The Deer Hunter

One of the hardest Best Pics to watch. Painfully realistic i. Its portrayal of PTSD and the effects of a foreign war on small town America. Absolute master classes in acting from DeNiro, Streep, and Walken.

A devastating masterpiece examining PTSD; it’s filled with masterclass performances from everyone in it. This is one of those films were I found myself glued in my seat, watching all of the credits as I was sorting through all my feelings. That’s how powerful it is.

Despite its faults, The Deer Hunter is a formidable work which asks a great deal of its audience. The graphic brutality of the Vietnam scenes are devastatingly rendered, and it is a pulverizing experience.

- The Russian roulette scenes were some of the most craziest scenes to witness
- The foreshadowing from Angela spilling her drink to Steven returning from Vietnam without legs is insane 💀💀

The scenes at home are the most naturalist and real I've ever scene in a movie, but that makes the scenes in Vietnam seem unrealistic in comparison. it takes you out of the film. has a lot to say but those themes are held back by a more over the top approach to the war itself.

Masterpiece