Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Instant Comments:
Wheelchair bound... armless...
Hehe. "Did you like it?" "I don't know?"
Wow. So many kids.
How old was Tom Cruise in this movie? [For context his first movie on IMDb is in 1981, he did Risky Business in 1983, Top Gun in 1986, and Rain Man in 1988]
Disappointing loss, but perhaps strange to see such a different reaction from his supporters.
I imagine somewhat dramatized, but not far from the truth: most of the boys want to go to war, only one is keen on going to college but is teased by the other boys
"Moon River"
Damn. Friendly fire. ["Examples include misidentifying the target as hostile, cross-fire while engaging an enemy, long range ranging errors or inaccuracy."]
"What hapepned?" he asks...
Hehe. The commanding officer is helping to deny it, but he's still rattled
All the commentary around the injuries
Nasty. Femur fracture or something.
I'm sure there's real media that would break one's unrealistic ideals of war but this movie wouldn't be bad either... so much unpleasant imagery (wounds of all sorts); though in an artistic way
Kind of a replay from when he was younger. Him flinching at the firecrackers. A boy looking at him.
He blames it on his mom... and I think the signs were there that she did push him and have these expectations of him when he was younger...
Were those tears of sadness or tears of joy?
Oh wow. Is this [William Dafoe]
Charlie sheds a tear
I feel like he shouldn't say anything about him killing Billy because they probably got over it.
And it seems they're also quite a war family
Geez... the kid is right there.
Billy's father said "We don't have to hear this son."
I don't know. I felt he did it more for himself than for the family. Which I suppose is fine.
Credits:
Actors are broken into sections with two columns
Hooker - Vivica Fox. Is this Vivica A. Fox? [It is. Apparently it was her film debut. Prior to that she was on Days of Our Lives in 1988.]
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Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Oliver Stone. 145 min

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Born on the Fourth of July (IMDb.com)