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Great flick.
I would rank "The Deer Hunter" alongside "Full Metal Jacket" as the best war movie that isn't just a war movie. "The Deer Hunter" is about Vietnam, but it goes far beyond that war to explore the interplay of three archetypes of the human condition. There are very few actual combat scenes in the movie, which helps keep the viewer focused on the characters rather than the dynamics of any particular battle.
Also worthy of note are the film's hunting scenes. The film is called "The Deer Hunter," after all, and a great deal of effort went into these scenes, both the pre-war and post-war hunts. Watch the astonishing beauty of the pre-war hunt. DeNiro's character strides up a rocky crag, rifle in hand, and follows through on his "one shot" motto. Nick lingers behind, content to simply take in the beauty. For those of us who hunt, it pretty much captures the ideal kill. More significantly, it stands in contrast to the post-war hunting trip, where everything falls apart.

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The Scars Of War
The Deer Hunter was one of the first movies directly about the Vietnam War. The film focuses on five guys from nowheresville Pennsylvania with three of them heading off to Vietnam. Before they go, one of them gets married and the group goes on a deer hunting trip. They start off as the hunters, but in the end they become the hunted. The film shows that not only does war leave physical wounds, but mental ones that cut deeper. In one of the most disturbing scenes ever filmed, the three men are prisoners of war and are forced to play the deadly game of Russian Roulette. After they escape, they are split up. One of them becomes an amputee, another heads home seemingly unscathed and the third stays behind and plays Russian Roulette for high stakes. Michael Cimino guides us through the ravaging effects of war on not only the men who experience it, but the people who stay behind at home. Christopher Walken is superb as Nick the one who stays behind in Vietnam. He starts off a confident young man who then is slowly broken down by what has happened to him. He deservedly won the 1978 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for this role. Robert De Niro is sublime and understated as Michael the defacto leader of the group. Meryl Streep, in her first big role, plays the girl Nick leaves behind with alternating strength and fragility. The film won the 1978 Best Picture Oscar and remains one of the most disturbing and tragic films in history.

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too slow
This movie is just too slow and makes you bored.Except of some scenes (in vietnam)i can`t find something to keep my interest.Classic but.......