1978 · drama · war
The Deer Hunter
Directed by Michael Cimino3h 3m1978
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
Our read: The Deer Hunter (1978) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · war entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, extreme drama / war, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- measured
- extreme
- bleak
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