Rambo Film Analysis

It is natural for retired soldiers to have a loss in identity, morals and be somewhat depressed. “War changes everything in a soldier's mind.” This is noticeable in the songs Hero of war by Rise Against, 21 Guns by Green Day. It is also noticeable in the films Rambo by Ted Kotcheff and Fury by David Ayer. With the theme “War changes everything in a soldier's mind” I am going to emphasize the false ideals the public in the texts were told and why war changes everything through the negative effect of war on soldiers and retired veterans.

The band Rise Against are portraying their song Hero of war, that war always has a negative emotional impact on soldiers. The band shows this thorough the soldiers actions, which results in a loss of identity

The director Ted Kotcheff portrays this in the scene where Rambo emotionally breaks down because of the names and stereotyping Rambo and other soldiers have been named. These stereotypes that the public have said have been expressed through Rambo’s emotions and shows how it has affected his identity. The director wants us to think about the statement “they spat at me and called me baby murderer and sh-- like that!”. We can see the hurt and confusion Rambo's feeling because the people he is fighting for are accusing of “baby murderer” when he should be praised as a war hero. This is different from 21 Guns by Green Day because in 21 Guns the soldier is portrayed by the public as a hero. But the soldier feels like he has lost his identity and is falsely praised. Ted Kotcheff is portraying how the public portrays Rambo as a murderer and distances himself from society because of this. Rambo feels as if he is betrayed by his own people and relates himself to an outcast. Ted Kotcheff helps us understand that having an understanding of the personal experiences of war is important before accusing them and distancing them further from society. This can be implemented into our lives so anyone from war can be assimilated back into society instead of feeling distanced and outcasted. This relates to me because of my beliefs sometimes I

Where Norm is set the challenge to keep his morals even after he is forced to work with the people that were considered “Animals” . the director portrays this theme when Norm in the movie says “What the F--- is wrong with you!? What the F--- is wrong with everyone? Nobody cares about anything. What the F--- is happening?”. This shows Norms anger towards war and everything that's happened. Further on in the film Norm in battle shows shows the anger and loss of moral standards he has for himself in the script where he says “F---ing Nazis”. This statement defines the change that has occurred emotionally. At the start of the film Norm is illustrated as a young typewriter and later on transitions into a soldier an “animal” or what was portrayed to be a “man” in those times. David Ayer helps define how a man can change in war and the anger inside soldiers that can't be blamed on any one thing. Because of Norms morals he distanced himself from the other soldiers and doesn't think of himself as one of them. The director David Ayer also helps us understand the change mentally that occurs during war this can be easily related to teenagers because of the mental and emotional change that happens during