Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Although it’s been widely praised as one of the greatest war movies ever made, The Deer Hunter generated its fair share of controversy when it was released in 1978. The Deer Hunter revolves around three American steelworkers – played by Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and John Savage – whose lives are irreparably destroyed after being sent to fight in the Vietnam War.
But whether or not The Deer Hunter is an anti-war film is debatable. It justifies its portrayal of the savagery of American soldiers by depicting Vietnamese soldiers with displays of even more callousness and cruelty, making the Americans’ own brutality seem like a means to an end. But, much like Paths of Glory, The Deer Hunter is more interested in the consequences of war than the war itself.
4 The Deer Hunter's Exaggerated Villainy Of Vietnamese People One of the main points of contention with The Deer Hunter’s portrayal of the Vietnam War is its cartoonishly exaggerated depiction of the Vietnamese soldiers’ villainy. The very best war movies, like Saving Private Ryan and Full Metal Jacket, show that there’s good and bad on both sides of any war. But The Deer Hunter is pretty firm in portraying American soldiers as heroes and Vietnamese soldiers as villains.
2 Michael Cimino Lied About Serving As A Green Beret Medic In Vietnam Cimino didn’t just generate controversy for his work on The Deer Hunter; he also generated some controversy while he was promoting the film. In an interview with The New York Times’ Leticia Kent , Cimino claimed to have served in Vietnam as a medic with the Green Berets. He said he joined the military around the time of the Tet Offensive in 1968.
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