GOOD MORNING VIETNAM (1988)
some reflections on representations of the Other
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One of the most famous films about the Vietnam War is Good Morning Vietnam (1988), directed by Barry Levinson, which tells about the life of an army radioman in Saigon called Adrian Cronauer, played by Robin Williams. As it is a feature film that criticizes the war and what the Americans were doing in Vietnam, it is interesting to reflect on the representations of the Other, the Vietnamese, throughout the narrative, since the work shows itself to be anti- war.
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