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Title: First Kill - Vietnam War Documentary 1/8
Added: Mar 17, 2009
Author: JohnSmithTheSecond
Duration: 9:21
Description:
What is the psychology of war? Do soldiers become murderers when they enjoy killing? Is war beautiful? Are all humans capable of monstrous acts? FIRST KILL examines these and other questions, as it explores what war does to the human mind and soul. Interviews with several Vietnam veterans evoke the contradictory feelings that killing produces - fear, hate, seduction and pleasure. FIRST KILL also includes a discussion with Michael Herr, the former war correspondent who wrote the screenplays to Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket, and wrote Dispatches, the best and most important book about the experiences of the combat soldier in the Vietnam War. For the last ten years Herr has refused to give any interviews, but in FIRST KILL he descends into his own dark experiences one more time. "If war was hell and only hell and there were no other colors in the palate... I don't think people would continue to make war," he says. For other people war is just work. Immediately after taking his well-known photograph of a Vietnamese general shooting a Vietcong soldier in the head, Eddie Adams went out to lunch. Other Vietnam veterans talk about similar numbing experiences, many of them continuing to suffer nightmares and are still struggling with their traumas. On the other hand, former "tunnelrat" Billy Heflin openly admits that, despite his aversion to war, he is addicted to killing, and longingly recalls his wartime experiences.
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Youtube Comments: 967
kakonis Says:
Mar 29, 2012 - Are you Coca schribjer? (sorry about spelling).
MSUiBleedGreen21 Says:
Mar 30, 2012 - lol what are you all arguing about? and quite with the america is crap comments keep your damn thoughts to yourself...
baron8107 Says:
Mar 31, 2012 - Yes, let's all be practical here, no anti-(subject here) without a damn good reason.
scottmop4325 Says:
Apr 1, 2012 - fuck you
SecurityHere Says:
Apr 4, 2012 - silly questions
SecurityHere Says:
Apr 4, 2012 - silly vid, i am gon.
abigailmead Says:
Apr 5, 2012 - my name is coco schrijber, I made the film
barrackallax Says:
Apr 5, 2012 - Hey, I spent a year in Iraq and have been in an inpatient facility previously here in Cincinnati. I just want you to know that most movies are BS (pro or anti war); this is the only one I've seen that is really honest and non-judgmental. Aside from the original "All Quiet" Lewis Milestone movie, this is the best movie that was ever made about warfare. It sounds strange but I watch this movie about once a month. It calms me down for some reason.
idak12 Says:
Apr 10, 2012 - When we beleive the bullshit of our Governments, we will do anything.
francesllcooper Says:
Apr 11, 2012 - Utterly chilling in its extreme and quiet honesty.
PIGd3stroyer Says:
Apr 11, 2012 - I just started reading Dispatches by Michael Herr...fuck man, just fuck. That book is more vivid than any film I've ever seen.
NowKillYourself Says:
Apr 13, 2012 - Alright, so you ignored my point altogether, which is understandable since you're a complete moron that knows absolutely NOTHING about the topic at hand. Please end your life, for the benefit of society. Oh and please refrain from breeding if you don't commit suicide. The last thing we need are your offsprings in this world.
tangodown421 Says:
Apr 24, 2012 - Is willem dafoe the narratpr?
tangodown421 Says:
Apr 24, 2012 - Narrator*
tangodown421 Says:
Apr 24, 2012 - Nevermind
BobbySoxers Says:
Apr 25, 2012 - This guy never really left Vietnam....
james rodriguez Says:
Apr 27, 2012 - in war there can only be two ways to go home victory or death and once you find out the truth there is realy not anything to look foward to your gone like the people you slaughtered. your minds not yours and you imagine things that any other person imagines.
multiredleg Says:
Apr 29, 2012 - If one human can kill, then we are all capable of killing!
james rodriguez Says:
May 1, 2012 - does anyone knw who is the artist of the opening song
psoltero100 Says:
May 3, 2012 - This dude needs to talk louder...
tripptytripper Says:
May 8, 2012 - Fucken gooks man...
Wabaanimkii Says:
May 28, 2012 - Micheal Herr has a beautiful house. That Billy guy seems like a cool dude.
OFFENDERRUEB Says:
May 28, 2012 - what's the name of that weird song where the pig gets shot in the head at about 3:20.
jrlaker Says:
May 28, 2012 - It's strange that they open this documentary with Mongolian throat singing, not Vietnamese music.
luckyinbetween Says:
Mar 26, 2012 - Damn right. And to this day, America still gets what it deserves.