friend Nicky. Towards the end of the war, Nicky gets separated in Saigon and meets up with a rich Frenchman who runs an underground Russian Roulet den. This French character gets rich of running this gambling hall. Since colonial times, the French have had a major influence on the region and took over most of southern Asia. The French have always held power over the Vietnamese, so this is why the French man has power over the rest of the people. This character symbolizes the fall of a French Vietnam. One of the reasons that the United States entered the war was to help out France, but it the end it just back fired. This is the same thing that happened to Nicky in Saigon. Overall, I think this is a very good film. Rober De Niro did a great job in this movie.