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   In the 1980s, a popular genre of Vietnam-related films was revenge fantasies that featured a Vietnam veteran or veterans returning to Vietnam to vanquish the Vietnamese, of which the most popular was the 1985 film Rambo: First Blood Part II.

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   • Apocalypse Now. Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is a burnt-out Special Ops soldier assigned to sneak into Cambodia and assassinate a rogue U.S. colonel (Marlon Brando) who has apparently gone insane.
   • Platoon. Wanting to do his part to help the American war effort in Vietnam, college dropout Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) volunteers for the U.S. Army.
   • Full Metal Jacket. Divided cleanly into two acts, "Full Metal Jacket" follows a group of Marine recruits as they complete basic training under the watchful eye of their sadistic drill sergeant (Lee Ermey).
   • The Deer Hunter. In 1968, best friends Mike, Steven, and Nick (Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and John Savage, respectively) are drafted into the U.S. Army.

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   What do movies based on the Vietnam War reflect?

   • As is the case with most war films, movies based on the Vietnam War tend to reflect the nature of the war itself: The fractured mental state of Americans at the time, the political upheaval, and the barbarity of the battles.

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   What were the most popular Vietnam movies in the 1980s?

   • In the 1980s, a popular genre of Vietnam-related films was revenge fantasies that featured a Vietnam veteran or veterans returning to Vietnam to vanquish the Vietnamese, of which the most popular was the 1985 film Rambo: First Blood Part II.

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   Is there a documentary about the Vietnam War?

   • There are quite a few illuminating documentaries that discuss the Vietnam War at some length. "The Fog of War" is an example of one such film, although the movie is more centered around McNamara's life from his academic career until his appointment to the Department of Defense.

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   Why is Vietnam called television's war?

   • Vietnam is often referred to as “television’s war,” in the sense that this is the first war that has been brought to the people preponderantly by television. People indeed look at television. They really look at it. They look at Dick Van Dyke and become his friend. They look at a new Pontiac in a commercial and go out and buy it.

   Watching Vietnam on TV | The New Yorker

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4. consortiumnews.com › 2017/03/27 › life-and-death-inLife and Death in Vietnam's 'Television War' - Consortiumnews

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   Mar 27, 2017 · In February 1967, Japanese cameraman Tony Hirashiki along with a Vietnamese soundman and myself – then an ABC News correspondent – jumped from a hovering Huey helicopter onto Landing Zone C...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Camelot_(film)Camelot (film) - Wikipedia

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   Camelot is a 1967 American musical fantasy drama film directed by Joshua Logan and written by Alan Jay Lerner, based on the 1960 stage musical of the same name by Lerner and Frederick Loewe.

   • Release date: October 25, 1967

   • Produced by: Jack L. Warner

6. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 1967/05/27Watching Vietnam on TV | The New Yorker

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   From 1967: Michael J. Arlen on television coverage of the Vietnam War.

7. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › platoonPlatoon | Rotten Tomatoes

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   Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) leaves his university studies to enlist in combat duty in Vietnam in 1967. Once he's on the ground in the middle of battle, his idealism fades.

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8. screenrant.com › platoon-movie-true-story-vietnamPlatoon True Story: How Accurate Is The Vietnam War Movie

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   Nov 5, 2020 · Where other Vietnam movies like Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket focused on the internal turmoil of US soldiers, Platoon unflinchingly depicted the human cost of the Vietnam invasion, and unfortunately, the depiction of these war crimes is accurate to reality.