That's an interesting point about the film's possible insularity in thematic terms, as it is a story about Americans that may not necessarily resonate well if at all with audiences from other parts of the world. I find it a highly affecting film, unusually mature and honest for a Hollywood picture of its time, concurring with Jonathan Rosenbaum that it's probably the best movie dealing with the subject of returning veterans, at least from an American perspective relative to the Second World War.