简介：Storiesaboutwarusuallydealwiththeatrocitiesofbattle,orwithheroismandcompanionship.Inthisfilm,anotheraspectofthephenomenonislaidbare:theattractionoflegitimatedestruction.Vietnamveteranstellabouttheirexperiencesandtraumas,butalsoabouttheirtriumphs.Oneofthemadmitsthathehasdoneterriblethings,buthestilllongstogetbacktothekilling.Anothermancomparesfightingtoarushthatisbetterthananydrug.ThecentralfigureofthisfilmistheformerwarcorrespondentandscriptwriterMichaelHerr(FULLMETALJACKET),whohaswrittenabestsellerabouttheallureofwar,entitledDispatches.Heputsintowordstheunbearablerealityofthethingsthatwehumansarecapableofandcanevenenjoy,raisingthealarmingquestion:isthereamurdererlurkinginsideeachofus?…