Rambo: First Blood is a 1982 action film that follows John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) as he deals with life after the Vietnam War and the hardships he faces. John Rambo was a war hero who had even received a Medal of Honor for his acts of heroism during the war. Wandering the highways of America, he reaches the town of Hope, Washington. Once he arrives he meets the town sheriff named Will Teasel who insults him. Distraught, Rambo continues heading into town to get something to eat. Teasel, frustrated with Rambo's attitude towards him, arrests him for vagrancy. Rambo then escapes from prison while being cleaned up and is on the run from the law. The Vietnam War had a great impact on many soldiers just like Rambo, both physically and emotionally. There were many factors that determined the outcome of the Vietnam War. The factor that was shown in Rambo: First Blood was the morale of the soldiers. Some soldiers didn't even know what they were fighting for. John Rambo did everything he could for his country to win a war he didn't even understand and people cheered him on...
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