In the times of fear and confusion, the job of informing the public was the responsibility of theDaily Planet, a great metropolitan newspaper, whose reputation for clarity and truth had become a symbol of hope for the city of Metropolis.S.government""s role.[The same could be said for Mike Nichols""The Graduate (1967), another popular film released in the same year.Head-shaved ex-scientist Mr.Freeze was outfitted in a clear silver-cryo suit with a high-tech, ice-blasting bazooka in his hands: "The Iceman Cometh" (one of many one-liners).He expresses reverence for the hunt with its various rituals.His all-male code, expressed in sexual slang, emphasizes he quickness with which the prey (or enemy target) in life is taken "with one shot" - to avoid cruelty.The much-lauded, powerful and haunting ""buddy"" war film, from a screenplay by Deric Washburn, was released in the same year as three other Vietnam War films:Hal Ashby""sComing Home (1978)Sidney Furie""sThe Boys in Company C (1978)Ted Post""sGo Tell the Spartans (1978)There was a flood of films critical of the American involvement in Vietnam following 1975 when the war officially ended - and this film appeared as one of the most controversial.