What films represent the change in the image of the American soldier after the Vietnam war?

sapper87

August 6th, 2009 at 4:07 am

Forest Gump
Tim

August 9th, 2009 at 2:51 am

Apocalypse Now – Showed US soldiers as drug using, demoralized, worthless thugs.

We Were Soldiers – Showed US soldiers (and their enemy as well) as competent professionals who had a hard job and did it to the best of their ability with courage and honor.
Chief

August 10th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

Conservative producers and directors make fairly accurate war movies, while libs are anti-American anti-military and paint our soldiers in a very bad light….typical.
conranger1

August 13th, 2009 at 3:54 am

Remember Films are made to separate the green-backs from the public’s hand, 95% of them are not 100% accurate but rely on a loosely based upon by-line they are moulded to provide entertainment for the public and not reflect the true character of either the soldier or warfare.

Best movies about Vietnam:

Hamburger Hill (the battle for a hill in Vietnam)

the Killing Fields (immediate post war Cambodia).

These have to be kept separate from movies made with a definite political motive in mind depending on the producer
(think of Kubrik here)

WW2.

Das Boot (The Boat) German production about life on a German submarine in WW2.

Saving Private Ryan. (Reflects the daily life of a US Soldier in Europe from the point of D-Day!).

The rest I rate as entertainment.

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