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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Born on the Fourth of July |
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A young man joins the Marines and is sent to Vietnam. He gets shot, severing his spine, leaving him a parapledgic. After spending some time in a terrible veterans hospital, he returns home to find people protesting the war. After alienating his family he goes to a mexican villa with a lot of other disabled vets. After seeing and experiencing what the war does to people he flip-flops his position and begins protesting it. He participates in and leads many demonstrations. Eventually, he finds himself in a position to have his voice and message heard.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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This film is based on the true story of Ron Kovic, a Marine who was injured in the Vietnam War and went on to become an advocate against war.
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Born on the Fourth of July |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
War impact on civilians/veterans
Yes
Kind of conflict:
- war, Vietnam
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
- infantry soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Other Asian
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Washington D.C.
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- spiritual
- all mixed up
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
- A huge amnt of foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
Is this movie based on a
- book
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