Wow, Propaganda anyone?

Rating: Null/10 (14 March 2002)

I was excited about this movie while i was standing in line with my friend. I really enjoyed BlackHawk down, and i was expecting something of similar entertainment. I did not like this movie at all, it disgusted me and filled my heart with rage.
To understand why i may feel this way, i will tell you about myself. I am Eurasian (asian and european), my father is from Vietnam, and he immigrated shortly after the Vietnam war. This movie reminded me of other peices of garbage - like Rambo. Movies like BlackHawk down and WWS are entertaining if have your eyes closed to the world.
The movies these days are following a disturbing trend. 1. Killing large amounts of people is OK 2. America rules 3. Being a soldier who gets payed to KILL people is OK and a very important and honorable role. 4. UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU! 5. They did it to us, lets do it to them back - Revenge is OK 6. Nationalism
I havent seen a larger amount of propaganda in my whole life. Could it be that just maybe these movies are an attempt to get young Americans to join the war against "the axis of evil."
Personally, if America wants to go to war against "tyranny", and calls on its allies, i will be hard pressed to decide which side to fight on- given that America runs programs such as the "school of the americas."
This movie did not do enough to show both sides of the story. The US forces are shown as nazi supermen - i'm sorry, did i say nazi? --- i mean American Supermen.
The part of the film that enraged me the most was when the american artilleryman was hit my napalm, you saw the horror of napalm. What they dont show, of course, is the suffering of the hundreds of Vietnamese going though the same thing on that battle field. Oh yes, and the countless villages of innocent people that were massacred or napalmed in Vietnam.
The next time i see a movie like this i am going to walk out of the theatre. I recommend "Platoon" or "Appocalypse Now" if you want a more touching movie about the Vietnam tragedy.
Rating 2/10