Dear America

Of all of the movies we have seen thus far I really appreciated this one the most. All of the film stock and letters were first hand from Vietnam which gave it a warm and authentic feeling. At the same time I was sent mixed signals from the music that was played. I know it was there to evict a certain form of ethos but I am confused as to what specifically it was going for. I only say this because while i was watching it i felt almost upbeat with the songs playing and cared less, emotionally, for the dying soldiers than I would have if I had just seen them with no sound and made the interpretation for myself. I also really enjoyed all of the voice overs done by professionals. They were not read monotone and each of them were unique. I say this while recalling the monologue that Mr. P did in class when he read the poem two different ways and all of the sudden the meaning of it was completely altered. This is how I felt while listening to letters. At times I felt hopeless and at othertimes, though the letter may have been grim, I felt alive with optimism. I think this supports my reason for being biased to movies as opposed to books. Movies are doine the way one man's vision wants you to view it where as the book can leave you to interpret it in your head which I feel is almost gyping me in a way due to the fact that I may be reading it in a way that the author had no intention of me understanding it to come across in that manner.