Some important concepts

Rating: 9/10 (1 December 2005)

Here are some important concepts for 'The Deer Hunter' for my Film Studies students to contemplate. Choose one to write a response to in here and be sure to tell me what your user-name is so I can see your review.
#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.
#2. The different personalities of the three men (Steve, Mike and Nick) before they go to Vietnam and how it serves them as soldiers. Did their different approaches towards life serve as an accurate prelude to what was to happen? Could it have happened differently?
#3. What's the deal with the French character who introduces Nicky to the Russian Roulette den in Saigon? What is this character suppose to symbolize?
#4. Why does Mike go back to Vietnam to find Nick? Be specific with this one and use examples.