... through the dark, trying to overrun the fort, who get exterminated by electrified fences. In a sense, the film is undermined because its efforts to oversimplify a very complicated situation into what Leo Cawley describes as, "Americans are the good guys, the Viet Cong are the bad guys, and the peasants are the frightened townsfolk who need protection and the rule of law." The Green ... games of Russian roulette. Though moving and bold, the images are not authentic. As The Deer Hunter progresses, the story focuses on the disillusioned and shattered communities the three men face. After bei...

• Word Count: 3681
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate