Born on the fourth of July is a great movie which illustrates the effects of the Vietnam war on soldiers. This movie in particular is about a young “All American boy” from a small town who enjoyed playing sports, named Ron Kovic. Ever since Kovic was born he dreamed of joining the army and fighting for his country, something that he was very proud and fond of doing. Although this dream of Kovic’s did not turn out exactly as planned, when he enlisted in the war and was sent to Vietnam he was served to live in horrible conditions, accidentally shot someone and was paralyzed from the waist down from a gunshot wound.
An element of narrative that I found the most interesting in the film was the acting of Ron Kovic’s character, because he developed so much over the years. When he returns back from Vietnam to his hometown you see how is character had developed. Turning into being a very depressed and guilty person, who is confused on how to conduct his daily life without being in the war and not having all of his body parts functioning. Ron’s overall spirit runs out and in the middle of the film he seems like he has nothing else within him, as he makes his life look hopeless and pointless.
A scene in the film that really caught my attention was the two scenes of the Fourth of July parades. The first time this scene is shown Ron is a young All American boy who has big dreams for himself, as going to war and fighting for his country. While seeing this parade Ron pictures himself as being one of the war veterans walking. The second time this scene is shown Ron is actually in the parade as a veteran who is then paralyzed. Both of these shots show Ron’s character as a before and after shot, which is really quite interesting.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this film to a lot of people, I would even say that I would watch this movie again. Although it talks about a serious world issue, this film is quite simple to watch.
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