1970s: Vietnam / Cult Films / Documentaries / Home Video

Watch ONE of the following films: The Deerhunter (Michael Cimino, 1978) > available in the LRC at the front desk (#147C) The Green Berets (John Wayne, 1968) Hi Mom! (Brian de Palma, 1970) Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin, 1971) Chrome and Hot Leather (Lee Frost, 1971) Deliverance (John Booreman, 1972) Hearts and Minds (Peter Davis, 1974) Coming Home (Hal Ashby, 1978) The Deerhunter (Michael Cimino, 1978) Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) All these film are available in DVD format and can be rented at local video stores as well as online rental stores > click HERE for online rental options. Answer the following questions (minimum 500 words in total for all the questions) and email them to me (10 points) > (do not send attachments > include your response in the body of the email): What was your reaction to the film you selected? How does it related to the other films you've seen so far in this class? (Also post your response to Q. 1 on Canvas -- and post a comment) How does this film represent the Vietnam War? Give specific examples. Do you consider this a realistic depiction of the Vietnam War or perhaps a mythic/fantasy representation? Or perhaps both? Describe scenes that support your argument. Describe the impact the Vietnam war has in the film on the men and/or women in Vietnam and/or the United States. Do the characters change? What is their position on the war? What message do you think the film provides about its relation to the war? Does it support it? Does it critique it? How?