Transcript Vietnam war in Film

Vietnam war in Film
Platoon
• Platoon, 1986
• Best Picture at the Academy
Awards
• Showed the true side of the
soldiers and fighting of the war
Apocalypse Now
• Apocalypse Now, 1979
• Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
• Shows the dark side of the
Vietnam War
Full Metal Jacket
• Full Metal Jacket, 1987
• Directed by Stanley Kubrick
• A satirical approach to the
soldiers experience through
boot camp and fighting in
Vietnam
Born on the
th
4
of July
• Born on the 4th of July, 1989
• Starring Tom Cruise and directed
by Oliver Stone
• Looks an Ron Kovic, a Vietnam
veteran who struggled to fit in
the United States after being
injured and coming home.
Coming Home
• Coming Home
• Starting Jon Voight and Jane
Fonda
• Tells a story of a soldiers struggle
to fit into the United States after
fighting in Vietnam
Hearts and Minds – Honors Option
• Hearts and Minds, 1974
• Documentary that was released
in Los Angeles, then removed
one week later by the US
government.
Due – Friday, March 13th
• Write a 2 page response, double spaced
• Essay can be written in first person
• You are spending one paragraph giving an overview of the film
• Then one more paragraph reviewing the film and giving your opinion
on how the film represents Vietnam