We all love a good story about an underdog, who is wronged, and fights back in a way that makes the little guy sit up and cheer. Especially if the underdog is an out of his luck character whose only redeeming quality is his resourcefulness and his adherence to his principles, principles we all wish we had. "First Blood" is such a movie.
Our allegory kicks off with a vagrant, a veteran of the Vietnam resistance traveling into a small town. On the outside of town, he is met with some police force who tell him that his kind is not acceptable in this city. Drifters are not allowable, as they are perceived as vermin who will drain the cities resources without giving anything back. After giving him the word of warning, the police leave him, and think that is that.
Nevertheless, our central character, John Rambo, shows up yet again in town, and is arrested. He gets booked, and thrown into the county lockup. But he doesn't imply any harm, and he hasn't yet broken any laws. He just wanted something to eat, and a friendly place to sleep. He may seem a little slow, but we feel for him, as the police appear to be mistreating him.
Then there is a campaign, and the police chief steps over the line. And vaguely injures this ostensibly big brute. Drawing opening blood, the sheriff has opened a can of worms he will before long regret, likely for the rest of his life. Because John Rambo is a vastly taught eradicator, and well equipped to deal with any kind of opposition, and come out on top.
This begins the center of the movie. One lone man, John Rambo, is pushed into a corner, and he responds with the only way he knows how. He retreats into the adjacent hills, and speedily finds himself in his element. Taught to outlive, to pursue, and to kill. The police immediately know that they have their hands full, and bring in as many officers as they can.
Then an army Colonel shows up, and claims that he was Rambo's commanding officer during the Vietnam hostilities. The police erroneously consider he is there to look after his charge from the police. But they have it the other way around. Rambo's CO is there to bring him back before he does irretrievable harm to the entire police force. He is there to save the law from Rambo, not the other way around. We go after John Rambo through the wasteland, and watch him battle his own psychological demons in one rare picture that has created one of he most well known action heroes of our time. If you haven't seen this movie, you must, as it is an example of unbelievable filmmaking, acting, and directing.
Our allegory kicks off with a vagrant, a veteran of the Vietnam resistance traveling into a small town. On the outside of town, he is met with some police force who tell him that his kind is not acceptable in this city. Drifters are not allowable, as they are perceived as vermin who will drain the cities resources without giving anything back. After giving him the word of warning, the police leave him, and think that is that.
Nevertheless, our central character, John Rambo, shows up yet again in town, and is arrested. He gets booked, and thrown into the county lockup. But he doesn't imply any harm, and he hasn't yet broken any laws. He just wanted something to eat, and a friendly place to sleep. He may seem a little slow, but we feel for him, as the police appear to be mistreating him.
Then there is a campaign, and the police chief steps over the line. And vaguely injures this ostensibly big brute. Drawing opening blood, the sheriff has opened a can of worms he will before long regret, likely for the rest of his life. Because John Rambo is a vastly taught eradicator, and well equipped to deal with any kind of opposition, and come out on top.
This begins the center of the movie. One lone man, John Rambo, is pushed into a corner, and he responds with the only way he knows how. He retreats into the adjacent hills, and speedily finds himself in his element. Taught to outlive, to pursue, and to kill. The police immediately know that they have their hands full, and bring in as many officers as they can.
Then an army Colonel shows up, and claims that he was Rambo's commanding officer during the Vietnam hostilities. The police erroneously consider he is there to look after his charge from the police. But they have it the other way around. Rambo's CO is there to bring him back before he does irretrievable harm to the entire police force. He is there to save the law from Rambo, not the other way around. We go after John Rambo through the wasteland, and watch him battle his own psychological demons in one rare picture that has created one of he most well known action heroes of our time. If you haven't seen this movie, you must, as it is an example of unbelievable filmmaking, acting, and directing.
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