Maya Lin

This movie showed that the Vietnam War memorial was more than the simplistic design that it seemed. Even this monument has its way of getting its message across. Every small thing about this monument has its own meaning. The designer herself had to explain what she meant by some of the things that she did to it. I think that overall, the design is subject to everyone's own interpretation. Maya Lin said that the design was meant to have people spend time and reflect on where their loved ones died in the war. Some other individuals saw it as a black hole in the past.

It took courage to stand up for her design against some of the people that disagreed with her design. Sadly, most of the people that were against her design were simply into petty arguments such as the nationality of Maya Lin.