Mr. Craven's Film Studies class: Deer Hunter assignment

Rating: 5/10 (20 December 2005)

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Mike goes back to Vietnam to find Nick for several reasons. The first of which is that he promised Nick that he would not leave him, dead or alive, in Vietnam. NIck is Mikes best friend; he is the only one that he likes to go hunting with. its just not the same with any of the other guys. Mike could just not leave his best friend in Vietnam. He also went back because he realized that Nick was in trouble. When visiting Steve in the veteran's home, Steve showed him a drawer full of money which is being sent to him from Veitnam. At that moment, Mike knows that the POW camp and the Russian Roulett has had sever effects on Nick and that he is trapped in the fatal game. Mike would not be able to handle the loss of his best friend and he would not be able to handle what it would do to Linda if Nick died. Linda is working hard to cope with the changes in Mike and is wait hopefully for Nick's return. Mikes return to Vietnam also brings closure to himself. Since his return, Nick has been at the back of his mind, along with everything they went through in the POW camp. By bring Nick home, Mike can finally leave Vietnam behind.