We Were Soldiers Vietnam War

The Vietnam War is one of the most controversial wars that the United States ever fought in. The war was regarded by many as unnecessary and most of the public wanted no part in the war. The Vietnam War was one of the most deadly wars in United States history. The amount of people that died is insurmountable, and we will never forget those who gave there lives during combat. Many films were made to show the American public how gruesome and bloody the Vietnam War was. I believe one of the best films that portray this is We Were Soldiers. The film We Were Soldiers is based on a true story of the combat that occurred in the Vietnam War. The battle takes place at the La Drang Valley called "The Valley of Death". This film allows the viewer to see what fighting and the what the war zone was really like in Vietnam as they experience one of the most violent battles in U.S history.
The film uses graphic images to portray what the battle scene was really like. It shows how the American troops were outnumbered and how they were fighting literally within feet of the enemy. The images in the movie that we seen are as close to as what it was really like, because there was a photographer there taking pictures during combat. The pictures that the photographer shot during battle helped us visualize what the battle scenes were really like and the pain and anguish that soldiers went through when fighting. The images of soldiers dying during combat and the reality of the battle helps to portray the bloodiness of the battle. Hollywood used good images to try to portray the movie to make it look exactly as it was at the actual battle in 1965. Some black and white photographs of the actual battle scene in 1965 were in the film so that the viewer could see real images of the battle and what soldiers had to go through to survive the