A visceral and chaotic film. May be hard to watch for some people.

Rating: 10/10 (8 January 2019)

This was difficult to watch and made my heart ache.
I knew very little about the battles in Vietnam but this movie really opened my eyes to how unprepared our men were and how the politicians made them go into battle even with little training.
These soldiers bravely fought and gave it all they could with the limited resources they were given.
The actors do a great job of pulling you in. Even though you don't get to really know the characters in depth you feel for them as a whole.
There is a lot of fighting and a lot of blood shed, A LOT!!
It angers me to think how some people treated these boys when they came home.
When other critics say it's a gung ho, GO AMERICA war movie full of propaganda and that it shows America hitting targets and Vietnam not , they must have watched a different movie. In my opinion the movie presented both sides, but of course it's going to show the American side more, it's based on the events from an American who was in that first battle.
The ending was beautifully done, showing how both sides feel pain for their dead brothers and family members. How these men who came home, came back to no celebrations, no parades... just reminders of what they endured. So different from previous wars.
The only reason I took a star off is because the battle scenes can get chaotic, which is even more realistic but sometimes hard to follow.
The musical score was also well done, as was the 1960's set and costume details .
"They went to war because their country ordered them to, but In the end they fought not for their country or their flag, they fought for each other "