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Born on the Fourth of July tagline: A story of innocence lost and courage found.
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| Directors: Oliver Stone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 out of 30,380 votes |
“Born on the Fourth of July” Movie Review
“Born on the Fourth of July” Plot Summary
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
A forgotten masterpiece!
This has to be one of the the best war films I have ever seen. Where ‘Saving Private Ryan’ fell into a whirlpool of schmaltz or where ‘The Deer Hunter’ caught ‘bad ending’ syndrome, ‘Born’ stood out. It is also the best Oliver Stone film I have ever seen. Where ‘Platoon’ looked cheap and lacked characterisation, where ‘JFK’ felt smothered in special guest cameos, where ‘Natural Born Killers’ looked silly and cartoonish and well, where ‘Scarface’ was just plain shameful, ‘Born On the Fourth of July’ stands out above all of these titles. It confronts you with the true, unrelenting horrors of the Vietnam war with the use of disturbing flashback sequences, kinetically energetic gun battles and slow-motion violence
This film also proved that Cruise was an artistically satisfying actor as well as a commercial one (think ‘Top Gun’). I think we can all agree that this was definitely his tour de force (and, if you’re a ‘Usual Suspects’ fan, you can actually spot Stephen ‘McManus’ Baldwin in the scene where Ronnie and his friends are discussing their futures in a cafe). Sorry if I went a little off the topic at hand there, but I thought some of you might find that interesting. Anyway, if I had to summarise ‘Born On the Fourth of July’ in a few words I’d say something along the lines of really, really, really good or more poetically, moving and unforgettable.
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One of Stone’s most powerful films
‘Born on the Fourth of July’ is Oliver Stones most powerful film behind ‘Platoon’. People have critisized this film and Oliver Stone for taking too many liberties, none of the the critisisms have any relevance. Unless you are Ron Kovic upon who the story is based you have no right to complain. This is a great movie and Oliver Stone is a great director, period. Tom Cruise gives his best performance to date here as vietnam vet Ron Kovic, who, after fighting in Vietnam is confined to a wheelchair. In fact all the acting in this movie is phenomenal. Behind ‘Platoon’, ‘JFK’, and ‘Natural Born Killers’ this is Stone’s best film. I have the upmost respect for people brave enough to fight in the Vietnam war, I hope I don’t upset anyone with my comments.
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Amazing and Powerful
This is an unflinching look at the life of Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), a Vietnam vet who became paralyzed during the war, and how he learns to live with his disability by becoming an anti-war activist
There is so much to like about this movie. Cruise plays Kovic with strength and dignity and Oliver Stone’s direction is wonderful, getting the anti-war message across without turning the movie into a preach-a-thon
This movie is one that will stand up to the test of time. I know it’s not supposed to be a ‘happy, happy, joy, joy’ type movie, but I am giving this movie an 8 out of 10 from me because it’s a little difficult to watch at times.
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‘Born on the Fourth of July’ – A story of innocence lost and courage found.
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