What is the even more dramatic truth hidden in the profound and dramatic Oscar-winning film "The Deer Hunter"?

A drama of sadness and joy that continues even after the battle is over.

Thanks to Michael's quick thinking, the three survived, but they were separated during the escape, and Michael was the only one who returned home to Pennsylvania. But there is no joy in returning home. After his harsh experience, he had lost his former cheerfulness. I can't respond cheerfully to my friends Stan and Axel, who remained in my hometown, who still talk to me just like before. Even when I go deer hunting, which is my specialty, I can't pull the trigger. He gets mad at Stan, a weak man who owns a handgun, and snatches the gun away from him and thrusts it at Stan's temple. In this scene, De Niro suggested to Cimino that his acting would be better if he used a gun with live ammunition. John Cassar, who played Stan, agreed to this, and it was surprising to hear that a real gun with live ammunition was used.

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After this, the movie develops into a reunion between Steve and Michael, who had lost both of their legs and was admitted to a disability hospital, and a confrontation between Nick and Michael, who had lost their minds in Vietnam and had become players of Russian roulette. , a movie that began with a wedding, ironically ends with a funeral.

I'll avoid spoilers for those who haven't seen the film yet, but I will tell you one thing: Zsigmond, the cinematographer, felt that the ending was too sentimental when he read the script. However, once the shooting was finished, he realized that it was a mistake. After the camera stopped, the actors appearing in the scene burst into tears from sadness and sadness. It is a dramatic story that goes beyond the fiction of a movie, and at the same time, it is an episode that speaks to the reality of this work.

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