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The Afghan kid vs Sarah from IV

posted 14 years ago by laflic
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Did anybody also notice that the kid in this film had the same purpose as the Sarah in the 4th Rambo and Co in 2nd Rambo?! He just like her represented innocence Rambo once lost. In this film it seems far more subtle and spiritual especially right at the end when asks Rambo if he will stay, it means that he doesn't look back anymore, he looks to the future for the first time in his life. As the previous two films were about Rambo trying to cut loose from the past and symbolically erase it, in this film he tries to create a new future for himself and others, to change the course of events. Just notice that he no longer fights past wars in this film, he fights the war that can change the future, and in reality it actually did. The Afghan kid is the key to the past as a matter of fact, Trautman - the future.

[–] Thespin 14 years ago

I never thought of this like that, interesting. Now I finally understand why Rambo said to the kid in that last scene that he gotta go.

[–] speccyboy 14 years ago

Indeed.

Here's an interesting question: What if the kid from this film became the villain in the fourth film (Rambo) instead of the Burmese officer? (I like the fourth film the way it is, this is just a what-if question)

[–] perfectpawn 14 years ago

I've long thought this myself. The kid in Afghanistan is a HUGE lead-in for a future Rambo film, and I'm surprised Stallone et al never considered it when they were making Rambo 2008...particularly because, uh, we were at friggin' war with Afghanistan at the time!

Seriously though, that kid could easily see himself as the (spiritual) son of Rambo...and easily could've gone on to become a high-ranking Taliban terrorist or what have you...a Most Wanted type of villain. Or, a bit more interesting, he could be set up as such by a group of turned US black ops commandos who are the true villains, and the "kid" (now obviously a grown man) comes to "foster daddy" Rambo for help...

[–] zmystico 10 years ago

They shared the same purpose for me...I hated them both, the Afghan kid more than Sarah though.

You do raise excellent points though, and I think you are right, but at the same time, I found both characters equally annoying.

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