It was refreshing to watch Hearts and Minds after watching movies like Platoon and Apocalypse Now, it was graphic but in a different sense....
The final scene in the documentary was very interesting to me. A parade is a time when Americans can honor veterans and veterans can feel pride in what they have done. Showing this after a documentary designed to portray soldiers as ordinary, or even less than ordinary is important rhetorically. The soldiers throughout the documentary are shown as dehumanizing murderers who kill systematically, shown through the brothel scene, interviews and footage from Vietnam.
The irony of the final scene is Davis' last punch to the viewer's gut; almost mocking the American public and I think it is perfect as the last scene.
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