Good Morning, Vietnam By Starring Robin Williams - 1260 Words

Introduction The stunning film, Good Morning, Vietnam, starring Robin Williams does an incredible job encompassing the atmosphere Vietnam War. It begins in 1965 when radio disc jockey Adrian Cronauer is sent to Vietnam to broadcast events on the Armed Forces Radio Service. It takes place in Saigon and includes compelling shots of the geographical features of Vietnam; jungles, cities and beaches. Cronauer begins every report with the notorious Gooood morning, Vietnam! and continues will jokes and upbeat music to make troops all over the country smile. He infuriates his superiors by playing unapproved music and reporting unofficial news. He befriends a local boy, Tuan, in the English class he teaches to an eager group of Vietnamese citizens. Throughout the film viewers fall in love with Tuan and feel utmost empathy for him until it is revealed that he is a Viet Cong. In the climax of the story Cronauer confronts Tuan and yells I gave you my friendship. My trust. And now they tell me that my best fr iend is the goddamn enemy! to which Tuan responds with Enemy?! What is enemy?! You killing my people miles away from your home. We not the enemy. You the enemy. This encompasses the controversy over Americas involvement in Vietnam and goes straight to the viewers heart. History The Vietnam War began in 1959. Five years earlier the country had split in two, the northern half ruled by the communist Ho Chi Minh and the southern half ruled by Ngo Ding Diem under a democratic