Nobody can imagine that this song with slow rhythm andbeautiful images appeared in the war movies more than onceand worked wonders. Actually, the original intention to composethis song is to pray for peace and eliminate wars.<br> The song "What a Wonderful World" was once an episodein the film "Good Morning, Vietnam". Even though it was only anepisode, it was good enough to be regarded as the soul of thefilm. In "Good Morning, Vietnam", helicopters of American trooptook off with the song "What a WAonderful World" as a musicbackground. Accompanied by Armstrongs booming but huskyvoice, there appeared some bloody pictures——a troop of youngAmerican soldiers were making a reconnaissance in the forestwith nervous looking on their faces; Vietnamese were shot deadarbitrarily by American soldiers in the streets of Saigon (thecapital of Vietnam). The images in the song formed a strikingcontrast against the bloody pictures in the film. If there were nocountless landmines to remove, if there were no deformedchildren caused by radiation of war rubbish, and if there were nopersons of mixed American and Vietnamese blood who evendidnt know their fathers. this beautiful and gentle countrywould be a truly nice place.
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