Spielberg has not written about Vietnam because his stories end in something being achieved for the greater good.
All this death and destruction (like 6 men dying for 1 Private Ryan) was for a good cause (like how he ended up with good looking children) and how the war was won; in Vietnam nothing good was achieved. America did not win. Those men suffered for no good cause.
Spielberg would be forced to re-write history.
I really did like Shepard's style. He puts so much opinion in his work (like our discussion about using "I" in class today) but he also backs it up with evidence. It was entertaining and I enjoyed how much information he brought into it, like comparing so many movies at once.
And if anyone is a film person, is there a good film AT ALL about Vietnam???
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By "good" I mean positive
Interesting perspective on why Speilberg has written anything about Vietnam. I think you are exactly right.
There is one happy Vietnam movie out there - Forrest Gump!
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