Originally posted by Freddie C.:
My problem with The Deer Hunter is the wedding scene. It is ridiculously long.
And ridiculously necessary. If it wasn't as long as it is, we wouldn't care for the characters as much as we do. When Michael (De Niro) goes back to Vientam in search of Nick (Walken), we know exactly what is at stake, because of that wedding sequence and the deer hunt before they go to war.
Mick