The Deer Hunter

As much as I think the wedding scene shouldn't have gone for a whole hour, I still believe it contrasts perfectly with the uncertainty of war, how we go from crowds to solace and how war and Vietnam in this case sent people who was going to come back changed, if they got the chance of coming back that is. Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken and Robert de Niro are fantastic. And I'd dare to say that most of the cast is fantastic as well. The acting is superb and the pace and rhythm stales at the beginning but picks up later making it one of the most engaging and hooking to watch. How painful can war be for a friend? For oneself who relies on them, for that buddy you're never going to see again in their normal self. Cause coming back to war isn't something you can do, your mind is forevermore there, with the shootings and stacked with adrenaline...