Description:Two boyhood friends return scarred from Vietnam. One is institutionalized for thinking he is the bird creature that he imagined as a child, and the other—physically handicapped but of sound mind—tries to reach his friend to discover what caused his retreat from reality. The film illustrates the human yearning to remember oneself aTwo boyhood friends return scarred from Vietnam. One is institutionalized for thinking he is the bird creature that he imagined as a child, and the other—physically handicapped but of sound mind—tries to reach his friend to discover what caused his retreat from reality. The film illustrates the human yearning to remember oneself as a spirit free of earthly suffering, and how the mind creates personal myths to sustain spirit and body.... (more)(less)
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Date watched: 15th February, 2013
Project: Favourites
Why?: I haven't seen this for years. Years!
Director: Alan Parker
Thoughts: Yes, I did still like it just as much. A few clunky scenes here and there but overall still a good film.
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Plot: After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.
Genre: Drama | War
Director: Alan Parker
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Matthew Modine, Karen Young
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Story: 7 | Story Idea: 7 | Acting: 7 | Score: 6 | Visuals: 7
Overall:
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Synopsis
Back from Vietnam, two friends return home scarred in separate ways, as they try to reinvent their longstanding friendship as well as adjust to each others mental and physical aliments.
Starring Nicolas Cage and Matthew Modine"
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