Finding out Harrison Ford was supposed to play lead in this movie was a strange moment for me

Thank you Tom Waits and Coppola

Toward the beginning of the movie I was nervous this was going to be a total dick flick, but I was pleasantly surprised to learn this was a movie anybody could enjoy. Wholesome and adventurous

I thoroughly enjoyed First Blood - it touches on a reality some veterans faced after Vietnam. Yes, the reality is presented in exaggerated terms, but I felt the drama paralleled with the emotional turmoil in transitioning back from war. Rambo's breakdown at the end of the film was powerful and captured PTSD well.