Good Morning, Vietnam By Mitch Markowitz - 3343 Words

Directed by Barry Levinson and written by Mitch Markowitz, â€Å"Good Morning, Vietnam†, a comical film released in 1987, made an effort to portray the society of Vietnam and the life of American soldiers there during the Vietnamese conflict (1955-1975). The movie is set in 1965 Saigon, South Vietnam and begins with Adrian Cronauer, played by Robin Williams who transferred from Greece to Saigon to work as an army DJ. Cronauer is not a serious type of guy: he is easy going and has a strong sense of humor. In his first day of work, he completely changed the boring routine of radio station called Armed Force Radio Service into a station where he makes fun of his authorities, weather and even the former president of that time, Richard Nixon. His personality makes some of his superior like Lieutenant Steven Hawk and Sergeant Major Dickerson hate him but among the thousands of soldiers, he is a legend. For soldiers who left their family behind and are in an unknown country with a co nstant fear of death, Adrian Cronauer entertains them and gets their mind off the potential, escalating war. In his spare time, he tries to pursue a Vietnamese girl named Trinh. Due to the cultural barrier, Trinh rejects him but Cronauer doesn’t give up. He starts teaching an English class for the Vietnamese people which Trinh attends and the people there starts to like him and accept him because of his fun personality. He befriends Trinh’s brother Tuan to get closer to Trinh. Little did Cronauer know that