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01-22-2009, 12:09 AM
delta
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So the novel by David Morrell is way, WAY different than it's movie counterpart.
First Blood the movie made it out to where you could be somewhat sympathetic to Rambo, and the situation he was in. In the book ANY sympathy for Rambo or the character of Will Teasle is more than they deserve.
The story is NOT about Rambo being an awesome guy who is just "misunderstood". No, it is about two men who would not back down from what they percived to be "right". It's more about male bull-headedness, and ego than it is about "AWESOME SURVIVOR DUDE WHO WON'T TAKE CRAP FROM ANYBODY!!!".
In the book Rambo knew no ethics, and the ethics or morals he did know he disobeyed in favor of violence.
The movie hinted at what the book was actually about, but would always side a little more with Rambo. The book was equally as much about the sheriff as it was about Rambo. Neither Rambo nor the sheriff were capible of handling the athourity they were given in each of their chosen feilds. Neither had ethics or morals enough to do what they were required to do with the athourity they were given. This lead both the main characters to a demise that neither would have wished for.
I always loved the first Rambo movie, and stuck up for it when people would put it down. Now I will find it a little harder to do so. I always liked all the Rambo movies, but understood that all of them after the first one were crap. They were crap, but I still liked them, and still do. However now I feel that the movies missed the point all together, therefore taking away any validity they had in the first place.
The cartoon definitely missed the point
With as many remakes as they are pumping out these days, I'd have to say that after reading the book i woulden't mind seeing First Blood get remade. It would have a lot of fan boys up in arms, and Harry over @ ain't it cool news would have a shit fit. But screw those guys. Get Stallone to direct it or something, and the bitching would all be over with. If they stuck to the book, and didn't get some douche like Vin Diesel to star in it, it could easily be way better than the original.
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