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Platoon. Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
- (444K)
- Drama, War
- Oliver Stone
- 1987-02-06
Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp. It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films directed by Stone, followed by Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Heaven & Earth ...
- Platoon Is Based on Oliver Stone's Own Vietnam War Experiences
- The Real 25th Infantry Division in The Vietnam War
- Was Drug Use Common Among U.S. Soldiers in Vietnam?
- U.S. Soldiers Killing Vietnamese Villagers During The War
- How Accurate Platoon's Battle Sequences Are
- Platoon's Biggest Changes from The Vietnam War
One thing that no commentator could fault is the genuine experience that Stone had in the theatre of war well before he became a writer and director. The director and staunch anti-war activist was only 21 years old when he enlisted for combat duty in Vietnam. The American invasion of the nation was entering its second decade when Stone served a tou...
Known often by their nickname "Tropic Lightning", the 25th Infantry Division were instrumental in the 1968 Tet offensive, a maneuver so effective that at the time many commentators thought it would put an end to America's occupation of Vietnam (in reality, fighting would continue for another 8 years). The division began their involvement in Vietnam...
Drug use abounds in Platoon, where recreational narcotics are frequently utilized by the eponymous troop to numb themselves to the horrific conditions surrounding them and the amoral conduct of their colleagues. According to an Oklahoma State University professor (also a Vietnam veteran), Platoon’s depiction of rampant drinking and drug abuse by in...
One of Platoon’s most controversial elements was the depiction of US soldiers meting out wanton violence on native populations and often murdering innocent Vietnamese civilians. Of the primary cast Bunny and Barnes commit the most heinous war crimes during Platoon’s action, with Barnes killing a village chief’s wife and allowing his men to commit v...
Platoon’s battle sequences were also praised for their believability. A former Marine and technical adviser to military movies, James Dever, claimed that Stone’s movie is unerringly accurate in its depictions of real-life Vietnam battle sequences. The adviser notes that not only are weapons and equipment carried correctly by the actors, but the tac...
However, for all of the film’s critical acclaim, there are places where Platoon falls. The movie has been criticized for featuring only a small handful of black characters despite the fact, as Da 5 Bloods depicted, that the draft meant Vietnam’s young soldiers were more diverse than those of earlier wars. Critics have also noted that no black chara...
- Senior Staff Writer
Aug 30, 2024 · Platoon is an American war film (1986), written and directed by Oliver Stone and regarded as one of the best of the Vietnam War movies. Platoon won the Academy Award for best picture and the Golden Globe Award for best drama.
- Pat Bauer
“Platoon is the first real Viet Nam film,” Halberstam proclaims, “and one of the great war movies of all time. The other Hollywood Viet Nam films have been a rape of history.
A gritty and emotional look at the lives of a platoon of American soldiers as they patrol, fight and die in the jungles of Vietnam as seen through the perspective of a young recruit. Two veteran sergeants clash when one of them precipitates a massacre of villagers.
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Platoon. Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) leaves his university studies to enlist in combat duty in Vietnam in 1967. Once he's on the ground in the middle of battle, his idealism fades. Infighting in...
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- War, Drama
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