Post by Jay Rambo on Oct 15, 2014 18:37:35 GMT -5
From IMDB:
"It's great because it's really up to the viewer. Theoretically, going by the theatrical cut, you could pretend the second film doesn't exist either. This could be a direct sequel to First Blood. The only mystery would be how he got to Thailand, but assuming he went to prison, served his term and got out, it's not that far fetched at all.
Or, you can ignore Part III if you wish. There are no items from that film in the fourth, Rambo doesn't take his shirt off so we don't see if he has the scar on his side from the wood shrapnel injury from Part III.
Or you can keep them all in the continuity. It's a rare series, because it's so episodic.
The idea that he simply returned to the monastery where Trautman finds him in Part III always made the most sense to me. And to get totally nerdy about it...it's pretty plausible that he could have made his way from Afghanistan to Thailand off the grid, but he would probably had to ditch his knife. This still fits, because in the Director's Cut you see him using the knife from Part II...which he would have had stashed at the monastery during Part III for the same reason (he couldn't have gotten to Afghanistan with it, plus new gear was waiting for him).
I'd love to see a graphic novel about the 20 year gap. There's some cool stuff you could do with 9/11 and finding out why he leaves the monastery. 20 years is a long time for adventures. If nothing else, seeing what happened to Afghanistan after the Soviets left (and the US abandoned their interests there) would have made him completely lose all faith in humanity. He really identified with the rebels struggle against the Soviets, probably because it highlighted feelings of guilt he had personally about Vietnam. As a Green Beret, he'd have been far closer to the people he was trying to help fight against the NVA than the average soldier, especially since he was in country so early. It would have hit him hard to see what happened leading up to and after 9/11.
The only incongruity in the continuity is that, in Part II Murdock says Rambo "joined the Army 6/64. Specialization: light weapons..." etc. when he's reading his file. In the fourth film, Rambo says he was drafted. Maybe it's just easier than explaining why he joined up...like 50 years after the fact. I've just loved this series so much since I was a child...and having it end with such a good chapter 20 years after the most recent film was very...unexpected. I hope Sly doesn't do something to the series that we HAVE to ignore...."
"It's great because it's really up to the viewer. Theoretically, going by the theatrical cut, you could pretend the second film doesn't exist either. This could be a direct sequel to First Blood. The only mystery would be how he got to Thailand, but assuming he went to prison, served his term and got out, it's not that far fetched at all.
Or, you can ignore Part III if you wish. There are no items from that film in the fourth, Rambo doesn't take his shirt off so we don't see if he has the scar on his side from the wood shrapnel injury from Part III.
Or you can keep them all in the continuity. It's a rare series, because it's so episodic.
The idea that he simply returned to the monastery where Trautman finds him in Part III always made the most sense to me. And to get totally nerdy about it...it's pretty plausible that he could have made his way from Afghanistan to Thailand off the grid, but he would probably had to ditch his knife. This still fits, because in the Director's Cut you see him using the knife from Part II...which he would have had stashed at the monastery during Part III for the same reason (he couldn't have gotten to Afghanistan with it, plus new gear was waiting for him).
I'd love to see a graphic novel about the 20 year gap. There's some cool stuff you could do with 9/11 and finding out why he leaves the monastery. 20 years is a long time for adventures. If nothing else, seeing what happened to Afghanistan after the Soviets left (and the US abandoned their interests there) would have made him completely lose all faith in humanity. He really identified with the rebels struggle against the Soviets, probably because it highlighted feelings of guilt he had personally about Vietnam. As a Green Beret, he'd have been far closer to the people he was trying to help fight against the NVA than the average soldier, especially since he was in country so early. It would have hit him hard to see what happened leading up to and after 9/11.
The only incongruity in the continuity is that, in Part II Murdock says Rambo "joined the Army 6/64. Specialization: light weapons..." etc. when he's reading his file. In the fourth film, Rambo says he was drafted. Maybe it's just easier than explaining why he joined up...like 50 years after the fact. I've just loved this series so much since I was a child...and having it end with such a good chapter 20 years after the most recent film was very...unexpected. I hope Sly doesn't do something to the series that we HAVE to ignore...."
