From Fantasy To Disillusionment

America war movies occupy an important position in World War film. The war providedfertile soil for the Hollywood film creation. Among them, the more prominent is the SecondWorld War and the Vietnam War movie film, there are many classical movies. And theVietnam War is different from the Second World War, in the Vietnam War the U.S. failed, theU.S. involvement in Vietnam reflects the injustice, Americans cognition on the Vietnam Waris constantly changing, film director, no longer blindly advocating heroism in the VietnamWar Movie Empire creation, but gradually began to reflect, to reveal the war after war. TheVietnam War Movie changed America war movie tone, and it is unique. In this paper, we takethe characters in Vietnam War and Vietnam War as the main research object, by analyzing theimage of American in Vietnam War Movies to think of the uniqueness of the Vietnam WarMovies, and by analyzing the Vietnam war movie themes to reveal the special significance ofthe USA Vietnam War Movies creation. Finally, analyzing the movie image point of view toanalyze the Vietnam War films is how to reflect the war, characterization and themes.The introduction part, combing America Vietnam war film creation evolution process,will American Vietnam war film creation into three periods: the transition period and theperiod of time, the fantasy disillusionment. America soldiers in three different periods showdifferent attitude. At the same time, thinking about the Hollywood during the Vietnam War,Korean War film creation of movie significance.Chapter I, analysis of American soldiers in the Vietnam war film the understanding andtrust of the Vietnam war, according to before the war, the battlefield and the chronology of thewar for Vietnam war films classified in the eyes of American soldiers in the Vietnam war, andultimately to analyze the psychology of American soldiers. Viet Nam was originally UnitedStates ideal for national service for youth, however the cruelty and inhumanity of war andAmerican troops to Vietnam’s understanding and trust continuously changes, Viet Nam warultimately evolved into the Township of nightmare for veterans.Chapter II, from point of view of the characters in the war, through analysis of thespecific films to meet United States Vietnam war movie, analysis of different film for a different understanding of the image of the US military in the Vietnam war, US soldiers as"glamorous", and "dissimilation" and to "rethink" three categories.The third chapter, multiple reveal Vietnam movie themes, the film’s empire heroism isanalyzed, at the same time, the film shows reflection, for human to the internal contradictionsof war sequel revealed analysis.The fourth chapter, from the image expression analysis is how to fully display the themeof the film out of the Vietnam war movie, here we analyze the common type of the VietnamWar documentary film shooting style,"violence" expression, symbol, metaphor andexpression etc.