In Good Morning Vietnam, Robin Williams stars as Adrian Cronaur. Adrian is not only the main character, but he is also the person whose point of view most of the movie was filmed. The feel of the beginning of the movie is almost a clear a reflection of the way America first felt about the war, just as the end and other turning points in Adrian's time in Vietnam expresses the feelings of the American public.
We feel, from beginning to end, the same way that Adrian feels, moment to moment. We start with the feelings he does that this "police action" is practically a joke. …