Vietnam War Reparations To Vietnam Rambo: First Blood

During the heat of the Vietnam War, which began on the 1st of November 1955, it was clear to see that the American public were against this war due to the many protests. The reason was due to the young American soldiers that were conscripted into taking part in the war. Since it was the first televised war the public were able to watch the brutality and violence which started the protests. After the bombing of North Vietnam the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was formed where peaceful protest such as “teach-ins” were prepared. (History) As Vietnamization started to commence it lead to the end of the Vietnam War on the 30th of April 1975. The public had lost support in the American government as they had to pay war reparations to Vietnam

Rambo is an iconic war hero who is sent by American soldiers in search of missing Prisoners of War (P.O.W) in Vietnam. Rambo is caught in Vietnam and is tortured by the Vietnamese and Russian soldiers. He is able to escape and save all the P.O.W’s and kill of the Vietnamese and Russian’s. This film positions the viewer to support and feel sympathy towards the Americans during the war as the torture and brutality of these soldiers are clearly seen. It shows that it was necessary for the American soldiers to take part in this war and the conditions the soldiers were put

Chris Taylor is a young wealthy and educated young man that has volunteered to take part in the Vietnam War. Taylor does this because he feels that he would learn more through the war rather than college. He is sent to the border of Cambodia to fight the North Vietnamese (NVA) and during the one year that he fights for America he has to learn how to fight on his own, consumes drugs and witnesses many deaths as well as murders. Since the film is told by a Vietnam veteran all aspects of the film can be historically accurate, the film is explicit and shows the damage that was done to the Vietnamese soldiers and