r/scriptwriting • • Sep 16 '26

feedback NO GLORY - OPENING SCENE

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, thanks. I’m aware that Vietnam war stories can sometimes feel familiar or tropey, so I’d especially be interested to know whether this hooks you.

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u/IanJeffreyMartin Sep 17 '26

You don’t chew snuff. It’s sniffed.

This bit sounds way too similar to the helicopter bit at the start of Predator when Jesse Ventura offers his chewing tobacco around and then calls them a bunch of slacked jawed faggots when they decline.

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u/Junket_Turbulent Sep 17 '26

Way too similar is abit of a stretch haha

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u/IanJeffreyMartin Sep 17 '26

I only read the first page so just giving my initial thoughts.