Hearts and Minds really captures what it was like to be alive during one of the most tumultuous times in recent American history. The interviews, in particular the interview with Westmoreland and the fighter pilot, were of great interest and perspective of the attitude of the times. It's very well documented that there was MASSIVE resistance among the American public, but on the contrary there was still great trust in the institutions of government among many of the citizens regarding the war in Vietnam. In regard to that trust was the interview with the parents of a killed solider who unabashedly supported their child's "call to duty" and the administrations decisions regarding the conflict in Vietnam. This film was highly influential to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, and Moore's is almost a by the numbers replica of Hearts and Minds. This film is highly recommended for historical reasons. It is also a very moving, tragic film and a bleak comment on American foreign policy. 10 out of 10.
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