Coming Home

Coming Home was definitely my favorite movie we've watched yet. I liked how it gave you the reality of what the returning Vietnam veterans had to face when coming home. It was sad to see how poorly the veterans were treated. I definitely think this movie could have helped out America's opinion of the Vietnam War had it been realeased earlier.

Also I really enjoyed the soundtrack of the film. The soundtrack really fit the movie well. Some of the songs didn't seem like a good choice for certain scenes but I think they fit very well. Even though they would play an upbeat song when someone was gonna kill themselves or other scenes like that it still fit perfect. It gave you the sense of turmoil because the music didn't quite go with what was happing on screen. Although the lyrics always seemed to make sense with the scene even if the music did not, in my opinion.

The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye was an excellent movie. I think Philip Marlowe is an interesting character. The whole movie he sees people doing things that may not be the best things to be doing but he always says "fine by me". Then in ending you finally get to see where he draws the line when he kills his friend.

Five Easy Pieces

This movie was very good. The diner scene is definitely a very cool seen. The way he figures out how to get what he wants is hilarious. It's even funnier that the waitress still wouldn't give him what he wanted though.

In regards to the ending I think he knew exactly what he was doing. He wanted to get away and start a new life again. When his girlfriend ask him for money and handed her his wallet he knew he wanted to disappear. Also he left his jacket in the bathroom, probably so people would think he just disappeared instead of taking off to get away and start fresh. Overall I thought the ending was pretty straight forward.