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The Things They Carried

https://deadline.com/2020/11/tom-hardy-pete-davidson-bill-skarsgard-vietnam-war-movie-things-they-carried-afm-1234606181/

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In the starriest new package announced so far for this year’s virtual AFM, we can reveal that Tye Sheridan (Mud), Oscar-nominee Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road), Golden Globe-nominee Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk), Bill Skarsgard (It Chapter One & Two), Pete Davidson (The King Of Staten Island), Ashton Sanders (Moonlight), Martin Sensmeier (The Magnificent Seven), Moises Arias (Monos), and Angus Cloud (Euphoria) have been set as the impressive ensemble for Vietnam war movie The Things They Carried.

Pulitzer Prize-finalist O’Brien served in Vietnam in the late 1960s and his experiences course through his work. In The Things They Carried, which is often taught in middle schools and high schools across America, he tells the story of the young men of Alpha Company, a platoon of soldiers sent to fight on the ground during the War. Trekking from village to village amidst chaos and confusion, the young men struggle to navigate a growing labyrinth of physical, mental, and emotional terrains as they battle for the survival of their sanity, innocence, and each other.

 

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I’m always in for a good Vietnam movie...an actual good one. I don’t want any stereotypical Vietnam bullshit like Platoon.

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Studied a lot of his work in creative writing courses. That collection is so good... made me entertain whimsical thoughts of becoming a short story writer. 

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One of my favorite books of all time. I hope the movie is good but sort of seems like any adaption is going to struggle to capture just what makes that book so special. 

Anyone know if Tim O'Brien still teaches classes at Texas State?

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4 hours ago, Hate said:

I’m always in for a good Vietnam movie...an actual good one. I don’t want any stereotypical Vietnam bullshit like Platoon.

Amen

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