“We Were Soldiers” showcases the very first battle in the Vietnam War between the Vietcong Militia and the United States military. This battle was the Battle of la Drang in November of nineteen sixty-five. It's based on the book, “We Were Soldiers Once...And Young”, which was written by participants of the battle, Lieutenant General Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway. The movie also portrays what happened on the home front for wives and children of the men serving for the United States. When Lieutenant Moore's seventh Air Cavalry regiment is shipped to Vietnam, they are soon used to hunt down the enemy in the La Drang Valley without knowing if soldiers were present, and exactly how many there were. As they first land, the United States military captures a Vietnamese scout who
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In the movie many of the scenes are shot in the open fields with very little vegetation, and when there is vegetation it’s always the wrong type. The movies show vegetation that looks as if its shot in Tahoe or some thriving forest not a part of Vietnam. In the movie it seems as if the only thing that was accurate about the setting was the hilly terrain pf Vietnam. Overall the movie did a poor job in portraying the terrain in all accurately. The movie portrayed the fighting as mainly firearms and bombs. This is pretty much true but the actually fighting that took place differed from that of how it actually was. This is partially due to the mistake in scenery, but understandably it would have been way too hard to shoot had they accurately depicted the landscape of Vietnam. The fighting that took place definitely included fire arms, but it generally took place in closer quarters situations. In the movie often times the battle scenes would take place with the Vietcong being unseen and then appearing out of holes in the ground or out of nowhere. This was accurate as the American forces had a difficult time finding the Vietcong as they would just disappear during the day
In the movie many of the scenes are shot in the open fields with very little vegetation, and when there is vegetation it’s always the wrong type. The movies show vegetation that looks as if its shot in Tahoe or some thriving forest not a part of Vietnam. In the movie it seems as if the only thing that was accurate about the setting was the hilly terrain pf Vietnam. Overall the movie did a poor job in portraying the terrain in all accurately. The movie portrayed the fighting as mainly firearms and bombs. This is pretty much true but the actually fighting that took place differed from that of how it actually was. This is partially due to the mistake in scenery, but understandably it would have been way too hard to shoot had they accurately depicted the landscape of Vietnam. The fighting that took place definitely included fire arms, but it generally took place in closer quarters situations. In the movie often times the battle scenes would take place with the Vietcong being unseen and then appearing out of holes in the ground or out of nowhere. This was accurate as the American forces had a difficult time finding the Vietcong as they would just disappear during the day