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+++ 329:question:329--week_13_questions_comments-2022 [2022/11/17 06:35] (current) – [IV.How does this movie work as a primary source about the time period in which it was made or the filmmakers?] moore_sarah
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 This movie was so disturbing to watch. I hate that this happened in US history. I hate all of it. After going over the readings for this week I felt even sicker. It seems like the movie didn’t even exaggerate anything, that’s terrifying. I wish it was just pumped up for show. Vietnam was absolutely hell for these men and they were treated like sub humans when they came back. Sickening behavior. You can be anti war without being anti solider. -Michaela Fontenot
+I think this movie works very well as a secondary source. The portrayal of the chaos of combat, the veterans' hospital, and Kovic's recovery and struggles all seemed very real. The portrayal of Kovic's PTSD seems very realistic. The things that happened to him were triggered by something as simple as a baby crying. I also think the way in which his thoughts developed over the story seemed very realistic. He was originally positive when going into the military, but changes his view to be anti-war. This is because of many things, like his experience and the number of people who were against the war. Sarah Moore
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 This movie says a lot about the time period it was made. It was made close enough to the war that almost every adult watching had been alive during it, and had a personal frame of reference for it. I think the late 80s/early 90s was a big period of change and recognition for vets, and I think this movie is a prime example of this change within society. -Michaela Fontenot
+I think that this film shows the memory and impacts of the people who experienced the Vietnam War. This film was made about 15 years post-Vietnam War when the thoughts around it had changed and settled. It being an anti-war film is not surprising, as many people in the United States thought there was no place for us in that war. By showing the atrocities of the war and the horrible things veterans experienced upon their return, //Born on the Fourth of July// captures the sentiments of the US people at the time. Sarah Moore