Hearts and Minds

Davis does a neat job of laying out the absurdity in the US's involvement in Vietnam. He does it mainly through the use of two techniques.(1) Successive contrast, as it's called in the psychology of perception. If you stare at... Full review

The only fully honest movie or documentary I've seen on the Vietnam War. Several movies show the suffering of U.S. soldiers who fought or were wounded in Vietnam, or readily admit that the war effort was flawed - e.g., former Secretary... Full review

I'll admit up front that Peter Davis' documentary makes no effort to show the carnage and torture sponsored and perpetuated by the Viet Cong -- and the one substantial time it explores the way South Vietnamese civilians were imprisoned and... Full review

(Is it possible to be a spoiler for a documentary? If so, this might be a spoiler) I just saw this film in its theater re-release, and it is one of the most difficult films I have ever seen.As far... Full review

Hearts and Minds holds much relevance for the post- Sept-11 world.Although this film concerns itself with the Vietnam War, it is really about war in general. It explores the reasons America behaves the way it does towards other countries and... Full review

I have never been so shocked and outraged before today when I watched "Hearts and minds". We are shown stunning images of the people of Vietnam suffering from a child crying for his father, from a wife tying to get... Full review

Occasionally Hearts and Minds comes over as too obvious and aggressive, as in the shockingly unflattering edits of glib, racist Americans piled one on top of another and the literal link the director draws between football and war. (Then again,... Full review

This is one of the better documentaries I've seen. It is a very jarring commentary on one of the biggest (or at least most visible) failures in US foreign policy. It does a great job illustrating how ignorant US policy... Full review

Peter Davis created one of the most moving accounts of the Vietnam War and the attitudes at home when he produced "Hearts and Minds". The film looks unflinchingly at the nature of power and horrible consequences of war. It is... Full review

Very good piece on the horrors of war and the stupidity which causes them. Lots of good interviews with former gung-ho jarheads who are now armless, without legs, or sitting forever in wheelchairs. Several clips from interviews with politicos of... Full review

THERE ARE at least two reasons to watch "Hearts and Minds," a 1974 documentary about Vietnam.How about this for starters? It's one of the best documentaries ever made, a superb film about the thoughts and feelings of the era,... ... Full Article